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Vancouver woman loses $120,000 in blessing scam targeting Chinese community
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police are warning of a blessing scheme that targets the city’s Chinese…
Pedestrian killed after being struck by pickup in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD — A pedestrian has been killed in a crash involving a pickup truck in…
B.C. man charged with murder over body found on Okanagan forestry road
VERNON — Police say a British Columbia man has been arrested and charged with murder…
Why was ‘incredible’ giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.’s big-tree protection law?
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was “incredible,” the largest…
B.C. judge finds murderer in contempt over ‘inmate code’ refusal to answer questions
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia judge says a man convicted in the notorious Surrey Six…
John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader to avoid ‘civil war’
VICTORIA — After a messy and confusing endgame, John Rustad’s leadership of the Conservative Party…
Here’s what people are saying about John Rustad’s exit as B.C. Conservative leader
Here’s what people are saying about John Rustad and his resignation on Thursday as leader…
Eby says no to harvesting old growth for pulp to extend life of B.C. mill
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is looking for ways to help a pulp mill…
Police in Abbotsford, B.C., launch exit-support program to address extortions’ roots
ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., have launched a new program targeting people involved in…
IIO clears police in fatal shooting of autistic teen with weapon in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY — British Columbia’s police watchdog agency says there are no reasonable grounds to believe…
Water-contaminated fuel led to 2023 plane crash near Bella Bella, B.C.: TSB
RICHMOND — Federal investigators say the use of fuel contaminated with water caused the failure…
Eight-year-old girl’s fatal fall from Vancouver highrise balcony ruled an accident
VANCOUVER — The death of an eight-year-old girl who fell from a Vancouver highrise building…
B.C. conservation officers capture four more bears in attack investigation
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they’ve captured four more grizzly bears that are being…
Some B.C. Conservatives say ‘incapacitated’ Rustad out as leader. But others disagree
VICTORIA — An attempted coup against John Rustad’s leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C.…
80% of online pet ads may be fake says B.C. business bureau in holiday-scam warning
VANCOUVER — The Better Business Bureau is warning B.C. residents to be cautious about falling…
BC Hydro takes ranchers to court, says they blocked ‘nation-building’ hydro line work
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Crown utility is taking a family of ranchers in Vanderhoof, B.C.,…
Mayor of Surrey, B.C., rejects ‘extraordinarily excessive’ police budget
SURREY — The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says she won’t support a provisional budget request…
Civil forfeiture lawsuit seeks seizure of three alleged B.C. Hells Angels clubhouses
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Director of Civil Forfeiture wants to seize three clubhouses from the…
NDP legislator Joan Phillip facing unspecified health issue, says party caucus
VICTORIA — The British Columbia NDP caucus says legislator Joan Phillip is dealing with an…
Vancouver Island mill latest to close in B.C., 350 jobs lost
A pulp mill on Vancouver Island is permanently ending operations, the latest mill to close…
Confidence bill on Mental Health Act passes through B.C. legislature
VICTORIA — The B.C. New Democrat government has survived a confidence vote over its changes…
B.C. requires witness for those using supply drugs to stop diversion to streets
VICTORIA — Rules are being tightened for British Columbia’s overdose-prevention safer supply program to require…
Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to meet with Coastal First Nations after chiefs…
Police in Kelowna, Abbotsford, B.C., warn of fake speeding tickets issued by text
KELOWNA — Police in two B.C. cities are warning area residents after a number of…