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VANCOUVER — When the City of Vancouver halved polling places and slashed election-day staffing levels by almost two-thirds in last month's council byelection, it was done with historically low turnouts and the rise of alternative voting methods in mi

VICTORIA — Four Metro Vancouver area councillors have launched a petition asking the British Columbia government for closer oversight of municipal spending in the province, amid a police investigation into alleged misuse of a city hall gift card prog

Ottawa stopped measuring sediment years ago, throwing the future of flood defences, farmland, cities and delta health into question

POWELL RIVER — Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the British Columbia coastline. Powell River RCMP say the crash happened Monday at around 7 p.m. near Refuge Cove, about 200 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.

NANAIMO — The BC Prosecution Service says a Nanaimo RCMP officer has been charged with breach of trust. It says in a news release that the charge against Const. Mark Tyler Hilland stems from an incident between July 2 and 3, 2024.

The 2025 World Athletics Championships will take place in Tokyo from Sept. 13 to 21.

Police say it was a random and unprovoked assault on a 70-year-old man.

The suspect is being held by police until his bail hearing.

A dump truck was impounded following a vehicle inspection.

The pause applies to new logging investments in the Revelstoke-Shuswap region, where the Columbia North caribou herd is losing habitat faster than it's replaced