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Auditor reports say Vancouver school trustees prioritized political agendas
VANCOUVER – A special adviser’s report looking into the actions of the Vancouver School Board…
Expand supervised sites beyond overseeing only injection drugs, advocates say
VANCOUVER – Harm reduction advocates are calling on the government of British Columbia to expand…
Shooting near Surrey, B.C., elementary school leaves two young men dead
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say two men are dead following a shooting Friday night near…
First Nations fear wildlife effected by diesel spill on B.C. coast
VANCOUVER – First Nations say they’re afraid that diesel fuel spilled from a sunken tug…
New Westminster police to probe RCMP arrest of elderly B.C. couple caught on video
VANCOUVER – An outside police force has been called in to look at how Mounties…
Marcus Johansson scores twice, Capitals hand Canucks fifth straight loss
VANCOUVER – The Canucks’ dormant offence finally woke up, but not quite enough to put…
Conjugal visits increase public safety, help offenders reintegrate, experts say
VANCOUVER – Lee Chapelle has fond memories of spending afternoons with his wife in the…
Fisheries, justice minister visit diesel spill site on B.C. coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – Two federal ministers have visited a community on British Columbia’s central…
Focus on innovation, not more cash, to improve health care in Canada: doctor
VANCOUVER – Squabbling by provinces in the run-up to a new health accord points to…
Passenger charged after Vancouver bus driver hit in face with screwdriver
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A 23-year-old man has been charged over allegation that he attacked…
Vancouver’s health authority applies for two new supervised-injection sites
Vancouver’s health authority has applied for two new supervised-injection sites to combat a drug overdose…
Vancouver’s Plaza of Nations behind police tape after multiple stabbing
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver say they are investigating multiple stabbings at the Plaza of…
Kimberley B.C. veterans aim to complete cenotaph renovation despite vandalism
KIMBERLEY, B.C. – Vandals have damaged a cenotaph renovation project in Kimberley, B.C., that was…
One dead, two hurt in post Halloween stabbing at Vancouver’s Plaza of Nations
Vancouver has recorded its tenth murder of 2016. The stabbing death of the unidentified 25-year-old…
Freestyle halfpipe skier Justin Dorey retires for the sake of his head
VANCOUVER – Concussions have forced Justin Dorey to retire from the national halfpipe freestyle ski…
Veteran kicker Paul McCallum comes out of retirement to rejoin B.C. Lions
SURREY, B.C. – Paul McCallum hadn’t touched a football since retiring when he answered his…
Death of man found in Maple Ridge, B.C., appears targeted: police
VANCOUVER – Police are investigating after a man’s body was found in Maple Ridge, B.C.…
One female student dead, one injured after stabbing at B.C. school
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police say a female student is dead and another is in hospital…
Bad weather delays efforts to clean up tug off British Columbia coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – A barge has arrived to remove a sunken tug from waters…
Police identify man found in scrap yard in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – Police have identified a man who was found dead in a…
B.C. Liberals gather in Vancouver to build May 2017 election team
VICTORIA – It’s still six months before British Columbians go to the polls, but the…
TSB rules fuel-flow problem likely forced pilot to land on B.C. highway
RICHMOND, B.C. – An investigation has determined that trouble with the flow of fuel into…
Mental, physical and economic health of B.C. youngsters “quite good”: report
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer has taken a comprehensive look at the health…
Northeastern B.C. resource boom harms indigenous women, girls: Amnesty report
VANCOUVER – A new report from Amnesty International says the resource boom in northeastern British…