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Flood, avalanche risks rise as atmospheric river sweeps over several areas of B.C.
VANCOUVER — An atmospheric river washing over British Columbia from the Pacific is creating dangerous…
B.C. legislator says Lapu Lapu survivors don’t want festival as anniversary looms
VICTORIA — A member of British Columbia’s legislature who was at the scene of last…
Seven candidates still in B.C. Conservative leadership race after two MLAs drop out
VICTORIA — The number of candidates running for the leadership of the British Columbia Conservatives…
Slain Iran critic Masjoody said months ago that murder suspects wanted to poison him
VANCOUVER — An Iranian dissident found dead in British Columbia this month had accused the…
B.C. heli-ski company says snowboarder died in fall in a tree well
GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — A British Columbia helicopter-ski company says that a snowboarder has…
Man charged with manslaughter in weekend homicide in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say a 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged…
Snow, wind and rain warnings blanket parts of B.C. as atmospheric river approaches
Environment Canada issued a host of weather warnings for much of British Columbia over the…
Shooting at B.C. trailer park leaves one dead as 81-year-old charged with murder
PORT ALBERNI — Police on Vancouver Island say an 81-year-old man has been charged with…
Two charged with murder after body of B.C. man who sued late Shah’s son found
SURREY — A British Columbia mathematician who was reported missing last month by concerned neighbours…
Pokémon cards are a hot commodity, and B.C. thieves aren’t playing around
Pokémon cards were the focus of a gang who turned up at an Abbotsford, B.C.,…
B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it
Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for…
Clocks springing forward this weekend, B.C. adopts year-round daylight time
OTTAWA — Clocks are set to spring forward on Sunday as most of Canada moves…
Accused cop killer has ‘nuanced’ understanding of trial, Crown tells fitness hearing
VANCOUVER — A prosecutor says the suspect in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang…
MLA wants to scrap B.C.’s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead
VICTORIA — A B.C. legislator who has sought to scrap the province’s Human Rights Code…
Kinew says it’s time to survey Manitobans on changing clocks
WINNIPEG — Manitobans could soon be consulted on whether it’s necessary to continue changing the…
B.C. to build undersea fibre-optic internet cable to Haida Gwaii for up to $24M
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is spending up to $24 million for the construction…
One hurt in drive-by pellet gun attacks targeting crowds in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO — Police are investigating a pair of airsoft pellet gun attacks against random people…
Shooting at business in Delta, B.C., believed linked to extortion: police
DELTA — Police say shots that were fired at a business in Metro Vancouver are…
Trucker caught at B.C. border crossing smuggling bricks of opium from U.S.: CBSA
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VANCOUVER — Border agents in Metro Vancouver have intercepted an attempt to smuggle more than…
Rockslide closes part of Whistler, B.C., ski resort, no injuries reported
WHISTLER — A large rockslide has closed part of the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in…
B.C. chiefs tell MP Aaron Gunn to ‘chillax’ about land acknowledgments
VANCOUVER — The chiefs of four British Columbia First Nations have told Conservative member of…
Overdose deaths down 10% in January as 150 die from toxic drugs, coroner says
VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service says 150 people died from toxic drugs across the…
High energy weather brings violent winds, knocks out power, shuts route in B.C.
VANCOUVER — An unusual low-pressure system moving in from the Pacific brought extreme winds and…
B.C. reaches deal with professional employees in lengthy labour dispute
VICTORIA — A tentative agreement has been reached with about 1,900 foresters, engineers, lawyers, geoscientists…