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Rifleman says Canada abandoned Afghans who helped keep troops alive

VICTORIA — The COVID-19 death toll has increased by 11 people in British Columbia for a total of 2,234 people since the pandemic began in the province.

VICTORIA — Researchers at the University of Victoria are floating a new idea that could bring clean, renewable power to British Columbia's remote coastal communities and end their dependence on diesel generators.

Witnesses were able to provide a description of the man, who was arrested nearby.

QUESNEL, B.C. — Logs stored in the yard of a Quesnel, B.C., wood products mill are burning and the company that owns the mill says the flames could take days to put out.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's unvaccinated health-care workers will be given the first opportunity to receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 when it arrives in British Columbia next week, says the province's top docto

Atira lost 23 tenants and four guests to overdose this year compared to 13 for same period in 2020.

VICTORIA — British Columbia has set another record for illicit drug deaths, reaching a new high for the first nine months of this year, but the situation is "not without hope," a provincial health official says. The latest numbers from B.C.

Health-care workers in Northern Health region most reluctant to get the jab

VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says storm-related outages are more frequent in British Columbia due to climate change but when it comes to preparing for a blackout, a new report shows Lower Mainland residents are in the dark.