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VANCOUVER — When the City of Vancouver halved polling places and slashed election-day staffing levels by almost two-thirds in last month's council byelection, it was done with historically low turnouts and the rise of alternative voting methods in mi

VICTORIA — Four Metro Vancouver area councillors have launched a petition asking the British Columbia government for closer oversight of municipal spending in the province, amid a police investigation into alleged misuse of a city hall gift card prog

POWELL RIVER — Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the British Columbia coastline. Powell River RCMP say the crash happened Monday at around 7 p.m. near Refuge Cove, about 200 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.

NANAIMO — The BC Prosecution Service says a Nanaimo RCMP officer has been charged with breach of trust. It says in a news release that the charge against Const. Mark Tyler Hilland stems from an incident between July 2 and 3, 2024.

The suspect is being held by police until his bail hearing.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for three major highways in the British Columbia Interior.

TORONTO — For Roma Roth, setting her show "Sullivan's Crossing" in Nova Scotia is a way to showcase more of Canada on the small screen. The London, Ont.

VANCOUVER — The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver police officer has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without reasonable consideration for others, a year after a pedestrian was hit in the city's Downtown Eastside.

NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say a search is underway both at sea and on land after a woman's sailboat was discovered washed ashore and empty.

NORTH VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man has been banned from hunting sheep in the province for three years after he illegally killed a bighorn ram and lied to authorities about where the hunt took place. B.C.