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Move to national PharmaCare expands B.C. residents access to diabetes, hormone drugs
VICTORIA — The national PharmaCare program will start in British Columbia on Sunday, giving residents…
B.C. worker’s muscle, joint injury claims cost more than $2 billion over five years
RICHMOND — British Columbia’s workers’ compensation agency says claims for musculoskeletal injuries — those involving…
Sikh Canadians say state violence a continued threat as PM prepares to visit India
OTTAWA — Some Canadian Sikhs are calling on the government to take a firmer stand…
Eby honours heroism of Tumbler Ridge kids while marking Pink Shirt Day
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has paid tribute to the heroism of children…
B.C. RCMP tout 10-year prison sentence for ‘primary target’ in drug lab investigation
RICHMOND — A 10-year prison sentence has been handed to a man police say led…
Snow squalls, strong winds, highway warnings for parts of B.C.: Environment Canada
COQUIHALLA — Heavy snow and strong winds have prompted warnings from Environment Canada for several…
Snowboarder killed in avalanche near Pemberton, B.C.
REVELSTOKE — A snowboarder has been killed in an avalanche near Pemberton, B.C., the third…
‘It’s not a joke’: Winnipeg police detail arrests amid a spate of school threats
WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg are warning about a recent spate of threats to local…
How a day of chaos and heartache unspooled in Tumbler Ridge
Nothing is too far apart in tiny Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and there was a well-worn…
B.C. judge dismisses convicted killer’s bid to have case thrown out over delay
NEW WESTMINSTER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application by a…
RCMP officer cleared in shooting injury of a man with a weapon: B.C. police watchdog
SURREY — An RCMP officer who shot and injured a man outside a home in…
Report details B.C. First Nation, Vancouver Police Board collaboration breakdown
VANCOUVER — A man who was handcuffed by police along with his 12-year-old granddaughter after…
B.C. launches $400M fund to directly invest in private projects
VICTORIA — British Columbia has launched a $400 million fund to directly invest in private-sector…
Vancouver councillor retracts Chinese video calling rivals drug users, distributors
VANCOUVER — Several Vancouver municipal councillors say they want a review and “unequivocal censure” of…
Tentative labour deal reached with 26,000 B.C. community health workers in B.C.
VANCOUVER — The Community Bargaining Association representing more than 26,000 health workers in British Columbia…
Hearing on police-involved death of Myles Gray resumes after obscenity led to delay
VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray resumed in Vancouver,…
One believed to be dead in Fraser Lake, B.C., fire that destroyed inn and business
FRASER LAKE — Police in Fraser Lake, B.C., say a man is missing and thought…
B.C. man arrested on allegations of distribution of child exploitation material
SURREY — A Metro Vancouver man has been arrested for allegedly possessing and distributing child…
Heavy snowfall recorded in Whistler, B.C., and across southern part of province
WHISTLER — The recent cold and wet weather that struck parts of British Columbia has…
Two snowmobilers die after falling through ice in central B.C.: police
ANAHIM LAKE — RCMP in central British Columbia say their underwater recovery team has pulled…
Ex-B.C. school trustee to fight $750,000 penalty for ‘insidious’ anti-SOGI campaign
VANCOUVER — A former British Columbia school trustee will be going to court to challenge…
Tentative contract reached for 25,000 B.C. health-science workers
VICTORIA — A tentative contract agreement has been reached for the group representing 25,000 health-science…
B.C. approves expansion of open-pit Copper Mountain mine in southern Interior
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has approved the expansion of an open-pit copper and…
Mounties arrest dozens for retail theft at Metrotown mall in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY — Mounties say they made 73 arrests in a five-week retail theft operation at…