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OD deaths decrease in B.C. but officials say safer drug supply needed
VICTORIA – Overdose deaths linked to illicit drugs dropped by 36 per cent last year…
Search teams find two missing adults from scout program near Sooke, B.C.
SOOKE, B.C. – A search and rescue organization on Vancouver Island says two adults involved…
A man and two children from Alberta have died in B.C. highway crash: RCMP
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The RCMP say a man and two children from southern Alberta died…
7th case of COVID-19 diagnosed in B.C., bringing number of cases to 11 in Canada
VICTORIA – A seventh case of the novel coronavirus has been diagnosed in British Columbia,…
B.C. money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering…
Teck withdraws application for Frontier mine, citing discourse over climate change
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. has withdrawn its application for a massive oilsands mining project…
Governor general says multiple solutions needed for ‘complicated’ overdose issue
VANCOUVER – Canada’s Governor General visited an overdose prevention site in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on…
Ottawa, province, First Nations sign deal to protect southern mountain caribou
VANCOUVER – A historic agreement to save endangered southern mountain caribou in northeast British Columbia…
Attempted theft of seaplane ends with collision in Vancouver harbour
VANCOUVER – An attempt to steal a float plane in Vancouver’s harbour didn’t make it…
Teck Resources warns of $1.13B charge if Frontier oilsands mine rejected
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. says it will take an impairment charge of about $1.13…
Lululemon stores in China mostly closed due to novel coronavirus outbreak
VANCOUVER – Most of Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s nearly 40 stores in China have been closed…
Woman returning from Iran is B.C.’s sixth case of new coronavirus
VICTORIA – A sixth case of the novel coronavirus has been diagnosed in British Columbia…
Unreleased report finds stop checks, searches of protesters unlawful: Watchdog
VANCOUVER – A civilian police watchdog has released a letter that was described Thursday as…
Study says flu vaccine protected most people during unusual influenza season
VANCOUVER – Getting vaccinated for the flu may have prevented about six out of 10…
Vancouver philanthropist, visionary Robert Lee dies at the age of 86
Vancouver philanthropist and former chancellor of the University of British Columbia Robert Lee has died…
Vancouver Fire says smoking caused the city’s first fatal fire of 2020
VANCOUVER – A man with mobility challenges has died after being trapped in his burning…
Babies frequently exposed to cleaning products at higher risk of asthma: study
VANCOUVER – New research suggests frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a…
B.C.’s soda drink tax will help kids lose weight, improve health, says doctor
VICTORIA – Children’s health in British Columbia will benefit from the provincial government’s decision to…
Ministers ‘available’ to meet Wet’suwet’en chiefs but chiefs won’t be there
VANCOUVER – Canada’s minister in charge of Indigenous relations is making a bid to meet…
Talks the way to settle blockades, Trudeau insists, as calls for action grow louder
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet are rejecting demands from conservatives on…
First case of COVID-19 in B.C. is well, three others recovering: health officer
VANCOUVER – A man who was British Columbia’s first case of the new coronavirus has…
Vancouver police report significant seizure of cash, drugs worth millions
VANCOUVER – Police say they have seized drugs believed to be worth millions of dollars…
How the B.C. government approached land rights after major court ruling
VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier John Horgan raised his voice over jeers and fist-banging recently in…
Top earners pay more in B.C. budget that includes record capital spending
VICTORIA – Top income earners and pop drinkers were hit with new taxes in Tuesday’s…