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Rally outside Mission prison calls for safe release of inmates amid pandemic
MISSION, B.C. – A justice advocacy group says it wants prisoners at a federal institution…
Trans Canada open following mudslide west of Revelstoke, B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – The Trans Canada Highway has been cleared following a mudslide that blocked…
Teens set off flare in B.C. store in ‘reckless’ act, traumatize clerk: RCMP
NANAIMO, B.C. – The RCMP are accusing two teenagers of creating mayhem in a convenience…
RCMP investigating collision that killed one person in Peachland, B.C.
PEACHLAND, B.C. – The RCMP say one person has died following a head-on crash in…
Henry warns against ‘missteps’ as B.C. prepares to begin reopening
VICTORIA – Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging continued vigilance even as British…
Customers skip the line as warehouse, sample sales shift online amid pandemic
VANCOUVER – Last year, more than 2,000 shoppers descended on a Toronto pop-up store, looking…
‘Invasion of privacy’: Watchdogs concerned about apps tracking COVID-19 patients
VANCOUVER – Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone…
Wet’suwet’en pact with Ottawa and B.C. disputed by elected chiefs
SMITHERS, B.C. – Elected chiefs of a First Nation that’s split over a natural gas…
Vancouver police say anti-Asian, hate-related crimes spiked in April
Vancouver police are reporting an increase in anti-Asian, hate-motivated incidents in recent weeks. The department…
James resolute about government’s $1.5 billion cushion to aid COVID-19 recovery
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is counting on its $1.5-billion economic recovery fund to…
Teachers in B.C. agree to new contract with provincial government
VANCOUVER – B.C. teachers have voted to approve a new, three-year collective agreement with the…
Colliers says 21% of surveyed business tenants asking for rent relief
VANCOUVER – Real estate firm Colliers International says about one in five commercial tenants surveyed…
B.C. RCMP issues warning after seizing 1,500 unauthorized COVID-19 tests
RICHMOND, B.C. – Health Canada and the RCMP have seized more than 1,500 unauthorized COVID-19…
Wet’suwet’en agree to deal with government over rights and title
SMITHERS, B.C. – Hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia…
What expanding social contact could look like in B.C.’s next pandemic phase
VICTORIA – There won’t be indoor parties this summer in British Columbia, but Dr. Bonnie…
B.C. defers stumpage fees for 3 months to aid forest industry during pandemic
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is deferring a timber harvesting fee charged to forest…
Police say all leads exhausted in fire that destroyed B.C. heritage hotel
Victoria police say there are no more leads to pursue in an arson fire last…
Former Green leader Andrew Weaver wins appeal in defamation lawsuit
VANCOUVER – Former B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver has been granted an appeal in a…
B.C.’s high court denies judicial review; transgender inmate faces deportation
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Court of Appeal says it is time to stop the…
The people who cared for a COVID-19 patient: How a single case was handled
VANCOUVER – The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a…
The people who cared for him: How a single COVID-19 case moved through the system
VANCOUVER – The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a…
ICU continues to deal with cases during COVID-19 pandemic with operating changes
VANCOUVER – As a senior physician at St. Paul’s hospital, Dr. Del Dorscheid has a…
Horgan says details of plan to reopen B.C. during pandemic coming next week
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says he will outline details next week about reopening British…
‘Suspected’ explosive device detonated after traffic stop: Vancouver police
VANCOUVER – A traffic stop by Vancouver police led to a device being detonated by…