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B.C. police arrest two over extortion involving South Asian community
July 03, 2025 - 4:52 PM

SURREY — Two suspects have been arrested in British Columbia in an investigation into widespread extortion of South Asian business figures, crimes that police and politicians say reach back to India.
Wheel fell off RCMP trailer, sparking Lytton, B.C., fire that triggered evacuations
July 03, 2025 - 4:14 PM

Mounties say a out-of-control wildfire that has triggered evacuations near Lytton, B.C., was caused when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer in a "tremendously unfortunate" incident.
Search for another Vancouver Island boa constrictor prompts warning about exotic pets
July 03, 2025 - 12:43 PM

Inspector Drew Milne of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service likened it to finding a needle in a haystack — the haystack being a 137-hectare park on Vancouver Island, and the needle being a 1.5-metre-long boa constrictor.
Climate justice advocate joins race for B.C. Greens leadership
July 03, 2025 - 12:39 PM

VICTORIA — The B.C. Green Party says a 24-year-old advocate for climate justice and Indigenous solidarity has joined the party's leadership contest.
Canada names starting lineup for opening rugby test against Springboks women
July 03, 2025 - 12:00 PM

It took two extra days to get there, thanks to a flight cancellation in Montreal, but the Canadian women's rugby team made it to South Africa for Saturday's opening rugby test against the Springbok women.
Victoria mayor announces $10 million on diverted spending for community safety
July 03, 2025 - 5:25 AM

VICTORIA — Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said residents will see a difference in community safety within six months after announcing $10.35 million in funding for additional police and bylaw officers, temporary housing and the "huge task" of cleaning up parts of the city.
The backlash against ‘Tip-flation’
July 02, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Fire again threatens Lytton, B.C., one of hundreds of blazes across Canada
July 02, 2025 - 6:41 PM

This week marks the fourth anniversary of a deadly wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton, and the community is again under threat, with a nearby out-of-control wildfire setting off evacuation orders and alerts.
Publicly funded in vitro fertilization now available in B.C., offering up to $19,000
July 02, 2025 - 4:30 PM

VANCOUVER — A few thousand British Columbians could get help expanding their families this year with the launch of the province's new publicly funded in vitro fertilization program.
Police say two people who died in Abbotsford, B.C., murder-suicide were 80 years old
July 02, 2025 - 2:16 PM

ABBOTSFORD — A man and woman, both 80 years old, are dead in what police say was a murder-suicide in Abbotsford, B.C.
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B.C. police arrest two over extortion involving South Asian community

Wheel fell off RCMP trailer, sparking Lytton, B.C., fire that triggered evacuations

Search for another Vancouver Island boa constrictor prompts warning about exotic pets

Climate justice advocate joins race for B.C. Greens leadership

Canada names starting lineup for opening rugby test against Springboks women

Victoria mayor announces $10 million on diverted spending for community safety

The backlash against ‘Tip-flation’

Fire again threatens Lytton, B.C., one of hundreds of blazes across Canada

Publicly funded in vitro fertilization now available in B.C., offering up to $19,000

Police say two people who died in Abbotsford, B.C., murder-suicide were 80 years old

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