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Abandoned asylum-seekers ship barged to Campbell River for deconstruction

Abandoned asylum-seekers ship barged to Campbell River for deconstruction

Submersible dry dock carried vessel to Campbell River for deconstruction. Materials to be salvaged for recycling.
Ashcroft mayor frustrated after ambulance delayed for resident in medical distress

Ashcroft mayor frustrated after ambulance delayed for resident in medical distress

It's the second time in a month an Ashcroft resident has died waiting for paramedics.
Threatening flyers distributed throughout Vancouver tent encampment: police

Threatening flyers distributed throughout Vancouver tent encampment: police

VANCOUVER — Police are urging people living in a tent encampment in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to be vigilant after someone distributed threatening flyers in the area over the weekend.
BCGEU announces targeted job action, picket lines, as strike notice expires in B.C.

BCGEU announces targeted job action, picket lines, as strike notice expires in B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. — The British Columbia General Employees' Union has set up picket lines at four BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and distribution centres as it begins targeted job action.

Supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs rally against B.C. natural gas pipeline

VANCOUVER — A Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief says he and counterparts from other clans have never surrendered rights to 22,000 square kilometres of traditional territory in northern British Columbia, and have not consented to the Coastal GasLink pipel
Picket lines up at Richmond cannabis distribution centre

Picket lines up at Richmond cannabis distribution centre

A union representing 33,000 government workers has launched job action after contract negotiations stalled.
Man shot dead after woman tries to flee vehicle on highway near Kamloops, B.C.: RCMP

Man shot dead after woman tries to flee vehicle on highway near Kamloops, B.C.: RCMP

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The RCMP say a man has been shot dead after officers responded to reports of a woman trying to escape a vehicle travelling along the Trans-Canada Highway near Kamloops, B.C.
B.C. trucker sentenced to jail for meth smuggling at Canada-U.S. border

B.C. trucker sentenced to jail for meth smuggling at Canada-U.S. border

The trucker told the jury he was threatened to smuggle 33 kilograms of meth across the Canadian border from Washington State.
Fear for B.C.'s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks with 10,000 litres of fuel

Fear for B.C.'s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks with 10,000 litres of fuel

VICTORIA — A fishing boat that sank with nearly 10,000 litres of fuel on board near the Canada-U.S. marine border went down in one of the worst possible places for endangered orcas, an ocean pollutants expert says.
Behind the cost estimates for proposed 2030 Winter Olympics venues, villages

Behind the cost estimates for proposed 2030 Winter Olympics venues, villages

The Canadian Olympic Committee is planning to make formal proposals to B.C. and federal treasury boards in October.