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Photo of alleged Coquitlam trail attacker released by police
Coquitlam RCMP are releasing a photo of the man charged with strangling a woman near the Hoy Creek Trail this month. Police arrested Pouria Sahragard, 32, in a...
MLA Adam Walker returning to NDP unlikely, say political observers
Premier David Eby’s ouster of a Vancouver Island NDP MLA likely won’t be reversed even if an arbitration process favours the member, say political...
B.C. 911 changes to include video, texting options
Changes coming to B.C.’s 911 system will allow emergency responders to geographically pinpoint emergency locations and allow users to text photos, Union...
B.C. government urged to fund medic trucks to free fire services for emergencies
The provincial government should consider funding the capital and operating costs of medic trucks to deal with the ambulance shortage, Union of BC...
City stalls in its attempt to close Vancouver hookah lounges
When longtime entrepreneur Mohammadian Abdolhamid (Hamid) learned in early August that the City of Vancouver was trying to close his 25-year-old hookah lounge...
Man serving time for murder on the lam while on day parole
Victoria police are looking for a man who failed to return to his halfway house while on day parole while serving time for second-degree murder. Gordon Hansen,...
BC United leader promises immediate aid for fire evacuees
A BC United government would provide immediate help to forest fire victims, scrap drug decriminalization, put more police on the ground and make addiction...
B.C. First Nation research finds 158 child deaths at four facilities
UPDATE 5:50 p.m. An investigation into unmarked graves and missing children by British Columbia’s Sto:lo Nation has revealed at least 158 deaths, most of...
Coastal GasLink fined $340,000 for erosion, sediment control challenges
Coastal GasLink has been fined $340,000 by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office for issues related to erosion and sediment control. Coastal GasLink, which...
Jury hears graphic testimony from sex assault expert at Burnaby murder trial
Advisory: This story includes disturbing details about a murder trial. Reader discretion is advised. Injuries to a 13-year-old girl found dead in a Burnaby park...
Don't lift health-care worker COVID vaccination mandate, UBCM votes
Union of BC Municipalities delegates voted Sept. 21 against calling on the B.C. government to lift COVID-19 vaccination mandates for health-care workers. A...
Crews find body of man drowned in Windermere Lake
Crews have located the body of the man who went missing on Windermere Lake near Invermere, B.C. on Sept. 16. A GoFundMe started by a friend of the family...
B.C. court cites Korean filial tradition in payout to parents over son's death
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has awarded more than $327,000 to the parents of a teenager killed in 2019 for the “likely hypothetical...
Coastal GasLink pipeline camp workers issue strike notice
Hospitality workers at Horizon North Parsnip Lodge near Prince George have delivered 72-hour strike notice to management, as construction of the Coastal GasLink...
Study finds growing short-stay market is driving up rents
A new study has confirmed what the City of Victoria says it already knew — short-term rentals are contributing to the housing affordability crisis. In...
Diamond deal gone wrong leaves $72K owed for significant stone, woman claims
A West Vancouver jewelry dealer is being sued by a woman who claims the jeweller took her family’s three-carat diamond to sell on consignment and never...
New West firefighters contain highrise blaze to a single suite
New Westminster firefighters contained a fire to one suite in a downtown apartment building earlier Wednesday. New Westminster Fire and Rescue Services was...
Cash only for meals as payment machines fail on B.C. Ferries vessel; free beverages offered
Passengers on the 7 p.m. Wednesday B.C. Ferries sailing from Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen were treated to complimentary beverages after the vessel’s point of...
UBCM delegates call for better rural, remote healthcare services
Union of BC Municipalities delegates Sept. 20 called on the provincial government to provide better healthcare to remote and rural communities as they continue...
'There is only so much I can do,' says judge of Ibrahim Ali murder trial delays
After yet another adjournment in the Ibrahim Ali murder trial Wednesday, B.C. Supreme Court Judge Lance Bernard told the jury he is doing what he can to avoid...