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B.C. announces new three-year action plan to address gender-based violence

British Columbia has announced a new three-year action plan that it says aims to end stigma around gender-based violence and ensure access to supports.

Law Society of B.C. disbars former lawyer after sexual assault conviction

A former Nanaimo lawyer has been disbarred for sexual misconduct that occurred when he was practising in Abbotsford in 2018.

Victoria considering new rules as tonnes of property seized from encampments

As the sun rises on Pandora Avenue in Victoria, bylaw officers walk the street, announcing their presence to people who are asleep in their tents.

B.C. storm brings wind, snow and rain to much of the province

A winter storm brought a wind warning to B.C.'s capital and snowfall warnings for parts of its largest metro area Saturday.

B.C. Amber Alert cancelled, 2-month-old child found safe

Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say the two-month-old child who was the subject of an Amber Alert Saturday afternoon has been found safe.

BC Ferries cancels sailings on major routes due to storm

A winter storm that brought wind, rain and – in some places – snow to the South Coast led BC Ferries to cancel several sailings on major routes Saturday.

Taiwan-Canada ties surge as supporters tout trade, politics and shared values

Somewhere at the confluence of politics, commerce and shared values driving a recent wave of Canadian fascination with Taiwan, there were the island's "freedom pineapples."

Leonard Marchand named new chief justice of British Columbia

Leonard Marchand has been appointed as the new chief justice of the B.C. and Yukon Courts of Appeal in what the B.C. attorney general calls "a historic appointment."

How a volunteer search group brought closure to the family of missing woman Melissa McDevitt

It's a story of perseverance and dedication: A small group of volunteers who formed an unbreakable bond, spending countless hours away from their own loved ones to bring closure to the family of Melissa McDevitt, a family thousands of kilometres away in another country.