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B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigns after four months
Findlay steps down Sunday, citing leadership distraction, as the party hemorrhages MLAs ahead of municipal elections and a...
Ladner resident opens 'wind phone' booth where mourners speak to deceased loved ones
Teresa Reid installed a telephone booth at Schoolhouse Farm in Delta where anyone can call to share thoughts and feelings with people...
Cell phone shipping scam targets B.C. residents with new devices
Scammers pose as your wireless provider, claim you got the wrong phone, and ask you to ship it back. Phones worth thousands end up at...
B.C. arrest with less-lethal weapons and police dog sparks IIO investigation
A man exited a Saanich home on Woodhall Drive after hours of negotiations Thursday night. Independent Investigations Office is examining...
Out of the Forest Theatre brings Lizzie Borden story to Anvil Theatre on October 17
U.K. ensemble transforms the infamous 1892 murder case into vaudevillian horror set to bluegrass and murder ballads.
100 candidates declared for Surrey's October 17 municipal election, up from 84 in 2022
The jump comes as advance voting expands to 10 locations across the city—up 67 per cent from 2022—reflecting what Surrey's chief...
Surrey gets B.C.'s South Asian heritage museum after competing with Vancouver
The province signed a memorandum of understanding Friday to advance planning for the museum in Surrey, home to Canada's highest-density...
B.C. municipalities demand province protect and expand industrial lands amid U.S. tariff pressures
Mayors and councillors voted Friday at the Union of BC Municipalities convention to push the province to safeguard dwindling industrial land.
Peter Milobar and Mike Bernier merge centre-right parties into CentreBC with eight legislature seats
The two parties announced their merger Friday in Vancouver. Milobar is taking over as leader; Bernier is stepping down.
B.C. pauses PST expansion on professional services, adds $90M support
Premier David Eby announced Friday the province will delay the October 1 tax increase until after the U.S. trade war ends, alongside new...
B.C. stops publishing quarterly inventory of major construction and development projects
The government ended the Major Projects Inventory, which tracked projects over $15 million across the province since 2004, citing...
B.C. mayors demand five concrete steps from province on public safety
Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Victoria and other cities presented a 'contract' to the province Thursday calling for encampment policy,...
