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More British Columbians support a BC United-BC Conservative merger, says survey

More British Columbians support a BC United-BC Conservative merger, says survey

Apr 24, 2024 / 7:21 am

With five months to go before British Columbians cast their ballots in the provincial election, our collective concerns remain clear. Housing, poverty and...

Export of wood pellets from B.C. forests challenged in report

Export of wood pellets from B.C. forests challenged in report

Apr 24, 2024 / 6:41 am

The amount of wood pellets chipped out of British Columbia’s forests and shipped overseas has doubled in the past 10 years, raising concerns the timber...

B.C. man awarded nearly $500,000 for 2018 car accident

B.C. man awarded nearly $500,000 for 2018 car accident

Apr 24, 2024 / 6:21 am

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has awarded David Reeve almost $500,000 in damages after being rear-ended in 2018 by Prince Rupert resident Freeman Brown on April...

B.C. prosecutors decline to lay charges against Mounties who shot Jared Lowndes

B.C. prosecutors decline to lay charges against Mounties who shot Jared Lowndes

Campbell River Apr 24, 2024 / 6:16 am

The British Columbia Prosecution Service says it has decided not to lay charges against three Mounties involved in the July 2021 shooting death of a 38-year-old...

Princess Anne will spend time in both Victoria and Vancouver

Princess Anne will spend time in both Victoria and Vancouver

Apr 24, 2024 / 6:13 am

Both Victoria and Vancouver will be on Princess Anne’s itinerary during her visit next week, although full details have not yet been released. The Royal...

Island Health memo instructs nurses not to stop illicit drug use in hospitals

Island Health memo instructs nurses not to stop illicit drug use in hospitals

Vancouver Island Apr 24, 2024 / 6:11 am

An Island Heath memo last month to acute-care hospital staff instructs nurses not to stop open use of illicit drugs in hospital rooms and to even teach patients...

B.C. needs 'strong federal partner' on fentanyl chemical imports, says Premier Eby

B.C. needs 'strong federal partner' on fentanyl chemical imports, says Premier Eby

Apr 24, 2024 / 5:59 am

B.C. ports remain unmanned by a federal police force as fentanyl precursor chemicals flood in from overseas resulting in British Columbians dying at an...

One year later, no answers on evacuated Langford high-rise

One year later, no answers on evacuated Langford high-rise

Vancouver Island Apr 24, 2024 / 5:52 am

Ashley MacDonald has been waiting a year for answers about why she and other residents of a Langford high-rise had to move out with little notice after the...

IIO investigating after man injured in Port Alberni RCMP custody

IIO investigating after man injured in Port Alberni RCMP custody

Port Alberni Apr 23, 2024 / 6:58 pm

B.C.’s civilian police-oversight agency is investigating after a man was injured while in the custody of police in Port Alberni. The Independent...

New West mayor “calling BS” on province’s housing priority list

New West mayor “calling BS” on province’s housing priority list

New Westminster Apr 23, 2024 / 6:57 pm

Mayor Patrick Johnstone is calling “BS” on the province’s new housing targets for New Westminster. Johnstone is questioning the...

Two bodies recovered after kayakers went missing

Two bodies recovered after kayakers went missing

Vancouver Island Apr 23, 2024 / 6:53 pm

UDPATE 6:55 p.m. Two bodies have been recovered by American authorities, but it has not been determined if they are the kayakers missing since Saturday after...

Liberals, Conservatives and NDP argue in B.C. court to prevent investigation of their privacy policies

Liberals, Conservatives and NDP argue in B.C. court to prevent investigation of their privacy policies

Apr 23, 2024 / 6:24 pm

The Liberal Party of Canada was in a B.C. courtroom Monday to commence its opposition to provincial privacy commissioners investigating how its party and others...

Power out to 340 homes in Boundary region after transformer fire

Power out to 340 homes in Boundary region after transformer fire

Midway Apr 23, 2024 / 5:11 pm

UPDATE 5:10 p.m. FortisBC says they hope to have power restored to the area by midnight. "Right now, our crews are working to clear the damage and put a...

Woman found not guilty of causing disturbance during alleged rant at North Van sushi shop owner

Woman found not guilty of causing disturbance during alleged rant at North Van sushi shop owner

North Vancouver Apr 23, 2024 / 4:42 pm

A woman accused of going on a racist tirade against a North Vancouver sushi restaurant owner has been found not guilty by a provincial court judge of causing a...

Vancouver's chief licence inspector orders magic mushroom dispensary to close

Vancouver's chief licence inspector orders magic mushroom dispensary to close

Vancouver Apr 23, 2024 / 4:40 pm

Vancouver’s chief licence inspector Sarah Hicks has ordered the operators of a magic mushroom dispensary on West Broadway to immediately close their doors...

B.C.’s net-zero ambitions adding to energy security anxiety

B.C.’s net-zero ambitions adding to energy security anxiety

Apr 23, 2024 / 4:38 pm

Carbon taxes may currently be a lightning rod for political and public opposition, but they are not the only climate action policy about which British...

Endako fire evacuation alert cancelled

Endako fire evacuation alert cancelled

Endako Apr 23, 2024 / 3:17 pm

The wildfire that threatened the village of Endako, northwest of Fraser Lake, that put people on notice to leave the area on short notice is no longer deemed a...

Burgess Creek wildfire sees little growth after ballooning to 1,600 hectares

Burgess Creek wildfire sees little growth after ballooning to 1,600 hectares

Cariboo Apr 23, 2024 / 3:14 pm

The BC Wildfire Service says no substantial growth has been seen on the Burgess Creek wildfire after it ballooned to 1,600 hectares after being discovered on...

Dog survives West Vancouver cliff fall but still on the run, North Shore Rescue says

Dog survives West Vancouver cliff fall but still on the run, North Shore Rescue says

West Vancouver Apr 23, 2024 / 2:51 pm

UPDATE 2:50 p.m. North Shore Rescue now says a dog that fell off a cliff at Cypress Mountain ski resort on Monday has survived. But rescuers and the owner alike...

'Celebrate responsibly': Police monitoring public drinking during Canucks playoff game

'Celebrate responsibly': Police monitoring public drinking during Canucks playoff game

Vancouver Apr 23, 2024 / 2:50 pm

As people get ready to convene in Vancouver for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, police officers are preparing for more people in the city. The Vancouver...

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