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OpenAI contacted RCMP about Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT account after attack
RCMP has confirmed artificial intelligence company OpenAI contacted its investigators after last week’s mass shootings…
Eby says B.C. could fight lumber tariffs in U.S. courts
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said a ruling by the United States Supreme…
Business group serves B.C. Premier Eby a budget blast at breakfast meeting
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has been served up a heap of criticism…
NDP leadership candidates pitch their rebuilding plans to voters in final debate
OTTAWA — The NDP leadership candidates began the final official debate with a general acknowledgment…
Overdose deaths drop by 21 per cent, but 1,826 deaths in 2025 still a ‘profound loss’
VICTORIA — More than 1,800 people died in British Columbia last year from illicit drug…
Avalanche kills snowmobiler in southeastern B.C.: RCMP
FERNIE — Mounties say a snowmobiler has died near Fernie in southeastern B.C. after being…
Clearview AI loses B.C. appeal of findings over facial recognition privacy breaches
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by U.S. facial…
B.C. tribunal orders former school trustee to pay $750K over anti-LGBTQ vitriol
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a former Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee to…
B.C. health workers breached privacy of injured victims of Vancouver festival attack
VICTORIA — British Columbia health care workers unlawfully accessed highly sensitive personal information on victims…
Finance minister unveils Ottawa’s ‘follow the money’ plan to tackle extortion
OTTAWA — The federal government is bringing law enforcement and financial institutions together to fight…
How three sisters honour mother’s legacy at Vancouver’s Lunar New Year parade
VANCOUVER — The youngest dancer in this Sunday’s Lunar New Year Parade in Vancouver is…
Vancouver flurries did not count as city’s first snowfall: meteorologist
VANCOUVER — Snowflakes drifted into parts of Vancouver on Wednesday, but an Environment Canada meteorologist…
Tumbler Ridge victim’s mom says truck robbed, wounded daughter’s paddle board stolen
VANCOUVER — The mother of 12-year-old Maya Gebala, who has been holding vigil at her…
B.C. budget ‘lands in the middle’ between cuts and safeguarding core services: Bailey
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister started to sell her “tough” budget Wednesday to business…
Carney’s closed-door fundraisers a ‘step back’ for ethics in politics: expert
OTTAWA — The Liberal party’s decision to hold closed-door fundraisers under Prime Minister Mark Carney’s…
Police in Surrey, B.C., denied request to delay next step in transition plan: chief
SURREY — The chief of the Surrey Police Service says his force, which has been…
Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says federal strategy gets “two thumbs up” from B.C.
VICTORIA — British Columbia Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says he will be meeting with federal…
Bhangu makes 11 running for the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party
LANGLEY — Harman Bhangu, the member of the legislature for Langley-Abbotsford, has announced he’s running…
B.C. paramedics vote for strike action, need essential services agreement first
RICHMOND — The union representing British Columbia paramedics and emergency dispatchers says its members have…
B.C. First Nation says there may never be ‘full consensus’ on potential burial site
KAMLOOPS — The British Columbia First Nation that announced the discovery of 215 potential unmarked…
Misinformation experts warn of dire consequences in online hunt for blame
Disinformation experts say while it’s human nature to seek out more information after a tragedy,…
A B.C. budget few like, with job cuts, higher taxes and increased debt and deficit
VICTORIA — No wonder British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey thought she was going to…
B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s budget is hurting the young, the old and cancer patients alike…
Here’s what people are saying about B.C.’s 2026 budget
VICTORIA — Here’s what people are saying about the 2026 British Columbia budget, which delivers…