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PR firm suspends contract with former B.C. premier amid groping accusation
February 16, 2019 - 3:05 PM

VANCOUVER - A global communications marketing firm says it is suspending its contract with former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell in light of an allegation in a British newspaper that he groped a woman in the United Kingdom.
Northern B.C. First Nation clan says ancient tools found at pipeline work site
February 16, 2019 - 3:26 PM

HOUSTON, B.C. - Coastal GasLink says it has suspended pipeline work south of Houston, B.C., while claims of the discovery of Indigenous artifacts on the site are investigated.
400-plus vehicles written off since acid spill on B.C. highway last year: ICBC
February 16, 2019 - 11:50 AM

TRAIL, B.C. - British Columbia's public auto insurer says about 450 vehicles have been written off since sulphuric acid spilled along a busy commuter route near Trail, B.C., in two incidents last spring.
Measles 'outbreak' in Vancouver with nine cases; most linked to French schools
February 15, 2019 - 5:56 PM

Vancouver Coastal Health says it's facing an "outbreak" of measles with nine cases in the city this month.
Fourteen 'dream' homes ordered evacuated as sinkholes open in Sechelt, B.C.
February 15, 2019 - 3:48 PM

Greg and Gerry Latham spent Friday morning scrambling to pack up family heirlooms as a series of sinkholes threatened to destroy their dream retirement home on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh votes in advance in Burnaby South byelection
February 15, 2019 - 2:06 PM

BURNABY, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is taking nothing for granted as he continues to work hard to win a byelection in Burnaby, B.C., and gain a seat in Parliament.
RCMP in Kamloops, B.C., say robbery and kidnap victim was found safe
February 15, 2019 - 1:01 PM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Mounties say a woman was found unharmed after she was kidnapped following a robbery in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday.
New St. Paul's Hospital gets green light from provincial government
February 15, 2019 - 11:09 AM

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says the replacement of St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver can move forward, following the launch of a business plan for the $1.9-billion project.
Warmer conditions turn snow to rain and sleet across B.C.'s south coast
February 15, 2019 - 8:11 AM

VANCOUVER - For the first time in days, no Environment Canada weather warnings are posted in British Columbia after snowfall warnings were lifted for the south coast.
Rain and wet snow fall on B.C.'s south coast as five to 10 centimetres predicted
February 14, 2019 - 6:01 PM

VANCOUVER - Rain and wet snow fell on British Columbia's south coast on Thursday evening as Environment Canada predicted five to 15 centimetres of the white stuff by early Friday.
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ALBAS: Political pressure and the rule of law
OPINION If you have followed any Canadian media reports this week you have likely heard the growing controversy occurring within the Trudeau Liberal government. In particular, the Prime Minister’s Office (