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Metro Vancouver reports 16% drop in per-capita greenhouse gas emissions
BURNABY — Metro Vancouver says its latest climate-action report shows per-capita greenhouse gas emissions have…
Man arrested after shooting incident near Surrey Police Service office
SURREY — The Surrey Police Service says a man has been arrested after allegedly firing…
Smith’s plan threatens ‘fragile’ consensus over development of B.C. coast: Eby
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says a pipeline plan across northern B.C. by Alberta Premier…
Former B.C. lawyer planned murder of his client, Crown tells court
VANCOUVER — The Crown attorney in the first-degree murder trial of a former Kamloops lawyer…
Potential dam failure ‘imminent,’ triggers evacuation alert for 14 B.C. properties
KAMLOOPS — An illegally built dam in front of a B.C. Interior lake threatens to…
Striking B.C. public service workers expand pickets again to more liquor stores
VANCOUVER — Too many wildland firefighters “hang up their boots” in British Columbia as wages…
Man charged in shooting near Surrey, B.C., police building
SURREY — Police say a man is facing multiple charges after allegedly firing shots near…
Average asking rents drop for 12th straight month to $2,123 in September: report
TORONTO — Average asking rents in Canada fell 3.2 per cent in September from a…
Transportation Safety Board sending team to accident site near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH — The Transportation Safety Board says it’s sending a team of investigators to the…
B.C. to introduce legislation regulating on-time construction payments
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is introducing new legislation aimed at making sure construction…
Former B.C. lawyer admits to killing client, but claims manslaughter, court hears
VANCOUVER — A former lawyer from Kamloops, B.C., accused of first-degree murder in the death…
Man charged for allegedly kicking, punching dog in public in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO — A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been charged for allegedly kicking and punching his…
Two men arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after alleged drug lab uncovered
CHILLIWACK — Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men have been arrested and charged after…
B.C. judge rules that evidence not needed in lawsuit against serial killer’s brother
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a plaintiff in a…
Thousands of union members greeted MLAs outside B.C. legislature as it has resumed
VICTORIA — Thousands of union members representing different sectors filled the lawn outside the British…
Flu and COVID vaccines coming soon to BC pharmacies
Vaccines are free and available for everyone six months and older.
Three men arrested, charged in extortion shooting in Surrey, B.C.: police
SURREY — Two police organizations have announced charges against five men in connection to separate…
B.C. to strengthen legislation addressing sexual violence, sharing of intimate images
The British Columbia government is strengthening legislation that protects people whose intimate images have been…
Photo Gallery: B.C. spill response team runs exercises
The Western Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month. Five vessels, including…
One person critically injured in road rage incident in North Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER — RCMP in North Vancouver say a person suffered critical injuries in a…
Western Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month
VICTORIA — Engineer Jashan Bains is the first to spot a black dorsal fin cutting…
Doctor staffing shortage in Delta Hospital emergency room leads to temporary closure
DELTA — Fraser Health is warning that the emergency room at the Delta Hospital will…
CFIA confirms death of ostrich with ‘pre-existing condition’ at B.C. farm
EDGEWOOD, B.C. — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says an ostrich that was part of…
Indigenous Peoples grapple with claims downplaying the history of residential schools
OTTAWA — As Indigenous Peoples marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this week,…