Heat wave challenges firefighters in B.C. as new wildfires prompt evacuations
Northeastern B.C. continues to see large wildfires burn out of control, as unusually hot weather challenges firefighters....
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‘We got hit all the time’: Human Rights Tribunal hears of abuse at Catholic day school
Indigenous survivors say RCMP failed them while investigating, call for apology, compensation for former Immaculata students who experienced abuse....
B.C. coroner concluded Tatyanna Harrison died of sepsis — months after police said fentanyl was the cause
The mother of a young Indigenous woman who was found dead on an unsecured boat in Richmond, B.C., says she has received few answers as to...
Some evacuation orders lifted in B.C.’s Interior as flooding threat eases
A state of local emergency was rescinded on Saturday in the Southern Interior city of Grand Forks, B.C., while some evacuation orders for properties under...
Feds give green light to major expansion of marine container terminal on Canada’s West Coast
The federal government has given the OK for a major new container terminal on Canada’s West Coast It says Roberts Bank Terminal 2 in Delta...
20-year-old man arrested in fatal stabbing of teen on bus in Surrey, B.C.
Kaiden Mintenko of Burnaby has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 17-year-old Ethan Bespflug last week on a Surrey bus....
B.C. wine industry projecting 50% fewer wine grapes this year because of winter vine damage
The B.C. wine industry is projecting up to 50 percent or more reduced wine grape production this year because of a prolonged cold snap last...
Vancouver Police Department announces official changes to handcuffing policy
The Vancouver Police Department announced that it has officially updated its handcuffing policy, requiring officers to take into account a person’s age, ethnicity, and the seriousness of...
Vancouver police, city staff begin removing encampment on East Hastings Street
Police moved into Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Wednesday morning as the city prepared to carry out its plan to remove a street encampment from the neighbourhood....
B.C. mulling provincial regulations on short-term rental apps like Airbnb
After Quebec promised to introduce provincewide regulations on the short-term rental app Airbnb, the B.C. government says it has been working on legislation of its...