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Boat sinks after smouldering for three hours in Indian Arm waters

Boat sinks after smouldering for three hours in Indian Arm waters

VANCOUVER — A boat was destroyed in the waters of the Indian Arm fjord near North Vancouver's Deep Cove on Saturday afternoon after it caught fire, smouldered for over three hours and sank.
B.C. premier should work with U.S., not ramp up trade threats: Opposition leader

B.C. premier should work with U.S., not ramp up trade threats: Opposition leader

The leader of B.C.'s Opposition Conservative Party says Premier David Eby is putting people in the province at risk by "threatening a trade war" with the United States rather than working with the Americans.
Vancouver heritage building being demolished over risk of collapse

Vancouver heritage building being demolished over risk of collapse

VANCOUVER — Crews in downtown Vancouver are demolishing a more than century-old heritage building that the city's chief building official says is so badly damaged it is at risk of collapse. The building at 500 Dunsmuir St.
Concrete bear sculpture weighing 45 kg stolen from Metro Vancouver porch

Concrete bear sculpture weighing 45 kg stolen from Metro Vancouver porch

COQUITLAM, B.C. — Police are on the lookout after a large concrete sculpture of a bear weighing about 45 kilograms was stolen from a porch of a home in Port Coquitlam, B.C. Mounties say the sculpture owner called police on Jan.
Below-seasonal temperatures coming to B.C., but warmer than 2024 cold snap

Below-seasonal temperatures coming to B.C., but warmer than 2024 cold snap

VANCOUVER — Below-seasonal temperatures are expected in parts of British Columbia this weekend, a year after a bitter cold snap that sent wind-chill temperatures plummeting to -20 C in Metro Vancouver and as low as -50 C in other parts of the provinc
George Pearson long-term care home gets new name over his anti-Japanese views

George Pearson long-term care home gets new name over his anti-Japanese views

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Coastal Health authority says it has changed the name of a long-term care home that was named after George Pearson, a B.C. politician who stoked anti-Japanese sentiment during the Second World War.
Ottawa provides $117M for drought resilience on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

Ottawa provides $117M for drought resilience on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

SECHELT, B.C. — The federal government is providing $117 million to help solve what it describes as the "heightening water crisis" due to drought on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, where the Sechelt area has been hit especially hard.
Three Port Alberni, B.C. men face charges of sex offences, trafficking of minors

Three Port Alberni, B.C. men face charges of sex offences, trafficking of minors

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Three men from Port Alberni, B.C., have been charged with sexual offences on minors, including trafficking of youth under 18 years old.
B.C. inquest hears of missed chance to avert starvation death of woman in home care

B.C. inquest hears of missed chance to avert starvation death of woman in home care

A former co-ordinator at the organization that oversaw Florence Girard's home care before she starved to death in October 2018 says "hindsight is 20/20" looking back at a missed opportunity to avert the tragedy.
Victoria police use-of-force data shows Indigenous 'overrepresentation'

Victoria police use-of-force data shows Indigenous 'overrepresentation'

B.C.’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner says it's planning to release the results of an inquiry into police use of force in the province later this year, but it's still crunching numbers in the meantime.
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