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Vancouver police issue warning about UVic student's killer, now on day parole
The Vancouver Police Department is warning the public that a man who murdered a University of Victoria student 37 years ago will be living in the city and poses...
Nakusp man hit with drug trafficking charges
Nakusp RCMP have announced charges as a result of two investigations that took place in May and June of 2023. Cpl. Thomas Gill, RCMP detachment commander for...
Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted
The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage in 2019 has told a B.C. coroner's inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on...
Correctional service says it's tackling 'evolving threat' posed by drone smugglers
The Correctional Service of Canada says it's taking multiple steps to combat the "evolving threat" of drones that drop contraband into prisons,...
'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant
British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to...
Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as...
Ex-B.C. RCMP officer convicted of exposing himself to schoolgirls loses appeal
B.C.’s top court has rejected the appeal of a former Richmond RCMP officer convicted of exposing himself to Vancouver private schoolgirls. “The...
Fired Oliver ESS director says B.C’s digital evacuee registration is stalling emergency response times
A provincial registration tool aimed at ensuring evacuees have timely access to emergency services is actually bogging down response times, claims Oliver's...
Target practice on carrot prompts police response in North Vancouver
For the third time in recent weeks, police on the North Shore found themselves dealing with a report of men with a gun Monday evening. North Vancouver RCMP were...
Lysol-wipe COVID profiteer sentenced for extortion of estranged Burnaby wife
A man who made the news at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic for hoarding Lysol wipes to sell online for a profit has been sentenced for threatening to...
B.C. woman tries to coax trapped killer calf out of tidal lagoon with her violin
A Nanaimo, B.C., woman says she is serenading a killer whale calf with her violin, hoping to entice the orca to leave the remote lagoon where she has been...
B.C. pair awarded joint custody of dog under change in family law
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has awarded a former couple joint custody of Stella the golden retriever due to changes in the provincial family law. “The...
Scientist wants all B.C. sea turtle sightings reported
Scientists have not had any other reported sightings of sea turtles after two were spotted off Vancouver Island in recent months. A loggerhead sea turtle...
Union says some 100 correctional officers will demonstrate at Abbotsford HQ
Around 100 members of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers plan to hold a protest in Abbotsford, B.C., today. The demonstration outside the Pacific...
'Flood risks for dummies' tool aims to help Canadian cities
Canadian municipalities have been handed a new tool to help them assess the rain, river and coastal flood hazards facing their communities in what one expert...
Former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong running for the federal Conservatives
Veteran B.C. politician Mike de Jong, an eight-term member of the provincial legislature who held a number of cabinet posts including finance and health, has...
Pine beetles adapting to a changing climate, finds study
Exposure to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere accelerates the reproductive cycle of mountain pine beetles, a new study has found. The...
Using N-word enough for Telus to fire worker, arbitrator rules
Telus was justified in its firing of a B.C. employee for using a derogatory word for Black people, an arbitrator has ruled. “The assertion that he did not...
B.C. government earmarks $300M to help TransLink buy more buses, reduce overcrowding
British Columbia is paying up to $300 million in new capital funding to help TransLink, Metro Vancouver's transit provider, add more buses to its fleet....
Elephant seal Emerson extends Victoria city break, defying relocation with 200km swim
Emerson the elephant seal is back in Victoria after defying attempts to relocate him and swimming more than 200 kilometres to return to his preferred urban...