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B.C. court hears Chinese police went ‘missing’ for hours during trip to Vancouver
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Supreme Court heard Tuesday that three Chinese police officials went “missing”…
Slain Mountie’s family decries ‘systemic failure’ after suspect ruled unfit for trial
VANCOUVER — The family of British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang says they fear she’ll…
Fifty properties on evacuation order after 400-metre wide slide reactivates
FORT ST. JOHN — A 400-metre wide landslide is slipping down a hill in the…
Overlapping claims are behind protests from First Nations against two treaties
VICTORIA — A coalition of First Nations say they are prepared to block major projects…
Ex-Mountie, accused of helping China, pleads not guilty to security offence
VANCOUVER — The trial of a former RCMP officer got underway in British Columbia Supreme…
B.C. guide gets $30,000 penalty for leading client on hunt outside licence area
MCBRIDE — A British Columbia hunting guide has been ordered to pay more than $30,000…
AFN chief asks UN to support First Nations’ opposition to B.C. Indigenous law change
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on the…
Cracking at Old Fort slide in B.C. prompts evacuation order
FORT ST. JOHN — Residents of a community in northeastern B.C. were ordered out of…
Eby ‘moving forward’ with First Nations after latest climbdown on Indigenous law
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said that “moving forward together” with First Nations…
Fact File: Clip of Carney saying he would use emergency powers against Alberta separatists doctored
Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to quash…
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon addresses United Nations forum on Indigenous rights
OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon told the opening of the United Nations permanent forum…
Two charged with first-degree murder in 2016 death of B.C. man in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA — Police in British Columbia say two people have been charged with first-degree…
Alberta’s government says it will do away with twice-a-year time change
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s government says Albertans will soon be ditching twice-a-year clock changes.…
Fact File: No evidence Carney threatened emergency powers against Alberta separatists
Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to quash…
Eby called changes to Indigenous law ‘non-negotiable,’ but series of backdowns ensued
The British Columbia government’s efforts to mitigate the impact of the Declaration on the Rights…
Jongwon Ham, accused of killing B.C. Mountie, is found mentally unfit for trial
VANCOUVER — The man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C.,…
Decades-old temperature records fall in B.C. as four communities reach record highs
CACHE CREEK — Four British Columbia communities set or matched their daily high temperature records…
Protesters outside Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival marking 1 year after 11 were killed
VANCOUVER — It was to be a day of reflection and remembrance a year after…
First Nations say Eby backs down again, now seeks joint path on B.C. Indigenous law
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has backed down again on the pausing of…
B.C. bears emerge from their dens, sparking excitement and heightened monitoring
VANCOUVER — B.C. Grouse Mountain’s beloved grizzly bears have woken up from their long nap…
B.C. Conservative leadership candidates face final $60,000 fee deadline
VICTORIA — The final field of candidates to lead the B.C. Conservatives is expected to…
B.C. supportive housing bill targets problem tenants. Critics fear it may worsen woes
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VANCOUVER — Housing researcher Alina McKay knows there are “tensions” in British Columbia’s supportive housing…
Climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity, study says
Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by…
B.C. ‘chemical fingerprint’ scheme to track illicit drugs is likened to DNA tests
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VANCOUVER — Tucked in the basement of the chemistry building at the University of British…