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Stall, downdraft, decision making may have played roles in B.C. air-taxi crash: TSB

VANCOUVER — The Transportation Safety Board says several factors may have played a role in the crash of an air taxi in B.C.

Apr 24, 2024 12:22 PM Read more >

Ombudsperson calls B.C.'s handling of youth confinement an embarrassment

VANCOUVER — B.C.'s ombudsperson says the Ministry of Children and Family Development should be embarrassed by its neglect toward its commitment to reduce the practice of isolating youth in custody.

Apr 23, 2024 5:44 PM Read more >

B.C. government sets November date for Surrey police handover

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's government has set Nov. 29 as the date when the Surrey Police Service will take over from the RCMP as the city's force of jurisdiction.

Apr 23, 2024 5:42 PM Read more >

B.C. government to set out housing targets for 20 more communities

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has named another 20 cities and towns as priority communities for housing targets over the next five years. The government says in a statement the communities are in high-growth, high-need regions of B.C.

Apr 23, 2024 4:01 PM Read more >

U.S. authorities searching for missing B.C. kayakers have found a body: RCMP

SAANICH, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say United States authorities searching for a pair of missing kayakers have found a body in the San Juan Islands of Washington state. RCMP spokesman Cpl.

Apr 23, 2024 10:38 AM Read more >

Winds put tiny Endako under wildfire threat as two evacuation alerts issued in B.C.

CARIBOO, B.C. — Shifting winds triggered an evacuation alert for the tiny community of Endako in central British Columbia over the weekend, as fears of a long wildfire season in the province start to materialize.

Apr 22, 2024 1:08 PM Read more >