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B.C. opens AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for ages 55-65 after pausing younger cohorts
VICTORIA – British Columbia is bumping up its age-based vaccination plan by offering Oxford-AstraZeneca shots…
Man arrested after three alleged arsons at Masonic buildings in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A member of a Masonic lodge says he doesn’t understand why Freemasons would…
Meng case ‘unprecedented’ as extradition request violates international law: defence
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the case before a British…
Change COVID-19 messaging for young people as cases rise in B.C.: retail council
VANCOUVER – Criticism of young people by British Columbia’s premier could be replaced by better…
Teacher who confronted B.C. stabbing suspect with umbrella did what is right: sister
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia woman who took on a stabbing suspect with an umbrella…
Lululemon Q4 revenues surge by 24% to reach $1.7 billion on strong sales
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its e-commerce business continued to accelerate as the retailer…
B.C. auditor general postpones 10 performance audits, cites pandemic
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general says COVID-19 is largely behind the postponement of 10…
Restrictions imposed to curb COVID-19 in B.C. as new cases strain the system
VICTORIA – British Columbia has taken a step backwards in its fight against the COVID-19…
U.S. case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou breaks international law: defence
VANCOUVER – American authorities are violating international law by bringing fraud charges against Huawei executive…
“Absolute shock’ over stabbings in North Vancouver, B.C., mayor says
VANCOUVER – Stories of bravery, compassion and kindness are emerging after the horror of a…
B.C. university offers first bachelor’s degree in Indigenous language fluency
VICTORIA – Students at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus will soon be able…
B.C., federal governments allocate funds to operate BC Bus North through March 2022
VICTORIA – The federal and British Columbia governments are working together to ensure continued operation…
Woman injured, suspect flees as RCMP report latest shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – A woman has been hurt in a shooting late Sunday in a…
Lights returning after windstorm knocks out power to thousands across southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Thousands of residents on British Columbia’s south coast and southern Interior spent the…
RCMP say five males stabbed at outdoor gathering near Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. – Five people were stabbed at an outdoor gathering on Sunday near Kelowna,…
Man, 28, charged with second-degree murder in North Vancouver stabbings
VANCOUVER – Flowers and wreaths were laid Sunday near the scene of a stabbing rampage…
B.C. mining laws raise questions as province looks to implement UN declaration
VANCOUVER – The relationships between Indigenous nations and British Columbia’s mining sector are set to…
Woman killed, six injured in stabbings in and around North Vancouver library
VANCOUVER – A woman is dead and six others have been injured in a stabbing…
Six protesting old-growth logging arrested as traffic stopped on Vancouver bridge
VANCOUVER – Six people have been arrested for refusing to end a blockade of Vancouver’s…
Crown lawyer says border officers miscommunicated about note-taking in Meng case
VANCOUVER – A “misunderstanding” lies at the heart of a Canadian border official’s belief that…
Mining company Teck Coal fined $60M for contaminating B.C. rivers
FERNIE, B.C. – A Canadian coal-mining company faces the largest fine imposed under the Fisheries…
B.C. is first in Canada to set emissions targets for industries, communities
VICTORIA – British Columbia is the first province in Canada to set greenhouse gas emission…
B.C. reports 908 new COVID-19 cases, third-highest daily total yet
VICTORIA – British Columbia reported 908 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the third-highest daily total…
B.C. labour minister concerned over recent workplace deaths
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s labour minister says he has contacted the head of the province’s…