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B.C. reports 138 work-related deaths in 2025; occupational diseases the leading cause
RICHMOND — British Columbia’s workers’ compensation agency says 138 people died on the job or…
B.C. home sales expecting 2.1 per cent slide in 2026 as economic challenges mount
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VANCOUVER — Home sales in British Columbia are forecast to fall 2.1 per cent this…
Suspected cocaine, fentanyl, mushrooms seized as two arrested in Kelowna, B.C., bust
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KELOWNA — Two men have been arrested in a co-ordinated bust in British Columbia’s Interior…
Three men charged in 2022 homicide in Castlegar, B.C.
CASTLEGAR — Police in British Columbia say three people have been charged in the 2022…
VPD officers haven’t spoken at Myles Gray death hearing. Here’s what the exhibits say
VANCOUVER — None of the seven Vancouver police officers involved in a violent encounter leading…
Carney, Eby lament ‘senseless’ violence of Vancouver festival attack one year later
VANCOUVER — It was early Sunday morning when Antonio Ortega drove in the area of…
Surrey Police Service investigating after reported gunfire between two vehicles
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say they’re investigating an apparent gunfight involving two vehicles…
RCMP in B.C. investigate suspected kidnapping in a restaurant parking lot
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RICHMOND — Police in Richmond, B.C., say they’re investigating a suspected kidnapping in a restaurant…
Pipeline north or south? Risks follow either BC route
Another pipeline along the existing Trans Mountain corridor may be the most realistic route from Alberta to tidewater, but many agree the environmental risks still follow the oil.
Man arrested after deadly fire at Abbotsford, B.C., homeless encampment
ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a man has been arrested after a body…
Richmond RCMP investigating after possible kidnapping in restaurant parking lot
RICHMOND — Police in Richmond, B.C., say they’re investigating a possible kidnapping after a man…
Yuri Fulmer, Caroline Elliott clash early during B.C. Conservative leadership contest
All five candidates running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. said during…
400-metre-wide landslide in Old Fort, B.C., shifted road 62 metres
British Columbia’s Transportation Ministry says a landslide in the northeastern community of Old Fort has…
Actions of ex-Mountie charged under security law affront Canadian sovereignty: Crown
VANCOUVER — The actions of a former RCMP officer accused of violating security law for…
What you need to know about the new Enbridge LNG pipeline approval
OTTAWA — Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said on Friday that the federal government has approved…
Enbridge gets federal approval for $4B natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.
CALGARY — The federal government has approved a $4-billion plan by Enbridge Inc. to expand…
10 properties under evacuation alert due to nearby wildfire in B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE — An evacuation alert has been issued in British Columbia’s Cariboo region for…
In the news today: Revamping Canadian broadcasting, B.C. Tory leaders, ‘Go Habs Go!’
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘Bag of bones’: grey whales dying off B.C.’s coast, part of trend amid food scarcity
Four dead grey whales have been found off B.C.’s coast over 10 days this month,…
U.S. liquor stays off shelves, because British Columbians are irate over tariffs: Eby
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his province will keep U.S. liquor off…
B.C. energy regulator finds non-compliant black smoke flaring by LNG Canada
LNG Canada has been ordered to identify the root causes of “black smoke flaring” from…
New evacuation alert issued for Old Fort, B.C., residents after landslide
Officials have issued a new evacuation alert for residents in an area of northeastern British…
Government asks court to exclude evidence in B.C. trial over national security risk
VANCOUVER — The federal government has made an application to exclude some evidence over national…
‘Alberta Time’: Bill tabled to ditch clock changes, keep daylight time all year
EDMONTON — Alberta took the first formal step Thursday toward ending more than a half-century…