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Pat Pimm, B.C. member of legislature. charged with assault
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s former agriculture minister and member of the provincial legislature Pat Pimm…
B.C. family wins $1M lottery prize months after losing house in fire
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A British Columbia family’s difficult summer has been relieved by an unexpected…
New UBC president Santa Ono commends ‘thoughtful’ report on sexual assaults
VANCOUVER – Members of an expert panel tasked with examining the University of British Columbia’s…
Court dismisses B.C. First Nation’s challenge of NEB review for Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER – The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge filed by a North…
Youth faces indecent act charge after alleged indecent act at UVic
SAANICH, B.C. – Police in Saanich, B.C, say a young man has been arrested for…
Cooling Vancouver home sales cramp average price, but B.C. market still strong
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Real Estate Association says home sales in Vancouver have slowed…
Man awarded Guinness record for successful lengthwise Okanagan Lake swim
VANCOUVER – The Guinness World Record website confirms endurance swimmer Adam Ellenstein has claimed the…
Veteran Tuomo Ruutu one of three players to sign PTO with Canucks
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks announced on Tuesday that the club has signed three players…
Chaotic truck hijacking leads to house damage and dog bite for suspect in B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – Police say they’ve arrested a man who donned a mask before confronting…
B.C. foster parents won’t give up after losing appeals to adopt Metis toddler
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia foster couple is refusing to give up their fight to…
Flexibility, government co-operation key to helping seniors: ministers
VANCOUVER – Ministers responsible for Canada’s seniors say flexibility and co-operation are needed to help…
RCMP officers to be equipped with naloxone kits to deal with fentanyl exposure
VANCOUVER – RCMP officers will soon be carrying naloxone nasal spray to protect themselves against…
Councillors in Kamloops, B.C., unanimously support safe injection clinics
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – City councillors in Kamloops, B.C., have voted unanimously in favour of considering…
Lions stolen from classical Chinese garden returned to Vancouver’s Chinatown
VANCOUVER – Two rose quartz lion statues that were stolen from Vancouver’s Chinatown are now…
Man charged in connection to death of Mountie killed in Vancouver Island crash
VICTORIA – Criminal charges have been laid against a man six months after a Vancouver…
Extension granted for investigations into suspended Victoria police chief
VICTORIA – Investigators looking into allegations of misconduct by Victoria’s embattled police chief have once…
B.C. auditor targets include Site C, BC Hydro, grizzly-bear management
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general says she’s putting controversial government issues such as the…
British Columbia health minister scraps planned hike to medical premiums
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia’s health minister says planned hikes to medical premiums are now…
Quarterly report shows hot real estate market lifts B.C. budget into billions
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s hot real estate market has boosted the province’s bottom line, freeing…
Private lands within the Great Bear Rainforest donated for conservation
VANCOUVER – A vast tract of pristine waterfront within British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest has…
Weekend Drake concerts in Vancouver prompt police warning about online tickets
Vancouver Police have issued a warning to anyone hoping to score tickets to two Drake…
IIO sends report to Crown after fatal 2014 shooting of Vancouver man
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s civilian police watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office, has sent a report…
Provincial funding ready for first phase of Metro Vancouver transit plan, Premier says
VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier Christy Clark says $246 million is ready for Metro Vancouver mayors…
Police seek man in attempted abduction at Abbotsford, B.C., bus stop
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police say they are looking for a man who tried to abduct…