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B.C. Conservatives shuffle critics portfolio after Elenore Sturko ousted
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Conservative Party has shuffled its critic portfolios to fill a hole…
Five Canadian provinces boost their minimum wage, Alberta now lowest
Five provinces are increasing their minimum wage today to support workers amid affordability issues. The…
B.C. Residential school survivor says he heals from sharing his stories
VANCOUVER — Squamish Nation elder Sam George says he gets his healing from the violence…
Newly formed extortion task force investigating Surrey, B.C., shooting
SURREY — British Columbia’s new provincial extortion force is investigating after a Metro Vancouver business…
One man dead after early-morning shooting in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are investigating a fatal shooting in the city’s Strathcona neighbourhood.…
B.C. public service workers to rally in Vancouver after contract talks break down
VANCOUVER — The union representing 34,000 public sector workers in British Columbia says members of…
Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with additional 10 per cent tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued new tariffs that could add further pressure on Canadian…
Two charged in July death of grizzly bear on Texada Island in B.C.
TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Two people have been charged with the killing of…
Jobs minister Kahlon says B.C. won’t pan away from Trump threat to tariff films
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the government is taking threats by…
Talks off before they began, BCGEU leader says of negotiations with B.C. government
VICTORIA — The head of the union representing British Columbia’s 34,000 public sector workers says…
Cities, housing groups want B.C. to launch permanent housing roundtable
Standing in a boardroom at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Shawn Bouchard, vice-president of Quadra Homes…
B.C. First Nations want meeting with Carney about salmon, need for open-net farm ban
VANCOUVER — First Nations in British Columbia are calling for a meeting with Prime Minister…
Legal challenges claim B.C. natural gas pipeline hasn’t been ‘substantially started’
VANCOUVER — Two legal challenges filed in British Columbia claim a liquefied natural gas pipeline…
Campbell not a ‘saviour’ but a much-needed conduit for Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell said his appointment as British Columbia’s new point-person to improve…
Mounties investigating after dog shot in Nanaimo. B.C.
NANAIMO — Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., are investigating after a dog was shot following what…
Crew unravels humpback whale from rope and fishing gear off B.C.’s coast
Fader the humpback has been coming back to British Columbia’s waters for the last two…
Rainfall warning for B.C.’s Howe Sound, parts of Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Heavy rainfall is in the forecast for parts of British Columbia’s south coast…
U.S. outdoor school modifies coastal B.C. camping application following outcry
An American outdoor leadership school says it is removing campsites along the west coast of…
Planned ignition aims to reduce fuel around wildfire near Peachland, B.C.
Emergency officials in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley say a wildfire that had forced residents out…
B.C. funeral homes complain of lack of funding in provincial burial program
British Columbia’s government helps to pay families who can’t afford funeral costs, but those who…
Bullets strike neighbouring homes in targeted shooting in Chilliwack, B.C.: RCMP
CHILLIWACK — Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say they’re investigating a targeted shooting that saw neighbouring…
Residents of Peachland, B.C., return home, remain on alert due to wildfire
PEACHLAND — All residents of Peachland, B.C., who were forced out of their homes by…
B.C., Ottawa extend funding agreement for Tsilhqot’in child and family services
The British Columbia and federal governments have extended a funding agreement with the Tsilhqot’in Nation…
Wildfire evacuation order downgraded for parts of Peachland, B.C.
KELOWNA — Some residents in B.C.’s Okanagan Valley who were ordered out of their homes…