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Province not effectively managing hazardous spills, says B.C.’s auditor general
VICTORIA – The number of hazardous spills in British Columbia has trended upwards over the…
Heavy snow, winter storm bring hazardous driving conditions to B.C. highways
WHISTLER, B.C. – Environment Canada is warning of hazardous driving conditions on several stretches of…
Will B.C. learn lessons from other provinces before funding IVF?
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is joining seven provinces in paying for some of the cost…
Public Health Ontario staff awarded retroactive pay as Bill 124 compensation
TORONTO – Employees of Public Health Ontario labs are set to receive an additional 5.25…
TSX moves lower Wednesday, U.S. stock markets continue to pare back from record highs
TORONTO – Canada’s main index moved lower Wednesday, led by weakness in base metals, while…
An AI ‘hallucination’ turned up in a B.C. court case. Experts say it’s a wake-up call
Vancouver tech lawyer Ryan Black’s work with video game companies put him in a position…
Canada bringing back visa requirements for Mexico to slow asylum claims
OTTAWA – New visa requirements Ottawa is imposing on Mexican nationals are meant to curb…
‘Very dangerous’: avalanche warning issued as heavy snowfall hits B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for wide swaths of the British…
198 people died from toxic illicit drugs in B.C. in January, coroner says
VICTORIA – Toxic drugs killed 198 people in British Columbia in January, adding to an…
‘Reckless’ or ‘mischief’, police say fire that levelled B.C. school human caused
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say they believe a fire last October that destroyed an elementary…
B.C. announces minimum nurse-to-patient ratios, $237M to recruit and retain staff
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has established minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for a range of different hospital…
Inaccurate data on forest fuels may stoke B.C. wildfires, study finds
VANCOUVER – Wildfire fighting and forest management decisions are potentially being hampered by inaccurate government…
City of Prince Rupert says 19 eagles dead at landfill due to ‘deleterious’ substance
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – The City of Prince Rupert says 19 eagles are dead after…
BoC expected to hold interest rates this week as grey cloud hangs over economy
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada is expected to preach patience at its interest rate…
New listings rose in Vancouver last month, easing pressure: real estate board
VANCOUVER – Greater Vancouver’s real estate board says new listings were up in February as…
TSX ticks lower Monday, U.S. stock markets back off from last week’s highs
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index ticked lower on Monday, weighed down by weakness in…
One killed in B.C. avalanche near Revelstoke as warning extended to Thursday
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – An avalanche in British Columbia’s Interior has killed a snow biker near…
B.C. measles case prompts exposure alert as officials urge vaccination before travel
VANCOUVER – The first case of measles in British Columbia since 2019 is prompting an…
B.C. Supreme Court approves $14.4-million settlement of iPhone class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Supreme Court has approved a countrywide multimillion-dollar settlement of a…
Multiple rescues on southwestern B.C. mountains amid heavy snowfall
WHISTLER, B.C. – Several people venturing into the mountains in southwestern British Columbia had to…
Longtime B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman won’t seek re-election in fall vote
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s longtime Environment Minister George Heyman says he’s decided not to run…
Man arrested in Port Moody, B.C., after driving car into sea for video livestream
PORT MOODY, B.C. – Police in Port Moody, B.C., say a man may be charged…
B.C.’s securities watchdog fined rule breakers $430M. Why can’t it make them pay?
VANCOUVER – Ronald McHaffie said he had big plans to build a ski resort near…
Canfor Corp. reports $117-million loss in fourth quarter after ‘challenging’ 2023
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. says it lost $117.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023,…