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VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister says the province has received almost 780 job applications from qualified American health professionals as part of its recruitment campaign.

HATZIC — Police in Mission, B.C., say a 48-year-old Abbotsford man has been killed after being hit by a "fully loaded" dump truck while doing surveying work east of the city.

CHILLIWACK — Every firehall in Chilliwack, B.C., was involved in fighting a destructive blaze in the centre of the city.

British Columbia's Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has rescinded multiple evacuation alerts as the threat from a series of wildfires appears to have passed. The August Lake wildfire near Princeton, B.C.

In life, the grizzly bear that swam to Texada Island, B.C., in recent months had divided the community. In death, it's expected to do the same, after being found shot on Tuesday. Texada Island United Church Rev.

Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers said it's taking the "unusual step" of accepting tips from extortion victims amid ongoing threats and violence targeting South Asian businesses in Surrey, B.C., and elsewhere.

The competition on English Bay is expected to involve the city's biggest public gatherings since the deadly vehicle attack at the Lapu Lapu festival in April.

The B.C. Supreme Court has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years for beating his ex-girlfriend to death with a baseball bat as she slept beside her young daughter in 2021.

VANCOUVER — Residents of nearly 30 properties near Princeton, B.C., who were forced to evacuate Sunday due to a nearby wildfire are allowed to return home.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's minister in charge of water is asking residents to do everything they can to conserve the resource in the coming weeks, as the province faces elevated drought conditions in the southern Interior.