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B.C. man arrested after allegedly driving wrong way in deadly Coquihalla crash
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Police have arrested a driver involved in a fatal crash on the Coquihalla Highway on allegations he was going in the wrong direction and was impaired. The BC Highway Patrol says in a statement that the crash happene...
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Canadians step up to give blood after fire at Alberta military base kills four
WAINWRIGHT - Canadian Blood Services says it has been "deeply moved" by a surge in public support following a deadly fire at a military base in Wainwright, Alta. The non-profit reported Monday that it saw a fourfold increase in the number of appointmen...
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'Heartbreaking': Wainwright mourns after military training accident claims lives
WAINWRIGHT - Residents of the town of Wainwright are grieving after a deadly fire swept up by fierce winds overtook soldiers on a training exercise at the local military base on Saturday, killing four and wounding dozens. Sharon Pashko, 79, was among t...
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Costed B.C. Conservative platform promises $2.6 B in growth, $10.8B deficit
The British Columbia Conservatives say their election platform amounts to restraint, not austerity, and will create $2.6 billion in new revenue over three years, while shrinking the deficit to $10.8 billion by 2030. The document released Sunday, with r...
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Eby asking Green voters to support B.C. NDP to defeat Conservatives
VICTORIA - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby is appealing to Greens for their votes as the provincial election enters its final week, but Green Party Leader Emily Lowan says he is just trying to frighten voters. Eby said on Sunday that Green suppo...
Oct 18, 2026
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Rough ride for some incumbents: B.C.'s municipal elections at a glance
Some incumbent candidates have taken a beating in British Columbia's municipal elections. Voters on Saturday evicted the mayors of Vancouver and Surrey, the province's two biggest cities. Here's a look at some of the results. BIG TURNOUT IN VANCOUVER, ...
Oct 18, 2026
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Vancouver progressives take power as Green Pete Fry is elected mayor
VANCOUVER - Hedy Fry is no stranger to election nights after more than three decades representing her riding in Vancouver as a Liberal member of Parliament. But election night Saturday, when she watched her son Pete Fry become the city's next Vancouve...
Oct 18, 2026
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Advocates planting the seed of a tree protection law in Winnipeg's election
WINNIPEG - The giants that Diane Poulin used to live among are all dead, but she's hoping to protect the ones still left in Winnipeg. "I had five mature elm trees right in front of my house that leaned over the street and formed a beautiful canopy, and...
Oct 18, 2026
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De Havilland calls for national water bomber fleet as it scrambles to meet demand
MONTREAL - On July 13, a pair of Canadair water bombers touched down on the Seine River, skimming along its surface to refill their water tanks as they battled a wildfire south of Paris. The "super scoopers," with their signature ketchup-red wing tips ...
Oct 18, 2026
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CentreBC pledges $25M 'rural ER stabilization fund' to keep emergency rooms open
SURREY - CentreBC Leader Elenore Sturko has announced plans for a $25-million-a-year "rural ER stabilization fund" to help keep emergency rooms open in the province. The party's campaign pledge says the fund would pay locum doctors and nurses, and fund...
Oct 17, 2026
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Pete Fry becomes Vancouver's next mayor
Pete Fry is Vancouver's next mayor. Fry won the municipal election Saturday, defeating incumbent Ken Sim and six other challengers vying to lead British Columbia's largest city. He celebrated with supporters at a campaign party in Vancouver and held a ...
Oct 17, 2026
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No reports of serious injuries in B.C. crash involving semi-truck, bus, cars: police
SURREY - Police say there are no reports of serious injuries after a crash involving a semi-truck and trailer, a bus and several other vehicles that forced the closure of Highway 99 in both directions in south Surrey, B.C., on Friday. Staff Sgt. Lindse...
Oct 16, 2026
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B.C. man arrested, charged in 2022 double homicide in Metro Vancouver
A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with two homicides in Burnaby, B.C., three years ago. Investigators say Mohammed Arif Ansari was arrested Friday, and two counts of second-degree murder and one count of indignity to human ...
Oct 16, 2026
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B.C. begins voting without Conservatives' costed platform, Doerkson calls it imminent
British Columbians have started voting in the provincial election without the release of a costed platform from the B.C. Conservatives, whose leader says it will be announced "imminently." Interim leader Lorne Doerkson said at a Metro Vancouver campaig...
Oct 16, 2026
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Vancouver officer tells Myles Gray's family his 'tragic' death was not intended
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer involved in the fatal arrest of Myles Gray has addressed the man's family, telling them the "tragic" outcome was never the intention of police. But Const. Beau Spencer had told the public hearing in Vancouver earl...
Oct 16, 2026
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A Yes for Green's Lowan because 'someone has to save the trees,' voter says
VICTORIA - Jim Leard had just cast his ballot for Emily Lowan on Friday when he ran into the British Columbia Green Party leader outside a high school in Greater Victoria. "We have a saying in the family, because we all vote Green, 'someone has to tal...
Oct 16, 2026
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B.C. ballet school founder guilty of sex charges involving teenage student
VICTORIA - The founder of a ballet school in Greater Victoria has been found guilty of two sexual offences over his relationship with a 15-year-old student. David Beales was originally charged with sexual interference, sexual exploitation and making s...
Oct 15, 2026
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Author Steven Galloway concludes testimony at Vancouver defamation trial
VANCOUVER - Author and former University of British Columbia creative writing chair Steven Galloway has concluded testifying in his defamation lawsuit trial in Vancouver. Galloway, who alleges the defendants defamed him by publishing unproven allegati...
Oct 15, 2026
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B.C.'s Eby says proposed Indigenous land transfer legislation is about saving money
A forest industry leader would like to cut down a plan by the previous government to limit the compensation of forest companies when land is transferred to First Nations, but British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby has defended the proposal. Kim Haaksta...
Oct 15, 2026
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Police investigating after body found in Surrey, B.C., in suspected homicide
SURREY - Homicide investigators say they have yet to positively identify a man who was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that police were called to the 6100-block of...
Oct 15, 2026
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B.C. election at a glance: Parties make pledges on bridge, buses and bargaining
Here are some of the developments in British Columbia's election campaign on Thursday, Oct. 15. CONSERVATIVES VOW TO SCRAP TUNNEL, BUILD BRIDGE The B.C. Conservatives have announced a plan to scrap the Massey Tunnel replacement project and instead buil...
Oct 15, 2026
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B.C. Conservatives dump teenage candidate accused of making Hitler remarks
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Conservatives have dumped a teenage candidate in the provincial election after he was accused of posting "offensive" remarks online about the Holocaust and Hitler. The party said Thursday that Jordan McIntosh was no long...
Oct 15, 2026
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'Excited delirium': Second Vancouver officer tells of Myles Gray's fatal arrest
VANCOUVER - A second Vancouver police officer involved in the violent arrest that ended in the death of Myles Gray says he had never previously encountered someone in such a state that he believed was a medical situation known as "excited delirium." Co...
Oct 15, 2026
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TSB: 'Incomplete' risk assessment led to 2022 B.C. plane crash that killed three
RICHMOND - Investigators say "limited knowledge" of local wind conditions and a possibly incomplete risk assessment likely led to a pilot losing control of his plane in a crash in British Columbia that killed all three people. The Transportation Safety...
Oct 15, 2026
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