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B.C. police look for more victims after two people charged with child exploitation
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are looking for additional victims in a child exploitation…
How crowded emergency departments in BC impact patients and staff
Overfull hospitals are worsening delirium, causing bedsores and leading to patient care in hospital bays and bathrooms.
Man sentenced to 12 years in 2017 killing of Abbotsford, B.C., woman
ABBOTSFORD — A man convicted in the 2017 killing of a 22-year-old woman from Abbotsford,…
Musqueam chief says talks may be way out of Cowichan Aboriginal title dispute
VANCOUVER — The chief of the Musqueam Indian Band says the nation is ready to…
Abbotsford, B.C., lifts all evacuation alerts as flood watch ends and waters recede
VANCOUVER — The City Of Abbotsford, B.C., has lifted all evacuation alerts related to flooding…
Man charged with second-degree murder of his wife in Merritt, B.C.
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — A man has been charged with the second-degree murder of…
Suspect in killing of Vancouver cabbie is recaptured after skipping bail
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police say a 26-year-old man has been re-arrested after disappearing while on…
Suspect in B.C. extortion case is arrested and charged in California
LANGLEY — A man accused of being involved in an extortion investigation in British Columbia…
B.C. market to pay $750,000 over washroom videos that ended up on Russian porn site
VICTORIA — A Vancouver Island grocery store has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a…
B.C. Mountie ordered to resign or be fired after vulgar group chats
A British Columbia Mountie convicted of discreditable conduct for making sexist comments in group chats…
B.C. backtracks on plan to cut pipeline tax values, saving ratepayers
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister says there will be no changes in the tax…
‘Awful cleanup’ ahead for poultry farmers in Abbotsford from flooding, says Eby
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby got a first-hand look at the “devastating” flooding…
Federal help with infrastructure is critical to trade, B.C. Premier Eby says
VANCOUVER — Federal government investment in provincial transportation infrastructure is crucial to avoid long-term impacts…
Ex-grocery executive, Jones, says customer is boss as he eyes B.C. Conservative job
VICTORIA — Former grocery executive Darrell Jones said he plans to apply lessons learned from…
B.C. says violent repeat offender scheme cuts police interactions by 50 per cent
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says its program targeting repeat, violent offenders has resulted…
B.C. mink farmers drop legal challenge of ban, citing costs after four-year fight
VANCOUVER — Mink farmers in British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada are dropping their legal…
Two new cases of chronic wasting disease confirmed in deer in B.C.’s Kootenay
VICTORIA — Two new cases of chronic wasting disease have been detected in deer in…
Woman killed by fallen tree branch amid rain, wind warnings in parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER — A woman has been killed by a fallen tree limb in British Columbia’s…
Police seek suspect in two attempted abductions in Mission, B.C., within 24 hours
CHILLIWACK — Police in the Fraser Valley in British Columbia are warning the public to…
Additional charge laid against man connected to fatal Vancouver triple stabbing
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say the Crown has approved a third count of second-degree…
Man wanted by Calgary police on more than thirty charges arrested in B.C.
SURREY — A 39-year-old man wanted by Calgary police on more than thirty charges has…
Ovintiv signs on to Cedar LNG project as long-term customer
CALGARY — Ovintiv Inc. has signed on as a long-term customer for the Cedar LNG…
Senior B.C. Mountie facing assault charges to plead not guilty: Lawyer
ABBOTSFORD — The lawyer for a senior British Columbia RCMP officer says his client intends…
Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced
VANCOUVER — An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and…