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'Like my big brother': Survivor of Banff rockfall says friend who died saved him

'Like my big brother': Survivor of Banff rockfall says friend who died saved him

"It sounded like a thunderstorm."
B.C. nurse again disciplined on patient relationship allegations

B.C. nurse again disciplined on patient relationship allegations

B.C.'s College of Nurses and Midwives said the nurse had an inappropriate personal relationship with a vulnerable youth patient with mental health and substance use issues.
In Vancouver, wildfire smoke and heat combine to significantly increase mortality risk, finds study

In Vancouver, wildfire smoke and heat combine to significantly increase mortality risk, finds study

Days dominated by hot temperatures and smoky skies combine to raise the statistical risk of death across the region by 7.9 per cent, researchers found.
B.C. man pleads guilty to three sexual assault charges

B.C. man pleads guilty to three sexual assault charges

The charges against Arturo Garcia Gorjon were sworn July 21, 2023, making the case 696 days old by the time pleas were entered.
'Just stunning': Orcas swim through Vancouver triathlon race

'Just stunning': Orcas swim through Vancouver triathlon race

Participants were on the final section of the race when two orcas swam by the finish line.
B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered 'almost nothing' to help

B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered 'almost nothing' to help

A British Columbia professor who is trapped in Iran said that federal officials told him there was "almost nothing" the Canadian government could do to help him and his family. Simon Fraser University engineering Prof.
B.C. murder charge puts man's other charges in limbo

B.C. murder charge puts man's other charges in limbo

Brett MacDonald was found dead in Vancouver's Crab Park on March 22.
B.C. small business confidence bouncing back but recovery remains shaky, say reports

B.C. small business confidence bouncing back but recovery remains shaky, say reports

West Coast SME confidence lowest in Canada in this year's first quarter, according to BDC report.
Man arrested for allegedly running police blockade in B.C.

Man arrested for allegedly running police blockade in B.C.

A man accused of crashing into a police car while trying to evade a blockade on Vancouver Island now faces several charges.
After 40-year mystery, police say 'Mr. X' in 1985 Air India bombing is dead

After 40-year mystery, police say 'Mr. X' in 1985 Air India bombing is dead

Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect known as "Mr. X" who is thought to have helped test a bomb before the 1985 Air India terror attack.