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Matriarchs to occupy lands on Haida Gwaii as fishing lodges reopen

QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. — A group of Haida matriarchs say they plan to occupy two ancient villages on Haida Gwaii after two fishing lodges decided to reopen on the remote archipelago despite objections from the First Nation.

Jul 10, 2020 4:13 PM Read more >

Job numbers show cautious optimism with long road ahead: B.C. finance minister

VICTORIA — Statistics Canada's labour force survey for June shows 118,000 people in B.C. found jobs and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 13 per cent.

Jul 10, 2020 3:36 PM Read more >

Petition launched to rename Stanley Park fountain to honour Dr. Bonnie Henry

Jul 10, 2020 11:05 AM Read more >

Rough road built to Old Fort, B.C., after slide ripped out only access route

OLD FORT, B.C. — A temporary access road has been built to the northeastern British Columbia community of Old Fort after a slow landslide last month tore out a section of the only road to dozens of homes.

Jul 10, 2020 8:04 AM Read more >

Horgan says B.C. restart making gains as more people come out of their homes

VICTORIA — British Columbia's gradual restart is gaining ground as some industries resume operations and more people leave their homes to participate in the economy, Premier John Horgan said Thursday. He said B.C.

Jul 9, 2020 4:45 PM Read more >

Man charged with second-degree murder in double homicide in east Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Charges have been laid in connection with a fatal double shooting in Vancouver. Police say a 43-year-old man was taken into custody Wednesday night in Harrison Hot Springs, east of Vancouver.

Jul 9, 2020 10:43 AM Read more >

RCMP investigate threat against Indigenous totem poles on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

SECHELT, B.C. — A police investigation is underway as RCMP search for the person who threatened to damage two totem poles at a secondary school north of Vancouver.

Jul 9, 2020 8:29 AM Read more >

Woman who talked to unconscious husband for 30 years gets solace from B.C. study

VANCOUVER — For 30 years, Hilary Jordan talked to her husband about the goings on in their family and the world but she wasn't sure if the police officer injured in a crash could hear anything as he lay unconscious in a hospital bed.

Jul 9, 2020 1:00 AM Read more >

B.C. names all-party police reform committee to examine scope of systemic racism

VICTORIA — A special committee of the B.C. legislature was appointed Wednesday to examine the scope of systemic racism in policing as part of the province's plans to modernize the Police Act.

Jul 8, 2020 5:12 PM Read more >

B.C. crosses 3,000 mark for COVID-19 cases; records three more deaths

VICTORIA — British Columbia crossed the 3,000 mark for cases of COVID-19 as health officials reported 18 new infections and three more deaths on Wednesday. The total number of cases stood at 3,008. There have been a total of 186 deaths.

Jul 8, 2020 3:55 PM Read more >