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Most evacuation orders, alerts lifted in B.C.’s Okanagan wildfires
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted for all but one…
B.C. cities condemn posters found touting ‘whites only’ kids’ playtime
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Two Metro Vancouver cities have issued statements about posters popping up that…
Container shipments plummet at Port of Vancouver in step with falling consumer demand
The number of shipping containers passing through Canada’s largest port fell sharply in the first…
Activist calls on Parkland to buy back shares and reduce debt
CALGARY – An activist investor that had been urging Parkland Corp. to sell or spin…
2 dead, 4 hurt in helicopter crash near Prince George, B.C.: safety board
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Two people are dead and four more are injured after a…
B.C. sets housing targets for 10 municipalities, urges immediate federal support
SAANICH, B.C. – The British Columbia government has set out its first set of targets…
Judge finds province has duty to consult First Nations on mineral tenure claims
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to…
Hundreds of derelict vessels removed from Canadian waters, Coast Guard says
Vancouver developer Howard Meakin has owned thefamed Expo 86-era floating McDonald’s restaurant vessel known as…
Conditional sentence for woman who set fires at start of 2022 wildfire season
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A 43-year-old Kamloops, B.C., woman who admitted to setting two arson fires…
Fire danger drops, bans lifting as cooler weather eases B.C.’s wildfire season
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the fire danger rating across most of…
Forestry contractors on helicopter that crashed, killing 2 near Prince George, B.C.
VANCOUVER – Forest products firm Canfor says hired contractors on their way to conduct field…
Bylaw change could allow physician assistants to work in B.C. emergency rooms
VICTORIA – The B.C. Ministry of Health says a proposed bylaw change by the body…
Lululemon strikes five-year partnership with Peloton for content, apparel
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it has struck a five-year partnership with Peloton Interactive…
Nearly a billion in wildfire costs helps to push B.C.’s projected deficit to $6.7B
VICTORIA – A record-high $966 million in wildfire spending and lower natural gas prices have…
Bank records show accused was in the same city on day a B.C. girl was killed
VANCOUVER – A bank account registered toIbrahim Ali shows transactions in Burnaby, B.C., on July…
Witness of B.C. Sikh leader’s shooting says the gunshots sounded like fireworks
VANCOUVER – The B.C. gurdwara where a Sikh separatist leader was gunned down has launched…
British Columbia expects ‘enhanced masking’ in health-care settings, Dix says
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says an announcement is coming Thursday on…
Canadian economy to get ‘back on its feet’ next year, Deloitte Canada says
TORONTO – Canada’s near-term economic struggles will ease next year when growth returns and the…
Reconciliation and reckoning as Nisga’a totem pole returns from Scotland museum
VICTORIA – A homecoming celebration for a memorial totem pole after an absence of almost…
B.C. creates searchable database to track human rights recommendations
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier…
6 women are rescued from a refrigerated truck in France after distress call to a BBC reporter
LONDON (AP) — Six female migrants trapped inside a refrigerated food truck were rescued by…
Artizia sees $6M net loss in Q2, CEO says results ‘do not meet our high standards’
VANCOUVER – Aritzia Inc. says it incurred an almost $6 million net loss in its…
B.C. Rogers technicians give strong strike mandate amid concerns over Shaw job losses
Nearly 300 former Shaw technicians absorbed by Rogers Communications Inc. during the companies’ merger have…
Masks to be worn in B.C. health facilities as flu and COVID cases increase
VANCOUVER – Mask mandates are returning to health-care settings throughout British Columbia as cases of…