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B.C. to move homeless people into temporary shelters to protect from pandemic
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is looking to temporarily relocate people from tent encampments in Vancouver…
Man wanted for murder in B.C. extradited back to Canada say police
SURREY, B.C. – Police say a man wanted in connection with a first-degree murder charge…
Stronger, more modern B.C. legal system to emerge from COVID pandemic: minister
VICTORIA – Attorney General David Eby says the COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in British Columbia’s…
New evacuation order in B.C. as flooding affects central Interior
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A flood warning has been issued for a river near Prince…
Poultry plant in Coquitlam, B.C., closed by health authority over COVID-19
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A poultry processing plant in Coquitlam, B.C., has been closed by Fraser…
B.C. tree planter camps, other industries get new rules to prevent COVID-19 spread
VICTORIA – Thousands of tree planters in British Columbia will be screened for COVID-19 under…
Gangs changing tactics as closed borders, COVID-19 deal impact
VANCOUVER – Gangs and organized crime groups in B.C. are changing how they operate and…
CSA warns investors about fake regulator website for derivative trading
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Securities Administrators is warning investors about a fake regulatory organization claiming…
B.C. RCMP say missing man believed armed and should not be approached
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – RCMP say a police incident in the southern part of the Columbia…
Workers at second B.C. poultry plant test positive for COVID-19, says Dr. Henry
VICTORIA – Workers at a second poultry processing facility in British Columbia have tested positive…
Vancouver police say suspect identified in hate crime investigation
VANCOUVER – Police have identified a suspect in what they say was a racially motivated…
Rising B.C. rivers may have peaked, others still show flood threat: forecaster
CACHE CREEK, B.C. – Residents in flood prone areas of British Columbia’s central Interior spent…
Vancouver police investigate discovery of infant found dead in portable toilet
VANCOUVER – Police say they are investigating the discovery of a dead infant in a…
Canfor warns pandemic will ‘weigh heavily’ on results as it reports Q1 $70M loss
VANCOUVER – Forestry firm Canfor Corp. is warning that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Evacuation alert issued for village in central B.C. affecting 400 people
VANCOUVER – An evacuation alert has been issued for people who live in a small…
Horgan tells workers stay home if sick after COVID-19 outbreak at chicken plant
VICTORIA – B.C. Premier John Horgan says people who are sick must stay away from…
Offers of COVID-19 financial aid from province not enough for Vancouver: mayor
Vancouver’s mayor says the financial help being offered by the B.C. government is a “poison…
Sierra Club loses legal fight against environmental exemptions for frack dams
VANCOUVER – An environmental group has lost its legal challenge of regulatory exemptions given to…
Man with dementia among increase in reported hate crimes in Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER – An assault on a 92-year-old Asian man with dementia in Vancouver is being…
B.C. securities panel orders companies, founders to pay $37 million in fines
VANCOUVER – A group of companies and its founders have been fined nearly $37 million…
B.C. air ambulance targeted by laser over Vancouver Island: Transport Canada
VICTORIA – Transport Canada confirms a British Columbia air ambulance flying over Vancouver Island was…
Search for missing B.C. woman prompts homicide fears, second death
VANCOUVER – Police are releasing more details about a British Columbia woman they fear may…
Remember us after pandemic: minimum-wage grocery store worker worried about mom
DELTA, B.C. – Worrying about being infected with COVID-19 at the grocery store where she…
Vancouver chicken plant closed after 28 workers test positive for COVID-19
VICTORIA – A chicken processing plant in Vancouver has been closed after 28 workers tested…