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B.C. sending almost 100 firefighters to Ontario, after 42 deployed to Manitoba
VICTORIA — British Columbia Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the province is sending almost 100…
Carney wheels up to Rome ahead of Pope’s inaugural mass
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is flying to Italy, where he is set to…
Search underway for B.C. woman missing after empty boat washes ashore
NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say a search is underway both at sea and…
Vancouver officer charged a year after pedestrian strike in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER — The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver police officer has been charged under…
Bryde’s whale washes ashore in only known sighting of the animal in B.C.
Another dead whale has washed ashore on a British Columbia beach, the third over two…
City and police say Vancouver festival planning followed rules before attack
VANCOUVER — Sixteen 320-kilogram barriers arrived in Vancouver this week, specially designed to block vehicles…
N.S. health minister admits ‘growing pains’ with new free-parking policy at hospitals
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has become the latest province to discover that offering free parking…
Melanoma is on the rise and young people aren’t using enough sunscreen, doctors say
TORONTO — When Christie Garofalo’s husband asked her about a mole on her abdomen, she…
B.C. man gets hunting ban, $13,000 penalty after illegally killing bighorn ram
NORTH VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man has been banned from hunting sheep in the…
Filipino-Canadian creator Isabel Kanaan turned TikTok videos about immigrant experience into sitcom success with ‘Abroad’
TORONTO — When Isabel Kanaan moved from the Philippines to Burlington, Ont., at 16, she…
Overnight Surrey house fire spreads to neighbouring homes, police investigating cause
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating an early morning house fire in the…
B.C. district wants avian flu testing on ostriches facing cull
The Regional District of Central Kootenay in British Columbia says it will ask the Canadian…
‘Deeply disappointed’ First Nations in B.C. want Eby to kill fast-track bills
VICTORIA — First Nations leaders are calling on B.C. Premier David Eby to immediately “kill”…
Inquest rules B.C. student’s overdose death accidental, recommends naloxone training
A coroner’s jury in British Columbia has recommended high schools provide resuscitation training and demonstrations…
B.C. winner of record $80M lottery jackpot quits job, vows to give back to community
VANCOUVER — The winner of what the B.C. Lottery Corp. calls the biggest jackpot ever…
Canada hasn’t done enough to stop exploitation of foreign workers: Amnesty
A representative for Amnesty International Canada says the country isn’t doing enough to stop the…
B.C. appoints council to improve forest sector, and the forestry ecosystem
VICTORIA — A council made of forestry professionals, educators, union and former industry officials has…
Investigation in limbo of N.S. police actions in wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s police watchdog is awaiting word on whether another oversight agency will…
Vancouver Island police officers charged with separate driving offences
VICTORIA — The BC Prosecution Service says two police officers on Vancouver Island have been…
DEA threat assessment points to fentanyl ‘super laboratories’ in Canada
WASHINGTON — The United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s latest threat assessment says fentanyl “super laboratories”…
Family in B.C. festival tragedy celebrates small victories on long road to recovery
VANCOUVER — Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family,…
Police in B.C. say three face charges over stolen beer, food and toilet paper
BURNABY — Mounties in Burnaby, B.C., have recovered pallets of beer, food and enough toilet…
Home sales down almost 10% annually last month: Canadian Real Estate Association
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April fell 9.8 per cent compared…
Enbridge sells stake in Westcoast pipeline to B.C. First Nations group for $715M
CALGARY — For more than 65 years, Enbridge Inc.’s Westcoast pipeline has been pumping natural…