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B.C. bookkeeper used numbered company to assist major U.S. fraud, SEC finds
A B.C. bookkeeper has been fined $25,000 and permanently barred from any business activity related to penny stocks after regulators determined he...
B.C.'s opioid crisis includes 'the drug war,' report says
Local governments and police departments in B.C. are at the centre of prohibitive drug policies that are costing drug users their lives, a new report from...
Thunderstorm watch ends in Thompson-Okanagan region
UDPATE 7:10 p.m. Environment Canada has lifted thunderstorm watch for the Thompson-Okanagan region at 7:07 p.m. A watch remains in place for the Boundary region...
Man breaks in, mops floor, takes selfies, steals cupcakes in Vancouver robbery
A Vancouver business owner shared footage of an odd break-in at her bakery. The owner of Sweet Something bakery uploaded video surveillance footage to TikTok...
Man and woman charged in shooting death of Abbotsford, B.C., man last year
British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says two people have been charged in the killing of an Abbotsford man last year. A statement from...
'Everybody wanted this little cub to survive': Sunshine Coast bear dies after car strike
As new bears emerge on the Sunshine Coast, one cub has already succumbed to its injuries after being hit by a car, despite an impressive team effort to save its...
Hundreds ride through Vancouver in support of Stanley Park bike lane
Hundreds of Vancouver locals showed up for a bike ride to object to the removal of the Stanley Park bike lane Friday. Critical Mass bike rides take place on the...
Byelection dates for two B.C. ridings to be set today, premier says
UPDATE: 11:30 a.m. The date for two B.C. byelections have been set by Premier David Eby Saturday morning. Residents in Greater Victoria's Langford-Juan de...
Low-cost housing aimed at enticing health-care workers to Campbell River
A new housing program aims to tackle the shortage of health professionals in Campbell River by offering low-cost temporary accommodation and a friendly welcome....
Sexual assault assistance and timely support backlogged, B.C. provider says
B.C. organizations aiding sexual assault victims continue to report persistent high levels of demand more than three years after the COVID-19 pandemic...
Man, 53, sentenced for secretly recording woman in BCIT bathroom
A 53-year-old man who was tackled and detained by about 10 people after he was caught secretly videoing a woman peeing in a BCIT women’s washroom nearly...
BC Transit to offer GradPASS program in June
BC Transit and local government are once again offering the GradPASS program for graduating high school students. Schools in more than 70 communities across...
Multiple roads in Surrey re-open following fatal collision
Surrey RCMP said that the roads in the area of Highway 17 and Old Yale Road have been re-opened, following a fatal collision early Friday afternoon. According...
Second incident of big illegal dump in Burnaby this month
It took a man just 105 seconds to dump more than 20 garbage bags from the back of a trailer onto the road at 1635 MacDonald Ave. in Burnaby on May 23. Workers...
Rally for justice in Duncan after Indigenous girl's death
Community members gathered outside the RCMP detachment in Duncan on Friday to demand better from police in cases involving Indigenous people after the death of...
Assault charges laid against B.C. RCMP officer
Assault charges have been approved against a Langley RCMP officer as a result of the officer’s interactions with two suspects following their arrests on...
UBC faculty of medicine mourns loss of colleague who died climbing Mount Everest
A Vancouver man has died while trying to pursue his lifelong dream of climbing Mount Everest. The University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine says...
Special prosecutor named in investigation of B.C. school board candidate
The BC Prosecution Service says it has named a special prosecutor in a case involving a New Westminster school board candidate who was later appointed a...
B.C. extends reach of property tax aimed at turning empty houses into rental homes
British Columbia is expanding the tax it created to clamp down on real estate speculation and ensure homes in rental-strapped communities don't sit empty. A...
Residential school memorial in downtown Vancouver closed after Indigenous ceremony
The City of Vancouver says it has closed a residential school temporary memorial but will continue working with area First Nations to find a permanent space to...