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VANCOUVER — The federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister and the chief of the Musqueam Indian Band have initialled an agreement they say brings the band one step closer to self-governance.

Two new travel-related cases of measles have been confirmed in British Columbia's Lower Mainland, bringing the recent tally to four, and leading to a call for people to confirm they have been fully vaccinated.

VANCOUVER — New data from the BC Coroners Service says at least 458 people experiencing homelessness in the province died in 2023, with the toll almost tripling in just three years.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for west Vancouver Island as an atmospheric river approaches.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — Police in New Westminster, B.C., say they acted on a 911 call about a student armed with a knife at a local high school on Thursday.

Authorities say the case is unrelated to an infection last month involving a resident of the Vancouver Coastal Health region who was also infected after a trip to Southeast Asia.

The money is part of a $32.5-billion Canadian settlement between JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges and Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. and their creditors.

Police are investigating why the fatal collision occurred. The primary contributing factor is unknown at this time.

VICTORIA — Another earthquake has shaken Victoria, becoming at least the third felt in British Columbia's capital in less than two weeks. Earthquakes Canada says the magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred about 58 kilometres south of Victoria, at 4:18 p.

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say an officer on patrol was slashed on the leg with an "edged weapon" in the city's Downtown Eastside.