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Music fest crowdfunds for drug-checking machine amid fentanyl overdose crisis
VANCOUVER – For the past 14 years, organizers of a giant electronic music festival on…
Trudeau announces new selection process for Supreme Court of Canada judges
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals have decided a new advisory board, not the government, should…
Two boaters OK after BC ferry sails to the rescue of grounded vessel
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. – A British Columbia ferry travelling between Duke Point, on Vancouver Island, and…
Two injured as cyclist shoots at car, car hits cyclist in West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – A cyclist is in police custody after shots were fired at…
Home sales in Vancouver last month fell to lowest level since January
Vancouver’s booming housing market, one of the hottest in North America, may be showing signs…
Ardent nationalist, author and publisher Mel Hurtig dies at age of 84
VANCOUVER – Mel Hurtig, the ardent nationalist behind “The Canadian Encyclopedia,” died of pneumonia Wednesday…
Molson lifts the lid on its new Chilliwack, B.C., location
VANCOUVER – Molson-Coors (TSX:TPX.A) has announced it’s moving its British Columbia brewing operations to the…
Protesters gathers outside Mount Polley mine, site of disaster 2 years ago
VICTORIA – The second anniversary of a mining disaster in British Columbia’s central Interior was…
Surprised to be a Whitecap, forward Barnes excited about playing for Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Forward Giles Barnes knew a deal was in the works, but he was…
Asian businessman Zhang purchases Cowichan Capitals junior A franchise
DUNCAN, B.C. – Ray Zhang isn’t wasting any time establishing roots in his new home.…
Chivalry could rule in Kimberley, B.C., as organizers mull medieval contest
KIMBERLEY, B.C. – A southeastern British Columbia city could soon begin brushing up on heraldry,…
Police arrest man on sex assault charges after months long investigation
KELOWNA, B.C. – A suspect has been arrested this week in British Columbia on charges…
Major crash causes injuries, closes Coquihalla Highway in B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – There were no fatal injuries Friday after a commercial transport truck crashed…
Canada Post employees protest at Trudeau’s Montreal office
MONTREAL – Hundreds of unionized postal workers and their supporters marched to Prime Minister Justin…
Two-metre shark spotted in Nova Scotia the latest in series of sightings
LUNENBURG, N.S. – A shark estimated to be more than two metres in size has…
1 of 2 skydivers killed in California was first-time jumper
SAN FRANCISCO – One of two skydivers who died plummeting into a Northern California vineyard…
Canadian-led researchers squeeze Stone Age protein from 250,000-year-old tools
VICTORIA – It’s supposed to be impossible to squeeze blood from a stone, but a…
Down the half-pipe: A look at Whistler Blackcomb, owner of famed ski hill resort
WHISTLER, B.C. – Whistler Blackcomb Holdings, the owner of the famed Whistler Blackcomb ski hill…
A timeline of the development of Whistler Blackcomb
VANCOUVER – Whistler Blackcomb Holdings, the owner of the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in B.C.,…
Teen girl dies of apparent drug overdose in Port Moody, B.C., Starbucks
PORT MOODY, B.C. – Police in Port Moody, B.C., say a teenage girl has died…
Whistler Blackcomb to be taken over by U.S. resort company in friendly deal
VANCOUVER – One of Canada’s most popular and internationally renowned ski destinations is being sold…
Police identify victim of fatal stabbing outside pub in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police have identified the man who was fatally stabbed outside a pub…
Soda pop tax? Feds examine financial side of a potential obesity-fighting tool
OTTAWA – The federal government has weighed the pros and cons of a financial deterrent…
Alleged $8M fraud leads to front-office firing at Alberta Motor Association
EDMONTON – The Alberta Motor Association has filed a lawsuit against a former executive, alleging…