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Officers' errors in carjacking not criminal: B.C. police watchdog
September 25, 2026 - 1:03 PM

VANCOUVER — The Independent Investigations Office says Vancouver police officers who shot a man during an alleged carjacking two years ago made "errors," but the mistakes weren't criminal.
Eby pauses B.C.'s sales tax expansion, unveils $90M in business aid for trade war
September 18, 2026 - 4:06 PM

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province is pausing a planned expansion of the provincial sales tax, introducing a $90-million support package for businesses, and directing BC Ferries to build future vessels in the province in response to the trade war with the United States.
Victoria teachers say school violence an 'epidemic,' report tells of 6,000 incidents
September 16, 2026 - 2:01 PM

The teachers' union in Greater Victoria is urging immediate action after a report outlined what it called a "growing and widespread epidemic" of violence in local schools, including an average of more than 20 instances of violence against staff per day.
Fact File: Misleading claim links vandalism of U.S. visitor's truck to recent tension
September 15, 2026 - 11:18 AM

Photos posted on X last week that claim to show an American visitor's pickup truck targeted by vandalism in Canada received tens of thousands of views. The post chided Canadians for resorting to "childish anti-American theatre" as they adopt an "Elbows Up" response amid the escalating trade war with the United States. A reverse image search shows the photos are actually from 2020 and reflect opposition in British Columbia to the U.S.
B.C. AG condemns report of death threats and raw bacon at Surrey mosque
September 01, 2026 - 6:51 PM

British Columbia's attorney general is condemning Islamophobia after the Fleetwood Islamic Centre in Surrey says members of its congregation found the facility vandalized with threatening graffiti and pieces of raw bacon.
'We will lose a lot of our annual crops': B.C. farmers face losses due to wildfires
August 13, 2026 - 10:58 AM

Ella Braden, the owner of Braden Hill Orchard & Farm, says she was on vacation when wildfires roared through Summerland, B.C.
From goats to porcupines, these animal evacuees escaped B.C. wildfire
August 11, 2026 - 6:00 PM

When a wildfire roared toward Summerland, B.C., staff from the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society had to evacuate about 30 animals from the facility in an hour.
Confusion and anger in wake of tainted evidence and a failed B.C. murder case
August 09, 2026 - 6:00 AM

AGASSIZ — Gena Edwards, president of the BC Native Women's Association, said that when Frederick Charlie was acquitted of second-degree murder last month in the killing of Vanessa Terry, there were gasps.
Why some B.C. farmers stay to fight, despite wildfire evacuation orders
August 08, 2026 - 6:00 AM

When Tom Davison's son-in-law invested in firefighting equipment for their orchard near Vernon, B.C., after a wildfire swept past in 2021, Davison wasn't sure the hoses would get much use.
Watchdog clears police who shot B.C. double murderer after overnight standoff
August 06, 2026 - 1:53 PM

SURREY — British Columbia's police watchdog has cleared RCMP officers of wrongdoing in the 2024 shooting of a man who murdered two family members then barricaded himself in a trailer in an overnight standoff.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Officers' errors in carjacking not criminal: B.C. police watchdog

Eby pauses B.C.'s sales tax expansion, unveils $90M in business aid for trade war

Victoria teachers say school violence an 'epidemic,' report tells of 6,000 incidents

Fact File: Misleading claim links vandalism of U.S. visitor's truck to recent tension

B.C. AG condemns report of death threats and raw bacon at Surrey mosque

'We will lose a lot of our annual crops': B.C. farmers face losses due to wildfires

From goats to porcupines, these animal evacuees escaped B.C. wildfire

Confusion and anger in wake of tainted evidence and a failed B.C. murder case

Why some B.C. farmers stay to fight, despite wildfire evacuation orders

Watchdog clears police who shot B.C. double murderer after overnight standoff

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