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The University of British Columbia is reviewing its awarding of an honorary degree to a Roman Catholic bishop who was once a principal at a residential school where the remains of 215 children have been discovered.

In a press conference on Monday, a tearful Dr. Bonnie Henry paused to mourn and acknowledge the children whose bodies were recently found in a mass grave near the Kamloops Indian Residential School.

  VANCOUVER -- The University of British Columbia is now reviewing a decision to grant an honorary degree to a former principal of the Kamloops residential school where the remains of 215 children were found buried. A joint statement from UBC’s president Santa Ono and deputy vice-chancellor of UBC Okanagan Lesley Cormack said the university was aware of “community concerns” regarding an honorary degree given to Bishop John O’Grady in 1986. “The issues raised are deeply upsetting ...

B.C.s Provincial Health Officer said she will have details Thursday on what dose two could look like for those who received the AstraZeneca vaccine.

B.C.s health ministry will release another COVID-19 update Tuesday, giving details on the latest cases recorded in the province.

A world-renowned B.C. forestry expert is having a book about her life made into a movie starring Amy Adams.

Pressure is mounting on government to fund and support investigations at residential school sites.

A suspect sought in connection with a suspicious death in Kelowna, B.C., over the weekend has been arrested.

With dining rooms open again, customers have returned to Metro Vancouver restaurants – but many laid off kitchen and wait staff have not come back.

  VANCOUVER -- The family of a Port Moody, B.C., woman found dead earlier this year is offering a large reward to anyone with new information. Trina Hunt, 48, was reported missing on Jan. 18 from her home in Port Moody. The search continued for months and, in late March, human remains were found in Hope.  "This is now a homicide case. Foul play suspected," the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said in a tweet at the time. On Tuesday, IHIT announced Hunts family is offering a reward ...