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Victoria MLA’s son, 4, diagnosed with brain tumour; announces step back from duties
VICTORIA – A member of the British Columbia legislature says she’s stepping back from her…
Lost skier, snowboarder rescued from Cypress Mountain
VANCOUVER – A lost skier and snowboarder are safe and sound after North Shore Rescue…
RCMP investigate homicide that appears to be targeted shooting in West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – The RCMP says officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting…
Man, 61, identified as homicide victim as more witnesses sought in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Investigators have identified 61-year-old Jeevan Sull as the victim of a homicide…
Brothers with gang ties identified as homicide victims found after fire in Richmond
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the victims of a double…
Survey suggests one in two people of colour have experienced online racism in Canada
VANCOUVER – Noor Fadel says most people assume that the night she was attacked by…
B.C.’s northern spotted owl breeding facility welcomes disabled California relative
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. – A northern spotted owl found injured near San Francisco has…
Electronic device numbers were ‘gateway’ to Meng’s private information: lawyer
VANCOUVER – Serial numbers associated with Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s electronic devices were a “gateway”…
B.C. reports 737 new cases of COVID-19 as officials tout Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
VICTORIA – British Columbia officials say the province will use “every last drop” of available…
B.C. homicide investigators called in after two bodies found in home after fire
RICHMOND, B.C. – Homicide investigators are investigating after two bodies were found inside a home…
B.C.’s top doctor ‘thankful’ as court ruling upholds public health orders
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s top doctor says she is thankful a petition challenging her COVID-19…
Cullen commission money laundering report due in May gets extension to December
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government has granted a commission into money laundering an extension…
Victims lose $2M in cryptocurrency frauds, Vancouver police warn scams more frequent
VANCOUVER – Police say cryptocurrency scams cost victims in the Vancouver-area about $2 million in…
B.C. completes 95% of surgeries postponed during first wave of COVID-19
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says 95 per cent of surgeries that were postponed…
B.C. judge dismisses churches’ petition against COVID-19 rules, lawyer says
VANCOUVER – A legal advocacy group that challenged COVID-19 rules in British Columbia says its…
Tsilhqot’in call on B.C., Canada to recognize Indigenous jurisdiction amid COVID-19
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark case establishing…
Vancouver police identify 24-year-old woman as victim of fatal shooting
VANCOUVER – Police say they’ve identified the woman shot inside a social housing building on…
B.C. teachers, police and other front-line workers to be eligible for vaccine soon
VICTORIA – Police officers, grocery workers, teachers and child-care staff are among more than 300,000…
Meng’s judge questions thoroughness of alleged ‘covert criminal investigation’
VANCOUVER – A B.C. Supreme Court judgeaskedwhy border officers didn’t question Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou…
B.C. auto insurance rebate cheques delayed after ‘criminal’ cyberattack: minister
VICTORIA –A “criminal” cyberattack will delay COVID-19 rebate cheques that were supposed to be in…
ICBC says COVID-19 rebate cheques delayed after cyberattack on third party
VANCOUVER – The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says it’s temporarily delaying the delivery of…
One of two quarantined mink farms in B.C. resumes breeding program
VICTORIA – A mink farm that is still quarantined after a COVID-19 outbreak has begun…
Officials had a ‘flagrant’ disregard for Meng’s rights, her lawyers tell court
VANCOUVER – Canadian and U.S. officials involved in the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou…
B.C. premier expects those who are vaccinated will get flexibility to do more
VICTORIA – The lifting of more British Columbia health restrictions is likely as the COVID-19…