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Eby says Indigenous teen shouldn't have died' as B.C. government is grilled over care

A teenager who was found blocks from her group home on a cold January night this year "shouldn't have died" British Columbia Premier David Eby said, adding that her death represented a "failure.

Apr 2, 2025 5:32 PM Read more >

Accused B.C. cop slasher asks judge for a CT scan

Two uniformed officers were patrolling Vancouver's Downtown Eastside on March 4 when one of them was stabbed in the leg.

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Ousted Greater Victoria school trustees take B.C. to court over firing

Nine Greater Victoria school trustees fired by the British Columbia government earlier this year have filed a court petition to get their jobs back. Education Minister Lisa Beare dismissed the entire elected board of School District No.

Apr 2, 2025 2:13 PM Read more >

B.C. family could lose $100,000 of home value if son breaches bail

Ping Fen Jiang, 40, is charged with breaking and entering, unlawful confinement, choking and extortion.

Apr 2, 2025 2:03 PM Read more >

Man arrested for sexual and online offences targeting teen girls in Cranbrook, B.C.

CRANBROOK, B.C. — Mounties in Cranbrook, B.C., say they have arrested a 20-year-old man for several sexual and online offences involving local teen girls.

Apr 2, 2025 1:02 PM Read more >

Mud and trees rolled over road along B.C.'s Okanagan Lake

KELOWNA, B.C. — A landslide has shut down Westside Road that runs along British Columbia's Okanagan Lake. DriveBC says the road is closed until further notice in both directions south of Denison Road about 13 kilometres east of West Kelowna.

Apr 2, 2025 12:45 PM Read more >

Fired Greater Victoria School Board petitions court for reinstatement

The board says in its petition that Education Minister Lisa Beare acted “with a collateral and improper purpose” to force the implementation of a school police-liaison officer program “without being seen to do so”

Apr 2, 2025 5:30 AM Read more >

Man should get 4 years for pointing loaded gun at Burnaby officer's face: Crown

Jonathan Joshua Huete, 30, was arrested with a loaded handgun in the underground parkade of a Burnaby apartment highrise in February 2020.

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'Thought he was dead': Animal lover helps rescue skunk in Vancouver

"It broke my heart," said Deborah Bastow of seeing the black and white critter barely moving in a roundabout garden bed.

Apr 1, 2025 4:00 PM Read more >

B.C. ends consumer carbon tax after marathon debate in legislature

British Columbia drivers are looking at the gas pumps for a sign of tax relief after the early-morning approval of legislation ending the carbon tax after 17 years.

Apr 1, 2025 1:13 PM Read more >