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Snowbirds in pandemic hot seat with Canada’s latest travel rules
VANCOUVER – The latest rules for travellers arriving in Canada are ruffling feathers among snowbirds…
Museum must ask ‘hard questions’ after racism, toxic workplace reports, says chair
VICTORIA – The Royal British Columbia Museum has been thrust into a public modernization of…
Skiers rescued in military helicopter northeast of Squamish
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Two skiers have been rescued in a military helicopter northeast of Squamish,…
B.C. records 449 more cases of COVID-19 and another nine deaths
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor and health minister say the overdose crisis is as…
B.C. ferry failed to respond to commands before striking terminal: safety board
RICHMOND, B.C. – An investigation of a B.C. ferry hitting a dock last spring found…
Two men dead, one rescued after tugboat incident on B.C.’s north coast
KITIMAT, B.C. – Two men are dead and one man has been rescued after a…
British Columbia seeks exemption from Ottawa on decriminalization as OD deaths soar
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is asking for a federal exemption to decriminalize the possession of…
Cut police, build affordable housing instead, says B.C. human rights commissioner
VICTORIA – The all-party committee tasked with reviewing British Columbia’s Police Act should consider deploying…
B.C. opens latest round of funding to clean up dormant oil and gas wells
VANCOUVER – The latest round of applications is now open under a $100-million fund aimed…
Telus reveals dividend plan, hints at plans for health and agriculture after IPO
Telus Corp. hinted at the future of its health and agriculture ventures on Thursday, as…
Man, dog, killed in chain-reaction crash as semi stops on highway east of Vancouver
HOPE, B.C. – Police say a crash that killed one person and injured dozens more…
Pandemic exacerbating issues at core of Moose Hide Campaign to end violence
VICTORIA – A lot has changed since Raven Lacerte and her father Paul Lacerte hatched…
Horgan says cross-border tent gatherings at Peace Arch Park a federal issue
VICTORIA – The concerns of Surrey-area residents about the potential spread of COVID-19 as people…
B.C. premier ‘alarmed’ by systemic racism allegations, promises anti-racism law
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s premier says the government is working on anti-racism legislation that may…
One dead, dozens hurt in multi-vehicle crash on snowy highway near Hope, B.C.
HOPE, B.C. – A truck driver says he’ll be haunted by the sounds of twisting…
Interfor buys South Carolina sawmill for US$59M as lumber prices set new records
VANCOUVER – Lumber producer Interfor Corp. is buying a sawmill in South Carolina from WestRock…
Forecasters warn cold snap brings wind chill values of -25 for parts of south coast
VANCOUVER – Snowfall warnings have been issued for parts of British Columbia’s inner south coast…
CEO of health authority leaves organization after report into alleged misspending
VICTORIA – The head of a health authority in British Columbia is no longer with…
Confrontation sets off an exchange of gunfire in B.C. community on Kootenay Lake
CRESTON, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia’s southern Interior are investigating what they say was…
B.C. health officials urge residents to keep up ‘forward momentum’ on COVID-19
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials say progress is being made in the efforts to…
Royal B.C. Museum CEO Jack Lohman resigns, statement cites ‘internal issues’
VICTORIA – The chief executive officer of the Royal B.C. Museum is resigning. The museum’s…
B.C. health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s provincial health officer and attorney general are asking for a court…
B.C. health authority’s cybersecurity lacking on medical devices, says audit
VICTORIA – A report by British Columbia’s auditor general says thousands of medical devices used…
10,000 B.C. waterfront workers to receive anti-harassment, anti-violence training
VANCOUVER – A violence and harassment prevention training program aims to shift what has traditionally…