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VICTORIA — There won't be a sitting of the British Columbia legislature this fall as originally planned.

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — Hundreds of students in Campbell River, B.C., couldn't attend class on Friday because of a fire in their high school.

RICHMOND — Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say a man has been arrested for allegedly uttering threats against police while livestreaming on a social media platform.

B.C. Coroners Service ruling that the 2021 death of 18-year-old Samantha Sims-Somerville was a homicide prompts call for fresh look at case

B.C. Hydro spokesman Ted Olynyk called it one of the worst storms he’s ever experienced: “Whether it was a bomb or a cyclone, it was a very significant event.”

Paul Tregear’s explanation that he wound up on his neighbour’s property with a loaded rifle because he was chasing a bear was rejected.

SAANICH — Mounties on Vancouver Island say they are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left "multiple" people injured. Sidney North Saanich RCMP say officers were called to a shopping plaza in Sidney at about 2:30 p.m.

A salmon task force examining the impacts of the massive landslide that temporarily dammed British Columbia's Chilcotin River last July says there have been three "significant" slope failures since then, and the site remains unstable.

VICTORIA — B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has assigned jobs to 41 of his 44-member caucus, including giving a critic's position to MLA Brent Chapman, who faced calls to step down during the campaign over controversial social media remarks.

VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad says Premier David Eby's new cabinet appears to be a taxpayer-funded loyalty program that rewards NDP caucus.