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Sean Baker, Finn Wolfhard among investors to rescue Vancouver’s art-deco Park Theatre
VANCOUVER — A beloved Vancouver movie theatre has been rescued from closure by an investment…
No closure for Filipino community, six months after Vancouver festival attack
The past six months have been a blur for Rev. Francis Galvan. The pastor at…
‘Courageous and strong’ B.C. man dies three weeks after fighting off grizzly bear
A British Columbia man who fought off a grizzly bear in the East Kootenay region…
B.C. public service union announces tentative deal to end strike after 8 weeks
BURNABY — The B.C. General Employees’ Union says it will recommend that its members vote…
A documentary highlighting the 2021 Fairy Creek standoff makes its N.S. debut
HALIFAX — A documentary on British Columbia’s Fairy Creek blockade is making waves in Nova…
B.C. police probing two overnight shootings at homes in Surrey and Delta
Police in Surrey and Delta, B.C., say they’re investigating separate overnight shootings at homes, one…
Alberta’s latest pipeline push dredges up ghosts of projects past
CALGARY — Few are as acquainted with Canada’s graveyard of defunct oil pipelines as Alex…
Environment Canada warns of high winds, power outages, snowfall on B.C. highways
BC Hydro crews were at the ready to deal with power outages as a fall…
Police announce murder charge four years after fatal Burnaby, B.C., shooting
BURNABY — Police say a 27-year-old Vancouver man has been charged with second-degree murder in…
Passengers on B.C. whale watching boat hurt after ‘surprise encounter’ with humpback
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia whale watching tour company says passengers were injured after a…
Vancouver authorities should have known festival attacker posed threat, lawsuit says
VANCOUVER — In the weeks before a deadly attack at a Vancouver Filipino festival, suspect…
Eight people airlifted from flash flood on northern Vancouver Island
Police say eight people were rescued by air from a flash flood on Vancouver Island…
Police say one person arrested after wildfire sparked in Kelowna, B.C.
Police in Kelowna, B.C., say one person has been arrested in relation to a wildfire…
Cowichan lawyer says treaty could recognize both Aboriginal and private title on land
VICTORIA — The lawyer representing the Cowichan Tribes said he is “frustrated and disappointed” with…
Rebuilding of Vancouver’s Broadway corridor to start in January as subway progresses
VANCOUVER — A traffic detour will be in place for about four months on Vancouver’s…
Man who stabbed 3 at Vancouver Chinatown festival found not criminally responsible
VANCOUVER — A man accused of aggravated assault for stabbing three people at a Vancouver…
Humpback whale Astroboy is untangled from 140 metres of rope off Vancouver Island
NANAIMO — Fisheries Department officers training for marine mammal rescues in the waters off Nanaimo,…
Vancouver health authority sued over death of Canadian senator’s son
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Coastal Health authority is being sued over the death of a…
B.C. River Forecast Centre upgrades flood warning for part of north coast
British Columbia’s River Forecast Centre has issued an upgraded flood warning for areas around Terrace…
B.C.’s attorney general hopes new bail law can prevent further partner violence
VICTORIA — British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says she is hopeful that new bail…
Union at online retailer Amazon to start bargaining for workers at B.C. warehouse
DELTA — Unifor has filed notice to begin the bargaining process with online retailer Amazon…
B.C. First Nations make legal challenges to huge Ksi Lisims LNG project
VANCOUVER — Two British Columbia First Nations are taking the federal government to court to…
Most members of B.C.’s legislature vote against bill to stop land acknowledgements
VICTORIA — A bill in British Columbia’s legislature to prevent publicly funded employees from making…
Fatal halfway-house shooting by Surrey officers justified, B.C. police watchdog rules
SURREY — British Columbia’s police watchdog says two Surrey officers’ use of force was “justified…