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No one injured after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C., sent heavy smoke into air

SURREY — Officials say they are monitoring the air quality after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C., sent large plumes of smoke into the air. Metro Vancouver Regional District said...

B.C. mother and seven-year-old daughter freed from ICE, says MLA

VANCOUVER — A Canadian mother and her seven-year-old daughter who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas were released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independent...

‘Absolute betrayal’: First Nations blast Eby in leaked transcript of DRIPA meeting

A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act,...

Does your single friend excel? Try a PowerPoint dating pitch

VANCOUVER — Harjot Rai had three minutes to make his PowerPoint pitch. The subject? His cringing friend, Matt White. And the audience was a far cry from executives in a...

Eby faces ‘complete opposition’ after proposing suspension of DRIPA sections

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will stake his government on suspending sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act for up to three years, calling...

B.C. Appeals Court sides with First Nation over Aboriginal title on Nootka Island

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a lower-court ruling after finding the judge used an "arbitrary boundary" to determine a First Nation's Aboriginal title over a swath...

BC Ferries head says service remains reliable despite vessel disruptions

The president of BC Ferries is defending service levels after disruptions this week caused by two major vessels being taken out of service, but adds he plans to revisit a...

B.C. Premier David Eby temporarily replaces spokesperson with identical twin

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby hasn't had to familiarize himself with a new face in his office after deputy director of communications James Smith left for another job...

B.C. gang member who fled to Puerto Rico sentenced to 15 years for conspiracy

VANCOUVER — Police say a man involved in British Columbia's deadly gang conflict who fled to Puerto Rico to dodge murder and conspiracy charges has been sentenced to 15 years...

B.C. man sentenced to life for contract murder and 14 years for attempted murder

NEW WESTMINSTER — A convicted murderer has been sentenced to life in prison and a second 14-year-term in a case that a British Columbia Supreme Court judge says had all...

Premier Eby says changing DRIPA is ‘non-negotiable’ and will be pushed into law

VICTORIA — Changing British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Aboriginal Peoples Act is "non-negotiable" and it will be pushed into law, Premier David Eby said on Wednesday. "We are...

Vancouver police arrest Pokémon card theft suspect who allegedly bear sprayed sellers

VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say a man has been arrested after a series of robberies where the alleged thief bear sprayed unsuspecting sellers of high-value Pokémon cards. Police say there...

B.C. to cut 2035 zero-emission-vehicle sales mandate from 100% to 75%

VICTORIA — British Columbia is moving to change its mandate on sales of zero-emission vehicles, reducing the 2035 target from 100 per cent to 75 per cent. The Ministry of...

B.C. Health Ministry touts U.S. recruitment efforts, family doctor connections

VICTORIA — The provincial government says B.C. now has the most doctors per capita in the country, while its recruitment efforts targeting U.S.-trained health professionals have wooed more than 500...

Student on Vancouver Island apprehended for allegedly making threats at school

CHEMAINUS — A Vancouver Island student has been apprehended and taken to hospital after allegedly making threats against a local secondary school. RCMP say in a statement that they were...

Fact File: Clickbait pages spread false information about Tumbler Ridge survivor

VANCOUVER — Multiple Facebook pages are claiming to share updates on the condition of a girl who survived a British Columbia school shooting in February, including that she is talking...

One RCMP detachment in Metro Vancouver splits into two, serving separate communities

MAPLE RIDGE — A Metro Vancouver RCMP detachment has officially split following a multi-year process to separate. Both police and the City of Maple Ridge say the former Ridge Meadows...

The hazards of cherry blossom crowds prompt warnings from police in Richmond, B.C.

RICHMOND — Joanna Yue, dressed in a billowing pink, layer-cake dress, struggled to capture a sense of movement among the clouds of cherry blossoms that have transformed Larry Berg Flight...

Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala is out of intensive care: dad

VANCOUVER — The father of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting victim Maya Gebala says his daughter has been transferred out of intensive care into a "recovery and rehab-focused unit." David...

First Nation leader Robert Phillips says proposed DRIPA changes would gut legislation

VICTORIA — A First Nations leader said proposed amendments to British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act would take a "sledgehammer" to the landmark legislation. Robert Phillips...

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