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B.C.’s Eby urges Carney to look beyond tariff response in U.S.-Canada trade war
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says he’s encouraging Prime Minister Mark Carney to…
Rosalyn Bird latest MLA to quit B.C. Conservatives, warns against racism, homophobia
VANCOUVER — On Tuesday morning, B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay acknowledged that more legislators could…
B.C. down to three wildfires of note as Brunswick Creek removed from list
A wildfire in British Columbia’s Fraser Canyon continues to burn out of control, but it…
Pickets go up at waste-energy plant in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY — The union representing workers at Metro Vancouver’s waste-to-energy plant says members have launched…
Yachtsman arrested in B.C. following U.S. child sexual exploitation charges
Authorities in Canada and the United States say a dual citizen who sails around the…
Metro Vancouver, workers agree to binding arbitration for resolving dispute
VANCOUVER — The union representing Metro Vancouver outside workers says the two sides involved in…
Ottawa spending $50M to build three B.C. salmon hatcheries
PRINCE GEORGE — The federal government has announced more than $50 million in contracts for…
B.C. drug deaths rebound from May to June, but still down sharply from peak
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Deaths in British Columbia due to unregulated drugs have rebounded from May to June but…
Fourth bear attack in Metro Vancouver this month after man injured on North Shore
NORTH VANCOUVER — Conservation officers in British Columbia have issued a warning after the fourth…
Family relieved as a man who killed a B.C. family of 6 in 1982 denied parole again.
A relative of a British Columbia family murdered during a camping trip more than four…
B.C. scraps plan for overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s newly appointed health minister says he has directed Vancouver Coastal Health…
Two former B.C. Conservatives plan to form new party, steer clear of CentreBC
There are plans for a new party in the British Columbia legislature as politicians return…
Man who killed B.C. family of 6 in 1982 denied parole again
A man who killed three generations of a British Columbia family during a camping trip…
Wildfires surge as B.C. records 11,000 lightning strikes, but rain helps in battle
The number of wildfires in British Columbia surged past 180 over the weekend, up from…
B.C. groups call for lower burdens, barriers in light of U.S. tariffs
VANCOUVER — Escalating trade tensions between Canada and the United States, culminating in new tariffs…
Intense storm brings power outages, travel woes to parts of B.C.
An unusually strong storm pummeled southern British Columbia on Saturday night, bringing heavy rain and…
‘A normal Sunday’: Summerland, B.C., residents gather at first market since wildfire
For the first time since the Bald Range wildfire forced the evacuation of around 20,000…
Their homes destroyed by wildfire, B.C. residents are more worried about missing pets
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Robin Gibbs’ home in Summerland, B.C., was burned down nearly to its foundation amid the…
B.C. Conservative MLA Reann Gasper resigns; Kerry-Lynne Findlay to run for seat
Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper, who is also the B.C. Conservatives’ deputy whip, has resigned so…
Mystery man found collapsed on Amsterdam street is not missing Canadian, police say
Police in the Netherlands say a man found collapsed on a street in that country…
Graffiti memorial in Golden Ears Park ‘not appropriate’ tribute: BC Parks
BC Parks says a graffiti memorial sprayed on rocks at Golden Ears Park in B.C.’s…
Take a bough: Climbing takes relationship with B.C.’s trees to the next level
VANCOUVER — Fifty metres up a grand fir tree, and the rigidities of the world…
Wildfires expose evacuation gaps for Canadians with disabilities, advocates say
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Janice Lyons was upstairs in her Summerland, B.C., home when there was a flash at…
Yukon First Nations firefighters wonder why they haven’t been called to help in B.C.
Fire crews with Yukon First Nations Wildfire say they are ready, willing and able to…