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B.C. mining code standards aims to eliminate disasters such as Mount Polley
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Mines Minister Bill Bennett says mining code revisions introduced Wednesday include…
Vancouver Whitecaps acquire striker Fabian Espindola from D.C. United
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps acquired striker Fabian Espindola from D.C. United on Wednesday in…
Environmentalists challenge BC Hydro’s right to relocate amphibians
VANCOUVER – A tiny tadpole is at the centre of the latest legal fight to…
B.C. back down from charging welfare recipients methadone fee in face of lawsuit
VANCOUVER – Faced with a potential class-action lawsuit, the British Columbia government has ended its…
B.C. to change human rights code to protect transgender rights
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s government is reversing its position and aligning itself with the majority…
Overcrowding not an issue at Burnaby youth jail where inmates rioted: province
BURNABY, B.C. – The British Columbia government is pushing back against claims that a Burnaby…
B.C. posts $730 million surplus, housing revenues continue to fill coffers
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s thriving real estate market has helped the provincial government post a…
Facts about the Tragically Hip as the band launches farewell tour
VICTORIA – Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip begins what is being billed as its…
‘Disordered eating’ rates troubling among young lesbians, bisexuals, gays: study
VANCOUVER – Gay, lesbian and bisexual youth are continuing to purge, fast or take diet…
Five things to know about Gord Downie’s brain cancer glioblastoma
VICTORIA – Canadian rock band the Tragically Hip begins what is being billed as its…
Man pleads guilty to attacks on people linked to B.C. Justice Institute
VANCOUVER – Families with links to a British Columbia justice training centre were among the…
Whitecaps prepared for struggling Dynamo to put up a fight in MLS game
VANCOUVER – A few punches were thrown after a Vancouver Whitecaps practice this week. The…
Heckling of Vancouver TV reporter prompts police investigation
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver are investigating after a recurrence of last year’s viral phenomenon…
A list of the music played at the start of the Tragically Hip concert tour
VICTORIA – The Tragically Hip kicked off a 15-city tour in Victoria on Friday night.…
Parks Canada scales back recovery operation for missing Calgary boy
FIELD, B.C. – Parks Canada says it is scaling back the recovery operation for an…
Legal fight over isoHunt and downloading of music files ends in settlement
VANCOUVER – Music Canada says a settlement has ended a near decade-old legal fight with…
Details on B.C.’s proposed to new 15 per cent tax on foreign home buyers
VICTORIA – New legislation introduced by the British Columbia government intends to charge a 15…
RCMP investigate rental dispute that spawned wild brawl in Sooke, B.C.
SOOKE, B.C. – Investigators on southern Vancouver Island are trying to determine why a dispute…
B.C. to bring in a 15 per cent additional real estate tax on foreign buyers
VICTORIA – Foreign buyers in Vancouver’s scorching real estate market will soon pay a new…
Nanaimo girl OK after suspect punches her, grabs iPhone in Sunday attack
NANAIMO, B.C. – RCMP are investigating an assault and robbery of a 14-year-old girl in…
Triathlete strokes toward goal as marathon Okanagan Lake swim passes 70 km mark
VERNON, B.C. – A potentially record-breaking swim is churning along in the waters of British…
Vancouver man falls to death while climbing in Glacier National Park
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A 61-year-old Vancouver man has been killed in a climbing accident in…
Whitecaps transfer striker Fabian Espindola to Mexican side Club Necaxa
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps transferred striker Fabian Espindola to Mexican side Club Necaxa of…
Annual review off for mentally ill B.C. father who killed his three children
VANCOUVER – An annual hearing to review the confinement of a mentally ill British Columbia…