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VICTORIA — B.C. Premier David Eby is "marching the province toward a confrontation" in which Speaker Raj Chouhan will have to cast a deciding vote to push through a bill to speed up certain infrastructure projects, a political scientist says.

Uncertainty in the United States under the administration of President Donald Trump means opportunities for British Columbia as it seeks to recruit much-needed nurses, Premier David Eby said.

British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province is committed to a full public inquiry to answer questions about the care of Adam Kai-Ji Lo before the attack, if they are not addressed at a criminal trial.

Two Vancouver pharmacists facing sanctions for alleged improper opioid-dispensing practices are taking the College of Pharmacists of B.C. to court, claiming evidence was collected "improperly" during inspections by college investigators.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's latest snowpack and water supply bulletin says drier, warmer weather last month has contributed to an early melt, raising concern for widespread drought this summer.

Vancouver filmmaker Zachary Lipovsky says it took innovative thinking — and a fake decapitation — to land the job directing “Final Destination: Bloodlines.

NORTH VANCOUVER — Crews from three fire departments on Vancouver's North Shore are battling a blaze at an apartment complex that began Saturday morning.

FORT NELSON — The BC Wildfire Service says 11 fires that have been smouldering underground near Fort Nelson, B.C., since last year are being whipped up by warm and dry weather conditions.

KELOWNA — Prosecutors say five youth involved in a violent swarming of a girl in Kelowna, B.C., last year have entered guilty pleas.

KAMLOOPS — The BC Wildfire Service says four new wildfires are burning out of control in the Prince George Fire Centre.