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Overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver gets new location — with mayor strongly opposed

Vancouver Coastal Health’s chief medical health officer says the site is an “essential health service” needed to save lives, but Mayor Ken Sim says no meaningful consultation was done on reopening it.

Red Dress Day being marked by events across B.C.

The national day of awareness and remembrance comes more than 15 years after a Métis artist created an art installation of red dresses hanging in public spaces, to serve as a reminder of Indigenous women and girls who are missing or have been murdered.

Investments from feds, province will help fast-track training, strengthen trades: B.C. trades schools

Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a proposed $6 billion over five years to recruit, hire and train up to 100,000 Red Seal trades workers across the country. Federal government projections suggest that Canada will need more than 1.4 million new trades workers by 2033.

Video captures grey whale being struck by Jet Ski rider in Vancouver

Witnesses along Vancouver’s seawall saw the collision unfold in the water near Siwash Rock in Stanley Park around 7:30 p.m. PT on Monday.

As treaty negotiations in B.C. raise concerns, chief treaty commissioner says the process needs to be improved

B.C. Treaty Commission chief commissioner George Abbott, a former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister and author of the book Unceded: Understanding British Columbia's Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now, said he believes the treaty process needs to be improved upon.

How the viral 'Scientology speedrun' trend got started and why young people keep doing it

Like any online meme worth its weight in clicks, the Scientology speedrun trend doesn't make a lot of sense, at least on the surface. Teens rush Scientology sites for views, jokes and protest — but ex-members warn it can turn risky fast.

#TheMoment a heron was freed from a giant oyster in Maple Ridge

B.C. Wildlife Response Team leader Elizabeth Grant and veterinarian Dr. Adrian Walton tell The National about the moment they freed a heron's foot from a massive oyster in Maple Ridge, B.C.

Campfires to be banned across B.C.'s South Coast amid warm spring weather

The B.C. Wildfire Service will enact campfire prohibitions across the Coastal Fire Centre — which includes the South Coast — on Thursday at noon, amid unseasonably warm spring conditions.

After 25-win season, Canucks hold best odds in Tuesday's NHL draft lottery

The Vancouver Canucks are hoping the odds will finally go their way when the NHL's draft lottery is held Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.

7 grey whales have been found dead off Vancouver Island this year

More grey whales have washed up dead off the west coast of Vancouver Island, bringing the total to seven found dead.

Closing arguments in trial for Penticton city councillor accused of sexual offences involving youth

Miller is accused of multiple counts of sexual offences involving youth that allegedly took place during his time as a basketball coach in Sarnia, Ont., in the mid-1990s.

Carney picks former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to be governor general

Prime Minister Mark Carney has named former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada's next governor general.

Man killed in shooting in Surrey's Newton neighbourhood, police say

A man was killed in a fatal shooting in Surrey's Newton neighbourhood on Monday afternoon, according to police, in what is the second fatal shooting in the city in little under a week.

B.C. premier pushes back after softwood lumber left off list for tariff relief

Ottawa's decision not to include the softwood lumber among the industries that will benefit from $1 billion in tariff relief funding sparked frustration from B.C. Premier David Eby, who says softwood lumber in B.C. has been "decimated" by U.S. tariffs.

Defamation lawsuit by wife of Quesnel mayor against Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs dismissed

The judge found the allegedly defamatory statements were fair comment on a matter of public interest and an expression deserving of a "high level of protection," and that Pat Morton suffered negligible, if any, harm from the letter.

Alberta man charged with murder after 2 bodies found in home in Langley, B.C.

Langley RCMP say the province's homicide squad has been called in after first responders found two deceased people in the township on Monday.

Vandals responsible for Telus outage across northwest B.C., company says

Thousands of people in northwest B.C. were unable to communicate digitally or do business on Monday after thieves attempted to steal copper cables crucial to Telus operations in the region.

Person arrested after accessing plane without authorization at YVR: police

Richmond RCMP say a person who "accessed an aircraft without authorization" at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) early Monday morning is now in custody.

Quadriplegic senior says changes to home care putting his health at risk

A 72-year-old man in Saanich, B.C., says his usual community health workers seem to have been replaced with workers who aren't trained to help facilitate his daily bowel routine.

Trump cut funding for B.C. researchers. It could spell trouble for bats

Geopolitical realities now pose a potential threat to bats, since the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump cut off funding for B.C. researchers who had been working on both sides of the border in the fight against white-nose syndrome.