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Transportation Safety Board issues report into fatal northwest B.C. helicopter crash
VANCOUVER – Heavy rain creating an optical illusion on the windshield of a helicopter could…
B.C. conservation officers find invasive mussel in aquarium moss in retail stores
VICTORIA – For years, British Columbia conservation officers have been checking boats coming into the…
Herschel Supply Co. names former Arc’teryx president Jon Hoerauf chief executive
VANCOUVER – Herschel Supply Co. is ushering in a new chief executive, freeing up the…
B.C.’s universities to start preparing for a return to in-person education this fall
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s minister of advanced education and skills training says universities and colleges…
Police respond to calls as spider in vehicle causes a ‘scramble’ in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Police say an “itsy-bitsy” intruder inside a vehicle caused “scramble” on the…
B.C. call centres to book vaccines will ‘do better’ after hectic first day: minister
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s health minister promised to “do better” on Monday after call centres…
Hosts of Vancouver parties are arrested and charged, say police
VANCOUVER – Two hosts of what police say were repeated parties in a condominium in…
Castlegar, B.C., man charged with manslaughter in death of off-duty police officer
NELSON, B.C. – A manslaughter charge has been laid following an investigation into the death…
Federal, B.C. governments announce $517-million rent aid program to help vulnerable
VICTORIA – Vulnerable people in British Columbia struggling to make monthly rent payments or find…
Construction starts on new St. Paul’s Hospital in False Creek Flats area of Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Construction has kicked off for the new St. Paul’s Hospital at the Jim…
B.C. announces vaccines sites ahead of booking COVID-19 shots appointments Monday
VICTORIA – Health authorities across British Columbia announced locations for COVID-19 vaccine centres Sunday, the…
A quick look at recently implemented changes to Canada’s Divorce Act
VICTORIA – Changes to the federal Divorce Act went into effect on March 1. Here…
Mother of slain daughters supports recent changes to Canada’s Divorce Act
VICTORIA – Legal experts and a mother whose ex-partner was convicted of murdering their two…
Major crime unit investigates shooting death of 37-year-old Victoria-area man
METCHOSIN, B.C. – The Vancouver Island Major Crime Unit is investigating a shooting death of…
Judge reserves decision in church challenge of B.C. public health rules
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has reserved his decision on a request…
Two injured in helicopter crash on Bowen Island, B.C.: emergency health services
VANCOUVER – Two people were transported to hospital in serious but stable condition after a…
Dentists, teachers, bus drivers want Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Dentists, teachers and bus drivers are among the essential workers who hope to…
B.C. tax changes affecting sugary drinks, vaping products coming into effect April 1
VICTORIA – Tax changes targeting sugary drinks and e-commerce services based outside of B.C. will…
B.C. high court finds in favour of large landowner in fight over access to lakes
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s highest court has sided with the largest private landowner in the…
Several patients on new unit at Vancouver General Hospital test positive for COVID-19
VANCOUVER – Health officials are reporting a COVID-19 outbreak in a fourth unit of Vancouver…
‘Leave the politics to the politicians,’ Crown lawyer urges judge in Meng case
VANCOUVER – A Crown lawyer is urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to ignore the…
B.C. to determine which essential workers will receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be given to first…
B.C. eases requirements, extends deadline for small business recovery grants
VICTORIA – The B.C. government haseased the eligibility requirements and extended the deadline for small…
Health orders aim for balance on curbing COVID-19 spread and religious freedoms: B.C.
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government says the provincial health officer has to strike a…