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Five out of 14 wildfires burning in B.C. deemed out of control
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Wildfire Service says five wildfires are currently burning out of…
Premier Eby says investigation into Tumbler Ridge shooting has entered final stages
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby said the police investigation into the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting…
Coastal B.C. First Nation leaders go to Calgary to dissuade pipeline investors
CALGARY — A delegation of First Nations leaders from British Columbia have come to Calgary…
Five remain in B.C. Conservative leadership race as membership swells to 42,000
VICTORIA — The B.C. Conservative Party has confirmed a final list of five candidates vying…
Crown abruptly closes case in B.C. trial of ex-Mountie accused of security offence
VANCOUVER — The trial of a former RCMP officer accused of a security offence in…
B.C. premier asks for prayers for MLA Joan Phillip, saying she is ‘very ill’
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says New Democrat member of the legislature Joan…
B.C. children’s representative says drug crisis having staggering impact on kids
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The toxic drug crisis that has killed thousands of people in British Columbia has had…
Potentially dangerous laser, drone infractions reported at Kelowna, B.C., airport
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KELOWNA — Police have issued a warning to drone and laser users in the Kelowna,…
Cougar blamed for killing three sheep and an emu on Vancouver Island
PARKSVILLE — Residents of a Vancouver Island community are sounding the alarm after blaming an…
B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing
It looks like a typical tourist photo, as British Columbia woman Barbara Welsh and her…
B.C. man facing 17 more charges in child exploitation case spanning U.S., U.K.
SURREY — A Metro Vancouver man arrested last December and charged with offences of possession…
Police investigating overnight extortion-related shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY — Police are investigating after another case of shots fired at a building in…
Coquihalla Highway reopens between Hope and Merritt after trailer fire
COQUIHALLA — The main highway linking British Columbia’s Lower Mainland to the Interior has reopened…
Turf war: B.C. prison finds drug package disguised as grass patch dropped over fence
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Authorities in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley have foiled an attempt…
Truck blaze along in B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway sets off wildfire, closes route
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA — The main highway linking British Columbia’s Lower Mainland to the Interior…
B.C. court hears Chinese police went ‘missing’ for hours during trip to Vancouver
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Supreme Court heard Tuesday that three Chinese police officials went “missing”…
Slain Mountie’s family decries ‘systemic failure’ after suspect ruled unfit for trial
VANCOUVER — The family of British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang says they fear she’ll…
Fifty properties on evacuation order after 400-metre wide slide reactivates
FORT ST. JOHN — A 400-metre wide landslide is slipping down a hill in the…
Overlapping claims are behind protests from First Nations against two treaties
VICTORIA — A coalition of First Nations say they are prepared to block major projects…
Ex-Mountie, accused of helping China, pleads not guilty to security offence
VANCOUVER — The trial of a former RCMP officer got underway in British Columbia Supreme…
B.C. guide gets $30,000 penalty for leading client on hunt outside licence area
MCBRIDE — A British Columbia hunting guide has been ordered to pay more than $30,000…
AFN chief asks UN to support First Nations’ opposition to B.C. Indigenous law change
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on the…
Cracking at Old Fort slide in B.C. prompts evacuation order
FORT ST. JOHN — Residents of a community in northeastern B.C. were ordered out of…
Eby ‘moving forward’ with First Nations after latest climbdown on Indigenous law
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said that “moving forward together” with First Nations…