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New Vancouver policing district for Downtown Eastside as task force results unveiled
VANCOUVER — Plans are underway to establish a new policing district in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside,…
Suspect pleads not guilty in triple stabbing at 2023 Vancouver Chinatown festival
VANCOUVER — The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown…
B.C. police identify remains in Maple Ridge home as missing woman Jessica Cunningham
MAPLE RIDGE — Homicide investigators say human remains that were found at a home in…
Vancouver festival attack fund to become endowment for Filipino community
VANCOUVER — A fund that raised $2 million for victims and families after the Lapu…
Man arrested for impaired driving of pink Barbie truck in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE — A British Columbia man has been arrested for allegedly driving a pink…
Smoke, ‘unsettled’ weather expected parts of British Columbia
After a weekend of smoke-filled skies across much of British Columbia, conditions are expected to…
Cyclist dies after being hit by truck in Montreal, police say
MONTREAL — A cyclist has died after being hit by a truck in Montreal’s Plateau-Mont-Royal…
Man charged with second-degree murder in Vancouver double homicide: police
A 54-year-old Vancouver man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one…
Body found of 3rd hiker who went over waterfall in southeast B.C.: police
KIMBERLEY — The body of a third hiker who was presumed dead after going over…
4.8 magnitude earthquake off Bella Bella, B.C., no damage expected
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred nearly 200 kilometres off of Bella Bella in British Columbia.…
B.C. wildfires lead to multiple evacuation orders
Smoke continues to be a challenge for crews fighting wildfires from the air in British…
GM president says pause on EV mandate is welcome, calls for consumer-focused policy
VANCOUVER — Canada’s policies around electric vehicles need to be more reflective of consumer demand,…
Fatal shooting inside Langley, B.C., taxi: homicide investigators
LANGLEY — British Columbia’s homicide investigators are looking into the fatal shooting of a person…
Two killed, three injured in crash of vehicle going the wrong way on B.C. highway
Two people have died and three more were injured after police say a vehicle driving…
Coquihalla Highway reopens after wildfire closure but truck fire causes delays
A semi-truck on fire closed the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt on Friday, just…
Ontario drove Carney’s decision to suspend EV mandate: B.C. Energy Minister Dix
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s energy minister says the federal decision to delay its electric vehicle…
Suspected double homicide in Vancouver, two others seriously injured
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say two people have been killed in a suspected double…
Expert ‘taken aback’ by Eby foreign worker claims, says axing program won’t fix woes
VICTORIA — Ending the temporary foreign worker program won’t solve “deep structural problems” with housing…
ICBC reopens licensing service in Surrey, B.C., as public service strike continues
SURREY — The Insurance Corp. of British Columbia says it is reopening one of its…
Musqueam and City of Richmond file notices of appeal after Cowichan Tribes ruling
VANCOUVER — The Musqueam Indian Band and the City of Richmond each say they are…
B.C. ostrich farm seeks new stay of cull order and says CFIA mobilizing ‘imminently’
A co-owner of the B.C. ostrich farm fighting to stop a cull of its 400-strong…
Filipino BC calls for more support responding to ‘social disaster’ of festival attack
VANCOUVER — The vehicle-ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino cultural festival in…
Vancouver Island police say man, 19, drowns in Upper Thetis Lake
VIEW ROYAL — An RCMP underwater recovery team has been sent to Upper Thetis Lake…
Police say shots fired in Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood linked to extortion case
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say they believe an early morning shooting in a…