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Ostrich farmers awaiting Supreme Court decision get little attention from Ottawa
OTTAWA — As the Supreme Court of Canada considers whether to hear the case of…
B.C. launching deer hunt near Cranbrook to control spread of wasting disease
CRANBROOK — British Columbia is introducing an expanded deer hunt in the province’s southeast in…
Pedestrian dead after crash with bike on Vancouver Island
COURTENAY — Police on Vancouver Island say a pedestrian died following a crash involving a…
RCMP cleared in 2024 death of man in custody in Prince George, B.C.
SURREY — British Columbia’s independent police watchdog has cleared Mounties in Prince George of wrongdoing…
Police, first responders scramble to help woman give birth on Victoria waterfront
VICTORIA — Emergency responders in Victoria, B.C., had to rush into action to support a…
Michelin awards two Vancouver restaurants with stars
VANCOUVER — Two Japanese restaurants in Vancouver have received Michelin stars. The culinary tastemaker has…
NDP House Leader Farnworth says government plans passing 18 bills during fall session
VICTORIA — British Columbia house leader Mike Farnworth said the NDP government plans to pass…
B.C. man gets 13-year sentence for drug offences, trying to bribe prison guard
CHILLIWACK — A man from Chilliwack, B.C., has been sentenced to more than 13 years…
B.C. public service workers’ union expands pickets at another two dozen sites
BURNABY — Striking British Columbia public service workers have followed through on a pledge to…
Enbridge CEO urges tanker ban end, says no company will build ‘pipeline to nowhere’
CALGARY — The top executive of Canada’s biggest crude shipper says his company won’t consider…
RCMP to scale back presence at Nanaimo, B.C., schools targeted by unspecified threat
NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say they will be scaling back their presence at…
Budget watchdog says home affordability is getting better — but not everywhere
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog is reporting significant progress in closing Canada’s housing affordability gap…
Ontario man convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY — An Ontario man has been convicted in a shooting in Surrey, B.C., that…
B.C. homeless count shows rising numbers in 12 of 20 communities surveyed
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says more than half of 20 communities surveyed saw…
Bus driver killed in crash involving a fuel truck in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS — A transit driver has been killed in a crash involving their bus and…
Former Vancouver police officer awarded $30,000 after years-long grievance process
A labour arbitrator has awarded a former Vancouver police officer $30,000 in her years-long grievance…
B.C. Conservative staffer fired for calling Reconciliation Day flag a ‘disgrace’
VICTORIA — A former spokesperson for the Conservative Party of British Columbia says she has…
Alberta ‘on notice’ Coastal B.C. nations opposed to pipeline proposal
The head of a group representing First Nations along British Columbia’s coast says they will…
Alberta re-enters pipeline arena, plans to propose new oil pipeline to B.C. coast
CALGARY — Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta is committing $14 million to a West Coast…
Unions converge in Vancouver in push for B.C. public service contract
VANCOUVER — Hundreds of British Columbia public sector workers marched through downtown Vancouver Wednesday in…
Public warning issued for B.C. city after 11 suspected drug deaths in five weeks
CAMPBELL RIVER — Police in Campbell River, B.C., are issuing a public warning after at…
Police presence at two schools in Nanaimo, B.C., after unspecified threat
NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say additional officers will continue to be stationed at…
Latest American tariffs on B.C. lumber are ‘absurd,’ says Premier David Eby
VICTORIA — It is “completely absurd” that softwood lumber exports from British Columbia to the…
Man gets six years for shooting, arson at Punjabi singer’s home in B.C.
COLWOOD — A Winnipeg man convicted of arson and firing a weapon at the British…