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Trans-Canada Highway to be improved at Salmon Arm, B.C., with new bridge coming
SALMON ARM, B.C. – The B.C. government has announced plans to widen the Trans-Canada Highway…
Figures show B.C. foreign buyers tax set off completion frenzy before deadline
VICTORIA – Property purchase figures released Thursday by British Columbia’s government reveals a stampede of…
Royals to visit iconic, B.C., Yukon locales oozing with beauty, social values
VICTORIA – The indigenous guardians of British Columbia’s remote and largely untouched Great Bear Rainforest…
Advocacy group calls for body cameras after police-dog mauls bystander
VANCOUVER – A legal advocacy group in British Columbia is calling for dog handlers with…
Bomb squad detonates grenades found in truck during Vancouver investigation
Vancouver Police say two live grenades had to be blown up in a controlled explosion…
U.S. alleges Vancouver firm has long-term links to transnational crime
VANCOUVER – A payment processing company in Vancouver has been accused of being a “significant…
Licence, rezoning, required for medical marijuana shops in Victoria
Victoria city council has approved new regulations for medical cannabis businesses, but complying with the…
American extradited, charged with killing Edmonton man who disappeared in 2015
VANCOUVER – Edmonton police say an American man has been extradited to Canada to face…
Desperate Whitecaps ‘playing for their lives’ with four games left on schedule
VANCOUVER – With the Vancouver Whitecaps’ playoff hopes hanging by a fraying thread, head coach…
Mayor says over 200 sawmill job losses in Merritt just before Christmas tough
MERRITT, B.C. – The mayor of Merritt, B.C., says he’s angry about Tolko Industries’ decision…
Elderly couple separated in different B.C. care homes are reunited
VANCOUVER – An elderly couple forced to live in two separate residential care homes in…
Trial date delayed by B.C. judge for man in ‘Surrey Six’ slayings
VANCOUVER – The trial of a man accused of one count of first-degree murder in…
Scott McCarron leads PGA Tour Champions event in Canada
VICTORIA – Scott McCarron birdied five of the first six holes and finished with a…
Prince William and his wife Kate focus on social causes during West Coast visit
VICTORIA – Prince William reflected on his first visit to Canada with his wife Kate…
Unfulfilling Result: Hurtado scores late as 10-man Whitecaps draw Rapids 3-3
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps’ season could be boiled down to Saturday’s performance. In a…
From Africa to Vancouver: Erik Gudbranson ready to step up with Canucks
VANCOUVER – Erik Gudbranson went to Africa and wound up in Vancouver. The bruising defenceman…
Colin Montgomerie wins in British Columbia
VICTORIA – Colin Montgomerie won the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship on Sunday, outlasting Scott…
Tent cities, homelessness, key issues at Union of B.C. Municipalities convention
VICTORIA – Municipal politicians from across British Columbia have gathered in Victoria this week for…
No new trial for B.C. serial killer because judge wasn’t biased: appeal court
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Court of Appeal has rejected a serial killer’s application to…
Drugs, infrastructure, Uber, up for discussion at B.C.’s municipal convention
VICTORIA – Delegates to the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention take a closer look…
Find mill shooter not guilty because he was depressed: defence lawyer says
NANAIMO, B.C. – A defence lawyer says the man accused of murdering two of his…
Swiss bank UBS report says Vancouver real estate market tops housing bubble risk
VANCOUVER – When it comes to overpriced real estate, Vancouver’s “bubble risk” is unmatched on…
Timeline of proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project in British Columbia
RICHMOND, B.C. – Here is a timeline for the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project: Feb.…
Stolen Edmonton statue of women’s rights pioneer Emily Murphy recovered, man arrested
EDMONTON — An Alberta man is facing charges after bits and pieces of a statue…