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No more free ride as TransLink to resume fare collection in Metro Vancouver

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Transit users in Metro Vancouver will have to start paying bus fares again starting June 1.

May 4, 2020 11:10 AM Read more >

No charges to be laid in B.C.'s 2017 Elephant Hill wildfire: Wildfire Service

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Wildfire Service has officially released the cause of a 2017 blaze that eventually charred a huge area of trees and bush in the southern Interior and forced thousands to evacuate.

May 4, 2020 8:47 AM Read more >

‘Hate has no place in B.C.,’ says B.C. minister during Asian Heritage Month

May 4, 2020 8:05 AM Read more >

Michael J. Fox Foundation podcast tackles COVID-19 pandemic challenges

VANCOUVER — Michael J. Fox's research foundation is launching a podcast to help people with Parkinson's disease navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. The Michael J.

May 4, 2020 7:50 AM Read more >

RCMP recover bodies of two children after car drives off road in Chilliwack

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — The RCMP say the bodies of two children have been recovered after an accident in a rural part of Chilliwack, B.C. Sgt.

May 3, 2020 10:14 PM Read more >

Trans Canada open following mudslide west of Revelstoke, B.C.

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — The Trans Canada Highway has been cleared following a mudslide that blocked traffic in southeastern British Columbia Sunday. DriveBC says the slide occurred between Revelstoke and Sicamous near the Kay Falls Bridge.

May 3, 2020 5:23 PM Read more >

Teens set off flare in B.C. store in 'reckless' act, traumatize clerk: RCMP

NANAIMO, B.C. — The RCMP are accusing two teenagers of creating mayhem in a convenience store in Nanaimo, B.C., after shoplifting and then setting off a flare indoors on their way out.

May 3, 2020 12:21 PM Read more >

RCMP investigating collision that killed one person in Peachland, B.C.

PEACHLAND, B.C. — The RCMP say one person has died following a head-on crash in British Columbia's Okanagan region. Mounties say in a statement the collision occurred Friday evening in Peachland, B.C.

May 2, 2020 4:00 PM Read more >

Henry warns against 'missteps' as B.C. prepares to begin reopening

VICTORIA — Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging continued vigilance even as British Columbia prepares to begin loosening restrictions in response to COVID-19 next week.

May 2, 2020 2:54 PM Read more >

Vancouver police say anti-Asian, hate-related crimes spiked in April

Vancouver police are reporting an increase in anti-Asian, hate-motivated incidents in recent weeks.

May 1, 2020 5:19 PM Read more >