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B.C. to cut 2035 zero-emission-vehicle sales mandate from 100% to 75%
VICTORIA — British Columbia is moving to change its mandate on sales of zero-emission vehicles,…
B.C. Health Ministry touts U.S. recruitment efforts, family doctor connections
VICTORIA — The provincial government says B.C. now has the most doctors per capita in…
Student on Vancouver Island apprehended for allegedly making threats at school
CHEMAINUS — A Vancouver Island student has been apprehended and taken to hospital after allegedly…
Fact File: Clickbait pages spread false information about Tumbler Ridge survivor
VANCOUVER — Multiple Facebook pages are claiming to share updates on the condition of a…
One RCMP detachment in Metro Vancouver splits into two, serving separate communities
MAPLE RIDGE — A Metro Vancouver RCMP detachment has officially split following a multi-year process…
The hazards of cherry blossom crowds prompt warnings from police in Richmond, B.C.
RICHMOND — Joanna Yue, dressed in a billowing pink, layer-cake dress, struggled to capture a…
Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala is out of intensive care: dad
VANCOUVER — The father of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting victim Maya Gebala says his…
First Nation leader Robert Phillips says proposed DRIPA changes would gut legislation
VICTORIA — A First Nations leader said proposed amendments to British Columbia’s Declaration on the…
B.C. launching new health-care regulatory regime, amid concern from doctors group
British Columbia’s sweeping overhaul of regulatory systems for health professionals come into effect on Wednesday…
Former Vancouver mayor laments ‘normalcy’ of Downtown Eastside ‘despair’
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VANCOUVER — Former senator and Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell says it was a “depressing and…
Man found dead in Vancouver victim of homicide, police say
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say a man found dead about two weeks ago in the…
Three hurt when school bus crashes into ditch in the B.C. Interior, RCMP say
QUESNEL — RCMP in British Columbia say a school bus with 16 children on board…
Independent Investigations Office of BC seeks witnesses to Surrey, B.C., shooting
SURREY — British Columbia’s Independent Investigations Office says it’s hoping to hear from witnesses to…
Record cold temperatures reported across several B.C. communities
VANCOUVER — The recent stretch of sunny and clear weather in British Columbia has also…
B.C. youth charged over alleged school shooting threats in chats with U.S. teen
SOOKE — Police on Vancouver Island say a youth who lives in Sooke, B.C., has…
TSB investigating small aircraft accident at Metro Vancouver airport
PITT MEADOWS — Federal investigators are deploying to British Columbia after an accident involving a…
B.C. introducing legislative amendments to increase wood fibre supply
VICTORIA — The B.C. government says it’s making legislative changes to bolster access to wood…
B.C. Conservative leadership hopeful Fulmer enters ‘unite the right’ deal with Brodie
VICTORIA — B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Yuri Fulmer and breakaway MLA Dallas Brodie have announced…
Accused B.C. cop killer wants to be found mentally fit for trial, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for the man accused of killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang…
Independent MLA won’t resign while facing charges labelled intimate partner violence
VICTORIA — Independent British Columbia legislator Hon Chan says he is not resigning after his…
B.C. union calls for full-time remote work due to spiking gas prices
BURNABY — The BC General Employees’ Union is asking for provincially regulated employees to be…
Extortion shootings at Surrey, B.C., business complex and home under investigation
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating two overnight extortion-related shootings at a home…
Man seriously wounded in shooting at police traffic stop in Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN — British Columbia’s independent police watchdog is investigating after a man suffered…
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes off coast of northern Vancouver Island, B.C.
PORT HARDY — A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has struck off the northern coast of Vancouver…