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Wind, rain and ruin: Iconic wilderness trails limp into summer after storm season
Windfalls, landslides and washouts. The iconic West Coast Trail took a serious beating from wild…
How BC Wildfire Service is fighting misinformation with compassion
Rumours spread like wildfire — and rumours about wildfire are no exception. In Canada’s westernmost…
This American snitch line reports Canadians providing gender-affirming care
The U.S. government is collecting data on health-care workers providing gender-affirming care in Canada. In…
Steve Rai appointed Vancouver’s new police chief after filling job in interim role
VANCOUVER — Newly minted Vancouver police chief Steve Rai says the city’s diversity means its…
RCMP monitoring B.C. ostrich farm to ensure ‘no criminal behaviour’
RCMP say they are closely monitoring the situation at a British Columbia ostrich farm “to…
Vancouver police say Downtown Eastside crime dropping after adoption of task force
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver have released new data they say depicts the success of…
B.C. Crown counsel group files workload grievance, says staff shortages slow justice
VANCOUVER — The BC Crown Counsel Association says it has filed a formal workload grievance…
22-year-old woman dies in slack-line fall north of Vancouver
SQUAMISH — A 22-year-old woman is dead after a fatal slack-line incident at a recreation…
Three-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
BURNABY — British Columbia’s main outpatient lab services provider and the union representing about 1,200…
B.C. Mounties find body of missing man while executing search warrant
VICTORIA — Mounties on Vancouver Island say officers found the body of a missing person…
Metro Vancouver area councillors urge more B.C. oversight of municipal spending
VICTORIA — Four Metro Vancouver area councillors have launched a petition asking the British Columbia…
City cut polling places and staff for Vancouver vote defined by long waits: report
VANCOUVER — When the City of Vancouver halved polling places and slashed election-day staffing levels…
Nanaimo, B.C., RCMP officer charged with breach of trust in July 2024 incident
NANAIMO — The BC Prosecution Service says a Nanaimo RCMP officer has been charged with…
Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three
POWELL RIVER — Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the…
B.C. regulator temporarily restricts Vancouver crypto firm from securities activity
VANCOUVER — The BC Securities Commission says a Vancouver cryptocurrency firm has been temporarily banned…
Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police have arrested a man after officers discovered a woman who had…
Kilo of fentanyl, loaded gun and cash seized at Victoria supportive housing facility
VICTORIA — Victoria police say a man has been arrested after a search at a…
Environment Canada issues weather alerts for B.C. Interior highways
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for three major highways in the…
Manito Ahbee: Manitoba powwow, one of North America’s largest, celebrates 20 years
WINNIPEG — For many familiar with Canada’s powwow scene, Maggie White is known as the…
Search underway for B.C. woman missing after empty boat washes ashore
NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say a search is underway both at sea and…
Vancouver officer charged a year after pedestrian strike in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER — The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver police officer has been charged under…
B.C. man gets hunting ban, $13,000 penalty after illegally killing bighorn ram
NORTH VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man has been banned from hunting sheep in the…
Overnight Surrey house fire spreads to neighbouring homes, police investigating cause
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating an early morning house fire in the…
‘Deeply disappointed’ First Nations in B.C. want Eby to kill fast-track bills
VICTORIA — First Nations leaders are calling on B.C. Premier David Eby to immediately “kill”…