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B.C. legislature gives royal assent to Aboriginal title law for Haida Gwaii

Supporters say law historic in advancing Reconciliation, critics question effect on property rights

May 17, 2024 3:30 PM Read more >

Safety options floated in wake of B.C. highway’s payphone closures

Highway part of Vancouver Island trunk radio system, cell service is spotty

May 17, 2024 3:30 PM Read more >

Man fights off, shoots grizzly bear in attack near Elkford

Victim airlifted to Calgary hospital; bear found dead from injuries

May 17, 2024 3:17 PM Read more >

Third sex offender ‘not welcome’ in Surrey after assaulting 2 women, mayor says

Surrey RCMP’s ‘public interest notification’ made Friday

May 17, 2024 2:44 PM Read more >

1,600 litres of tar burn in trailer fire on Okanagan Connector

Okanagan Connector had to be closed in both directions for almost 12 hours

May 17, 2024 2:35 PM Read more >

No campfire ban going into the long weekend, but BC Wildfire is monitoring

BC Wildfire Service operations director says British Columbians have heard the warnings

May 17, 2024 2:26 PM Read more >

UBC tells protesters it must remain neutral in Gaza conflict

Presidents says doing otherwise would undermine rights of people to express themselves

May 17, 2024 1:30 PM Read more >

Kelowna RCMP investigate stranger sexual assault

Police are looking for a man in connection with the investigation

May 17, 2024 1:10 PM Read more >

125 wildfires burn in B.C., with majority in province’s northeast

Parker Lake, which is burning kilometres away from Fort Nelson, is more than 12,000 hectares

May 17, 2024 1:08 PM Read more >

Poll finds 90% of British Columbian support pharmacists’ prescription powers

In the first 10 months, 260,000 patients in B.C. have gone to a pharmacy for an assessment

May 17, 2024 11:39 AM Read more >