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Restaurant Brands earns $91.4M in third quarter, boosts dividend
VANCOUVER – The parent company of Tim Hortons says its latest quarterly earnings increased nearly…
Kinder Morgan appeals to energy board over permit delays for pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER – Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. (TSX:KML) wants the National Energy Board to clear the…
B.C. finance minister says double-A credit rating sign of continued stability
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Finance Minister Carole James says Dominion Bond Rating Service has confirmed…
B.C. local governments, police want money to enforce new pot laws
VANCOUVER – Police departments and local governments are asking British Columbia for a cut of…
Canadian television pioneer ‘Your pet Juliette’ dies at 91 in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – One of the pioneering performers on Canadian television in the 1950s and ’60s…
Police report five fatal overdoses in one day in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The overdose deaths of five people ages 40 to 67 in Abbotsford,…
High-risk police operation ends with one man arrested in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Gunfire was exchanged between officers and a suspect during a confrontation at…
B.C. city councillor resigns following sexual assault conviction
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. – A politician has resigned from city council in Pitt Meadows, B.C.,…
High-risk police operation ends in Kamloops, B.C., with 13 charges laid
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Thirteen charges have been laid against a British Columbia man following an…
Coroners inquest to examine police-involved death of Burnaby, B.C., man
BURNABY, B.C. – The BC Coroners Service has scheduled an inquest to examine the police-involved…
B.C. moves to restrict union, corporate donations to local governments
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is aiming to take big money out of municipal…
Doctor says Canadian-led heart valve surgery details will ‘blow people’s minds’
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver cardiologist has presented details of a revolutionary heart valve surgery to…
Convicted councillor in Pitt Meadows, B.C., to step down in new year
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. – A city councillor from Pitt Meadows, B.C., who has been convicted…
Dad of missing woman says police took DNA to test against B.C. farm remains
VANCOUVER – The father of a missing woman says police told him his DNA would…
B.C. premier says Site C could end up in Supreme Court over Indigenous rights
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says British Columbia’s $8.8 billion Site C dam project could…
Number of foreign homebuyers up slightly in Metro Vancouver
VICTORIA – The latest property transfer data released by the British Columbia government shows the…
University of the Fraser Valley investigating breach of student information
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The personal information of more than two dozen students attending the University…
Site C dam not within budget, could cost more than $10B: utilities commission
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government will decide the future of the Site C hydroelectric…
Ballet Victoria cuts ties with choreographer facing nude photo allegations
VANCOUVER – Ballet Victoria has cut ties with a choreographer after renewed media attention to…
Toronto, Vancouver home sales above average in October, real estate boards say
VANCOUVER – Canada’s two hottest housing markets experienced above-average home sales last month, according to…
Fish farm protesters light sacred fire at B.C. legislature; protect wild salmon
VICTORIA – Protesters opposed to salmon farms on Vancouver Island lit a ceremonial fire near…
NDP announces task force to end B.C.’s medical services plan premiums
VICTORIA – An expert task force will advise the British Columbia government on how to…
B.C. teen whose remains were found on farm was getting life back on track
VANCOUVER – Just before Christmas last year, Traci Genereaux was a passenger of a car…
Lucy Sager quits B.C. Liberal leadership race, throws support to Dianne Watts
TERRACE, B.C. – The field of hopefuls for the leadership of British Columbia’s Liberal party…