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Cosmetics retailer Lush laying off staff amid ‘scaling down’ of Vancouver operations
VANCOUVER – Cosmetics brand Lush says it is laying off staff as it scales down…
Rustad’s major housing tax rebate plan overshadowed by anti-vaccine comments on video
On the day British Columbia Conservative Party Leader John Rustad unveiled a major election campaign…
HandyDART strike in Metro Vancouver ending as workers ratify new deal with TransDev
VANCOUVER — The union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver has voted to ratify a…
Picket lines go up in ‘high leverage’ strike at six Metro Vancouver grain terminals
VANCOUVER – Grain terminal workers picked a “high leverage moment” to go on strike in…
Four newsroom staff at Radio NL in Kamloops, B.C., are cut in format change
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — More than half of the newsroom at Radio NL in Kamloops, B.C.,…
Vancouver mayor promises more police to quell ‘street disorder’ in Gastown
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is taking immediate steps to improve…
B.C. NDP pledges to help middle-income homebuyers with 40% of financing
SURREY, B.C. – New Democrat Leader David Eby says he will help more middle-class, first-time…
Rising prices pinch B.C. households. Political parties feel the pressure, too
VANCOUVER – In the seven years since the NDP came to power in British Columbia,…
Rising prices pinch B.C. households. Political parties feel the pressure, too
VANCOUVER — In the seven years since the NDP came to power in British Columbia,…
Wasp in fatal encounter with David Eby on B.C. campaign trail
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – British Columbia NDP leader David Eby was upstaged by a wasp that…
Tribal Police officer charged with voyeurism in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. — Mounties in the resort town of Whistler, B.C., say a Tribal Police…
B.C. Conservatives, NDP have full candidate slates. But it’s about more than votes
VANCOUVER – In the last provincial election, the B.C. Conservatives fielded just 19 candidates —…
B.C. Conservatives, NDP both announce plans to help ease B.C. housing crisis
Both of the main candidates in British Columbia’s election campaign pushed their own plans to…
Wildfire under control after prompting evacuation order in Grand Forks, B.C.
GRAND FORKS, B.C. — A wildfire that had prompted brief evacuations of homes outside the…
No trial for three teens in Lethbridge high school football sex assault case
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Members of an Alberta high school football team accused of sexually assaulting…
Charge approved for Vancouver police officer in 2023 pedestrian crash
VANCOUVER — The BC Prosecution Service says it has approved a charge against a Vancouver…
Scott Moe: the conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot
SHELLBROOK, Sask. — Scott Moe is the conservative premier who began life as a left-winger…
One dead, large police presence at B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island say emergency response officers had to be…
B.C. parties lean into ideology as Greens release tax-heavy election platform
British Columbia’s three major parties leaned into their ideological divides Tuesday, with the Green Party…
Violent attack on girl captured on video in Kelowna, B.C., RCMP investigating
KELOWNA, B.C. — Police in Kelowna, B.C., say they’re investigating a violent attack on a…
B.C. party leaders tussle over affordability, conspiracy theories in radio debate
VANCOUVER – The first and only radio debate featuring British Columbia’s party leaders ahead of…
B.C. NDP unveils election platform, focusing on ‘tough challenges’ and John Rustad
New Democrat Leader David Eby says he will help British Columbia households with a $1,000…
Saskatchewan Party pledges rebate help for youth in sports, arts if re-elected
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The Saskatchewan Party is promising more help for parents trying to…
B.C. court rejects attempt to stop thousands of trees from being cut in Stanley Park
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court will not grant an injunction to stop tree removal…