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VANCOUVER — The avalanche deaths of two skiers in British Columbia’s central Interior this month have prompted an emotional plea about this season’s dangerous conditions from the head of a volunteer search and rescue team.

SURREY, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — The City of Surrey has released its draft five-year budget, allocating more than half of the property tax increases for 2023 to cover the costs associated with the police transition.

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A Kamloops obstetrics clinic that delivers an average of 60 babies each month is slated to close this summer due to a shortage of doctors.

VANCOUVER — The provincial government is spending $1.7 million to expand the University of British Columbia's midwifery program.

PORT ALICE, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — A minor earthquake has been recorded off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Earthquakes sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ reports a 4.8 magnitude quake struck just before 11 p.m. PST. The tremor was recorded 166 km west of Port Alice, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Two people have died and one was hurt in an avalanche in the Purcell Mountains in southeastern British Columbia.

VANCOUVER — A retired North Vancouver elementary school teacher is facing a dozen charges connected to alleged sex offenses.

VICTORIA — A former British Columbia Liberal cabinet minister has joined the provincial Conservatives, becoming the party's sole MLA, seven months after being dumped from the Opposition caucus for questioning the role of carbon dioxide in climate cha

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is introducing new approaches to manage timber resources that will protect more old-growth trees from logging, while supporting innovations to better care for the forests.