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B.C. government sets November date for Surrey police handover

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's government has set Nov. 29 as the date when the Surrey Police Service will take over from the RCMP as the city's force of jurisdiction.

Apr 23, 2024 4:42 PM Read more >

B.C. government to set out housing targets for 20 more communities

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has named another 20 cities and towns as priority communities for housing targets over the next five years. The government says in a statement the communities are in high-growth, high-need regions of B.C.

Apr 23, 2024 3:01 PM Read more >

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

Sarah Hicks: "If you continue to operate without a valid business licence, you will be subject to further enforcement actions."

Apr 23, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

U.S. authorities searching for missing B.C. kayakers have found a body: RCMP

SAANICH, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say United States authorities searching for a pair of missing kayakers have found a body in the San Juan Islands of Washington state. RCMP spokesman Cpl.

Apr 23, 2024 9:38 AM Read more >

Tribune Bay campsite on Hornby to expand, include new walk-in sites

Under B.C. Parks’ concept plan, the existing campground would be reduced to 80 sites, while another 40 would be built on newly acquired property

Apr 23, 2024 5:45 AM Read more >

Daring river rescue nets Arrowsmith Search and Rescue member a bravery decoration

Nick Rivers was lowered 26 metres from a cliff to rescue a man who had fallen into the roaring Little Qualicum River in December 2020

Apr 23, 2024 5:00 AM Read more >

'Everybody is exhausted': UVic unions speak out against budget cuts

A letter presented to Post-Secondary Education Minister Lisa Beare expressed concern about an estimated $13-million operating-budget cut that could see more than 100 positions eliminated

Apr 22, 2024 6:30 PM Read more >

National Pharmacare plan is 'life-changing,' says Port Moody woman living with Type 1 diabetes

Port Moody's Linda Zumm was speaking at an appearance by federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.

Apr 22, 2024 2:45 PM Read more >

Winds put tiny Endako under wildfire threat as two evacuation alerts issued in B.C.

CARIBOO, B.C. — Shifting winds triggered an evacuation alert for the tiny community of Endako in central British Columbia over the weekend, as fears of a long wildfire season in the province start to materialize.

Apr 22, 2024 12:08 PM Read more >

Anglers urged to fish out invasive bass from Campbell River lake

Fishers are asked to catch as many smallmouth bass as possible from Echo Lake, freeze their catches and report them to fisheries officials

Apr 22, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >