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B.C. acting to improve ambulance response times, support emergency workers

The Province is strengthening B.C.'s ambulance system to ensure it is faster and more responsive to British Columbians, a better place to work for paramedics and dispatchers, and able to rapidly meet changing demands and needs thr...

VPD, victim’s family appeal for witnesses to Easter Sunday homicide

Vancouver police say they are certain someone has information about a fatal stabbing on Easter Sunday, and they are urging those witnesses to share their details. 37 year old Robinson Russ, originally from Haida Gwaii, had lived ...

Wildfire smoke blanketing parts of B.C. prompts air quality warning

The Cariboo Regional District says residents of nearly 500 properties east of 100 Mile House are now in ``an immediate danger to life safety'' from the 17-square kilometre wildfire south of Canim Lake, one of more than 300 blazes...

Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold officially punches her ticket to Tokyo

Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold has officially punched her ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. Bujold was named to the Canadian boxing team on Wednesday, a week after she won her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland ...

RCMP investigate two sexual assaults in Guilford

Investigators from the Surrey RCMP Special Victims Unit are investigating two separate incidents of sexual assault that occurred only a few days a part in Guildford. The first incident occurred on July 9, 2021, at approximately 9:...

List of wildfires of note in BC has grown to 24

The list of so-called wildfires of note in BC has grown to 24 and includes five of the six fire centres in the province. Only the coastal fire centre currently has no such fires, which are especially visible or pose a threat to p...

Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese apologises after more than 160 unmarked graves found

The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria has apologized after more than 160 unmarked and undocumented graves were reportedly found at a residential school on an island near Chemainus. Bishop Gary Gordon says the dioce...

Fifth body recovered from crane collapse

The body of the fifth victim of Monday’s crane collapse was recovered late last night. The Kelowna area man is believed to have been working in an adjacent building when the crane went down, burying him in under the rubble.Crews h...

Warning about aggressive coyotes after toddler attacked, bitten, in Stanley Park

A two-year-old girl is recovering from bite wounds after she was attacked by a coyote while walking through Stanley Park, in Vancouver. The Conservation Officer Service says it happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday as the toddler walked with a group of children and adults near the aquarium. It says the coyote suddenly jumped on the girl but ran off when her father intervened. The child was treated in hospital for her injuries. It's the latest in a recent series of attacks and conservation officers warn there is a high risk of encountering an aggressive coyote in the park. Two coyotes have already ...