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Lightning strikes down but more heat primes wildfires in B.C.: wildfire service
VANCOUVER — The BC Wildfire Service says there were just 74 lightning strikes on Labour…
More heat and smoke in the forecast for B.C. as temperature records tumble
VANCOUVER — A ridge of high pressure has prompted more heat warnings in British Columbia…
BCGEU says some of its members will begin walking picket lines Tuesday
VICTORIA — The British Columbia General Employees’ Union says a portion of its members who…
Lightning sparks new wildfires in B.C., as number of active blazes near 160
VANCOUVER — The BC Wildfire Service says there were more than 1,000 more lightning strikes…
Shooting at Abbotsford, B.C., home leaves residents ‘shaken’ but uninjured
ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are investigating an early morning shooting at a home…
Lightning strikes, hot weather cause wildfires in B.C. to surge to about 140
VANCOUVER — The number of wildfires in British Columbia continues to swell as thousands of…
B.C. public service workers overwhelmingly approve strike, union gives 72-hour notice
British Columbians are facing the prospect of industrial action next week by an array of…
Unionized Hullo Ferries workers in B.C. hold strike vote after negotiations stall
VANCOUVER — The union president for workers of a fast ferry service that shuttles foot…
Wildfire number surges to about 130 in B.C. amid hot, dry conditions
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the number of active blazes in the…
Wildfire numbers soar past 100, dozens out of control, as lightning hits B.C.’s south
The number of wildfires has soared in British Columbia as a hot, sunny week ended…
Health authority warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at Sechelt pizza restaurant
SECHELT — Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate salads at a Sechelt, B.C., pizza…
B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn’t have cash to launch new chain: landlord
TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay landlords were back in court Friday arguing a B.C. billionaire doesn’t…
Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?
VANCOUVER — When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago,…
Doctor says Port Hardy, B.C., ER should reopen 24-7 as town has ‘lots of physicians’
VICTORIA — The medical director of a health centre in Port Hardy, B.C., is calling…
B.C. ministry unaware of coroners attending death scenes remotely after 2019
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Ministry of Public Safety says it was unaware of the BC…
B.C. starts receiving initial $936M payment from big tobacco settlement
British Columbia’s attorney general says the province has begun to receive the initial payment from…
B.C. watchdog refers RCMP officer for possible charges over fatal 2024 crash
NAKUSP — British Columbia’s police watchdog is asking the provincial prosecution service to consider charging…
Vancouver Coastal Health warns of possible hepatitis A exposure in Gibsons, B.C.
GIBSONS — Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate from a food truck in Gibsons,…
New Victoria police chief to apply lessons from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
VICTORIA — Victoria’s new police chief Fiona Wilson says she faces “a very, very steep…
B.C. wildfires jump, campfire bans take effect in Cariboo and Kamloops regions
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has leapt by about a dozen in…
Police searching for B.C. woman Jessica Cunningham find body in her home; man charged
A man who police say was in an intimate relationship with missing Maple Ridge woman…
Penticton, B.C., staff member receives violent threat after transportation discussion
Officials in Penticton, B.C., say police are investigating a recent “threat of violence” directed at…
B.C. backs expansion at Mount Polley mine that could extend operations until 2033
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has granted consent for a proposed expansion at the…
Brandon Teixeira convicted of first-degree murder in B.C. organized crime killing
SURREY — British Columbia homicide investigators say a man has been found guilty of first-degree…