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VICTORIA — British Columbia wants to work with the federal government to ensure prescription drugs are available to Canadians and don't end up sold over the internet to American customers, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Wednesday.

A freshwater fish farm near Powell River owned by Agrimarine faces multiple federal and provincial investigations, and continues to operate despite setting up operations outside its licence area.

NANAIMO, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Prosecution Service has withdrawn contempt charges against 11 old-growth logging protesters accused of breaching a court injunction during blockades at Fairy Creek on Vancouver Island.

VANCOUVER — The mother of a teenager stabbed to death on a transit bus in Surrey, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, says she hopes her son's death will bring change.

BURNABY, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — A coroner's inquest has heard from two people whose 911 calls set off the Vancouver police response that led to the beating death of another man by several officers. Myles Gray, who was 33, died in Burnaby, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

VICTORIA — Numbers released by the BC Coroners Service show deaths from toxic, unregulated drugs have nudged record levels across the province for the second year in a row. The coroners service says 596 lives were lost between January and March.

Jason Anthony White was not granted day or full parole.

A mother and her 13-year-old stepdaughter found a prehistoric fossil while exploring the river

VICTORIA — British Columbia's electoral map is poised to expand by six ridings, increasing the number of provincial constituencies to 93 from the current 87 ahead of the 2024 fixed election date.

SURREY, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — Two men have been charged with first-degree murder of a British Columbia woman in a case that police say represents a prime example of gang violence spreading across the province.