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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 12m

Expanded U.S. tariffs an ‘existential threat’ to B.C. forestry industry, Eby says

Expanded U.S. tariffs an ‘existential threat’ to B.C. forestry industry, Eby says

B.C. Premier David Eby is calling on the federal government to support workers whose jobs are put at risk by the “unfair” and “unjustified attack” on the Canadian forestry industry by U.S. President Donald Trump.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 1h

B.C. set to open Western Canada’s first new medical school in decades

B.C. set to open Western Canada’s first new medical school in decades

Applications are being accepted for those wanting to become doctors through Simon Fraser University, in what the British Columbia government says is the first new medical school in Western Canada in decades.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 2h

16 motorcycle deaths over 2 months as B.C. sees ‘spike’ in dangerous driving

16 motorcycle deaths over 2 months as B.C. sees ‘spike’ in dangerous driving

Authorities are reminding motorcyclists to slow down and ride responsibility following a deadly couple of months on B.C.’s highways.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 2h

B.C. acupuncturist barred from undressing patients amid investigation

B.C. acupuncturist barred from undressing patients amid investigation

A Vancouver acupuncturist has been barred from undressing patients below the waist amid an ongoing investigation by the province’s regulator.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 3h

IIO called in after person found in ‘medical distress’ in Vancouver jail

IIO called in after person found in ‘medical distress’ in Vancouver jail

B.C.’s police watchdog has been called in after a person who was being held in Vancouver police custody went into medical distress Friday.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 3h

Training exercise will bring ‘large police presence’ to Vancouver waters Monday

Training exercise will bring ‘large police presence’ to Vancouver waters Monday

Multiple law enforcement agencies and the Canadian Coast Guard will be participating in a training exercise Monday, which will lead to an increased presence of uniformed officers near popular beaches.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 4h

Suspect arrested days after ‘unprovoked’ stabbings in Vancouver

Suspect arrested days after ‘unprovoked’ stabbings in Vancouver

Days after an alarming series of stabbings in downtown Vancouver that left several people injured, authorities have arrested a suspect.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 4h

‘All clear’: Evacuation alert issued over illegal B.C. dam rescinded

‘All clear’: Evacuation alert issued over illegal B.C. dam rescinded

An evacuation alert issued over concerns that an illegally constructed dam near Kamloops, B.C., could burst has been rescinded.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 5h

Taylor Swift announces movie of final Eras Tour performance in Vancouver

Taylor Swift announces movie of final Eras Tour performance in Vancouver

Taylor Swift fans will soon be able to relive the singer’s record-smashing Eras Tour finale in Vancouver last December.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 5h

Snuggerud scores twice, St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 5-2

Snuggerud scores twice, St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 5-2

Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Monday.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 6h

No evidence B.C. cop encouraged K9 to bite handcuffed man, watchdog says

No evidence B.C. cop encouraged K9 to bite handcuffed man, watchdog says

There’s no reliable evidence an RCMP dog handler encouraged his K9 to bite a handcuffed suspect during an arrest in Kelowna, B.C., a watchdog investigation has found.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 6h

‘Comfortably wild’ fish cannery turned tourist retreat for sale in northern B.C.

‘Comfortably wild’ fish cannery turned tourist retreat for sale in northern B.C.

What started as a desire to put some distance between herself and a troublesome neighbour took Justine Crawford and her future husband more than 1,500 kilometres from B.C.’s South Coast, to a one-of-a-kind property they would spend years restoring.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 7h

‘No shovels in the ground’: B.C. mayor blasts province on lack of progress rebuilding burned school

‘No shovels in the ground’: B.C. mayor blasts province on lack of progress rebuilding burned school

Nearly two years to the day a Port Coquitlam, B.C., school burned to the ground, the city’s mayor says the province is falling short on its promises to rebuild it.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 8h

B.C.’s Carly Rae Jepsen makes Rolling Stone list of 21st century’s greatest songs

B.C.’s Carly Rae Jepsen makes Rolling Stone list of 21st century’s greatest songs

There are several Canadian artists celebrated on a new list of the 250 greatest songs of the 21st century, including B.C.’s own Carly Rae Jepsen.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 9h

2 hikers attacked by grizzly bear northeast of Prince George, B.C.

2 hikers attacked by grizzly bear northeast of Prince George, B.C.

A grizzly bear attack in the McGregor Range area northeast of Prince George, B.C., has prompted trail closures and a public alert.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 10h

Suspect arrested days after ‘unprovoked’ stabbings in Vancouver

Suspect arrested days after ‘unprovoked’ stabbings in Vancouver

Days after an alarming series of stabbings in downtown Vancouver that left several people injured, authorities have arrested a suspect.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 11h

‘All clear’: Evacuation alert issued over illegal B.C. dam rescinded

‘All clear’: Evacuation alert issued over illegal B.C. dam rescinded

An evacuation alert issued over concerns that an illegally constructed dam near Kamloops, B.C., could burst has been rescinded.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 12h

No evidence B.C. cop encouraged K9 to bite handcuffed man, watchdog says

No evidence B.C. cop encouraged K9 to bite handcuffed man, watchdog says

There’s no reliable evidence an RCMP dog handler encouraged his K9 to bite a handcuffed suspect during an arrest in Kelowna, B.C., a watchdog investigation has found.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 13h

‘Comfortably wild’ fish cannery turned tourist retreat for sale in northern B.C.

‘Comfortably wild’ fish cannery turned tourist retreat for sale in northern B.C.

What started as a desire to put some distance between herself and a troublesome neighbour took Justine Crawford and her future husband more than 1,500 kilometres from B.C.’s South Coast, to a one-of-a-kind property they would spend years restoring.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 14h

IIO called in after person found in ‘medical distress’ in Vancouver jail

IIO called in after person found in ‘medical distress’ in Vancouver jail

B.C.’s police watchdog has been called in after a person who was being held in Vancouver police custody went into medical distress Friday.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 14h

‘No shovels in the ground’: B.C. mayor blasts province on lack of progress rebuilding burned school

‘No shovels in the ground’: B.C. mayor blasts province on lack of progress rebuilding burned school

Nearly two years to the day a Port Coquitlam, B.C., school burned to the ground, the city’s mayor says the province is falling short on its promises to rebuild it.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 15h

Taylor Swift announces movie of final Eras Tour performance in Vancouver

Taylor Swift announces movie of final Eras Tour performance in Vancouver

Taylor Swift fans will soon be able to relive the singer’s record-smashing Eras Tour finale in Vancouver last December.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 15h

B.C.’s Carly Rae Jepsen makes Rolling Stone list of 21st century’s greatest songs

B.C.’s Carly Rae Jepsen makes Rolling Stone list of 21st century’s greatest songs

There are several Canadian artists celebrated on a new list of the 250 greatest songs of the 21st century, including B.C.’s own Carly Rae Jepsen.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 16h

2 hikers attacked by grizzly bear northeast of Prince George, B.C.

2 hikers attacked by grizzly bear northeast of Prince George, B.C.

A grizzly bear attack in the McGregor Range area northeast of Prince George, B.C., has prompted trail closures and a public alert.

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 16h

Training exercise will bring ‘large police presence’ to Vancouver waters Monday

Training exercise will bring ‘large police presence’ to Vancouver waters Monday

Multiple law enforcement agencies and the Canadian Coast Guard will be participating in a training exercise Monday, which will lead to an increased presence of uniformed officers near popular beaches.