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Accused in Vancouver murder, manslaughter case wants jury trial

Two men facing multiple charges, including murder and manslaughter in connection with a shooting death in a Vancouver Downtown Eastside hotel, will go to a preliminary inquiry and then, if merited, a jury trial

Feb 11, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

Collective bargaining begins between province and 58K unionized health-care workers in B.C.

The current agreement expires March 31

Feb 11, 2022 1:56 PM Read more >

Three Vancouver cops headed to trial following 2017 SkyTrain arrest

Three Vancouver police officers who allegedly assaulted a man on a stop regarding bicycle safety will go on trial in December for various assault charges

Feb 11, 2022 1:36 PM Read more >

B.C. provides millions for Chinese Canadian museum in Vancouver's Chinatown

VANCOUVER — The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown will soon become a Chinese Canadian Museum. The provincial government is providing $27.5 million for the project and real estate marketer Bob Rennie is adding another $7.

Feb 11, 2022 1:21 PM Read more >

BC Trucking Association asks province for zero- and low-emissions mandate

The move comes as BCTA’s leadership reiterated in recent months that B.C.’s trucking sector needed to view environmental sustainability as a selling point

Feb 11, 2022 10:50 AM Read more >

B.C. woman hopes to train hairstylists to watch for cancer

70 salons have signed up for the 'Styling Hair and Saving Lives' program, free training for people who want to learn to spot suspicious marks on clients

Feb 11, 2022 10:28 AM Read more >

Cost of B.C. vaccine booking hotline revealed: $47.66 million

The hotline, plagued by initial problems, was designed to assist the first wave of those eligible for vaccines to easily book appointments at provincial clinics and sites

Feb 11, 2022 10:11 AM Read more >

Final evacuation orders lifted in Old Fort, B.C., years after landslides

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Final evacuation orders have been lifted for an area of northeastern British Columbia affected by slow-moving landslides that began more than three years ago.

Feb 11, 2022 8:02 AM Read more >

Remembering Ola: Vancouver mom who lost daughter to drug overdose takes to streets in protest of government inaction

‘It was her fifth overdose, but this time there was nobody there to help her’

Feb 10, 2022 5:07 PM Read more >

B.C. lawyer for Crown says stay application in old-growth logging case is flawed

NANAIMO, B.C. — A lawyer for the Crown says a court application asking for a stay of proceedings against those arrested at old-growth logging protests on Vancouver Island is flawed and has no chance of succeeding. Nick Melling told the B.C.

Feb 10, 2022 5:01 PM Read more >