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Lions sign international defensive back Steven Clarke to two-year contract
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Lions have signed international defensive back Steven Clarke to a two-year…
B.C. construction school reverses policy banning Israeli students
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. – A private school that teaches log home and wood fame construction…
Islamophobia on rise in Canada, Muslim leader tells vigil in Victoria
VICTORIA – A vigil to remember those killed and injured during a shooting rampage at…
Weekly volunteer opportunities in Kamloops
Special Events & Seasonal Programs: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kamloops Bowl for Kids’ Sake…
Neighbours describe Quebec shooting suspect as quiet man who loved guns as a kid
QUEBEC – Along the sleepy suburban street where the man charged in the Quebec City…
PMO slams Fox News for incorrect tweet about Quebec City shooting suspect
OTTAWA – One of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's senior officials is taking Fox News to…
Conjugal visit valuable for inmates, should mimic normal environment: warden
MISSION, B.C. – It looks like a normal three-bedroom family home. A ceiling fan whirrs…
Costs are a factor in filling prescriptions for older Canadians: study
VANCOUVER – A new study says Canadians aged 55 and older were the second most…
Search for suspect underway after man injured in Kamloops, B.C., shooting
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – RCMP in Kamloops, B.C., are investigating an early morning shooting on that…
Man with large collection of child pornography pleads guilty in B.C. court
VICTORIA – Police say a United States resident who investigators traced from Colorado to Alaska…
Navy awards $55 million contract for demolition of Esquimalt, B.C., jetty
ESQUIMALT, B.C. – The Department of National Defence has awarded a $55.45 million contract for…
Former ICBC employee charged for accessing names in Justice Institute attacks
SURREY, B.C. – A former employee of the Insurance Corp. of British Columbia has been…
Otto Tausk appointed new director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra says Otto Tausk has been hired as its next…
B.C. fruit growers consider national proposal to revitalize orchards
PENTICTON, B.C. – Members of the BC Fruit Growers Association have gathered in Penticton, B.C.,…
$40M infusion for B.C. program encouraging switch to green transportation
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government is pumping another $40 million into the Clean Energy Vehicle…
Canadian soccer vets Tancredi, Wilkinson, Nault set to wave goodbye in friendly
VANCOUVER – No one was quite sure what Melissa Tancredi would say or when she…
National Film Board of Canada titles to screen on Cuban state TV
VANCOUVER – The National Film Board of Canada will soon have a presence on Cuban…
B.C. Lions sign defensive lineman Bryant Turner to contract extension
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Lions signed American defensive lineman Bryant Turner Jr. on Monday to…
U.S. court tosses case against Canadian government by mislabelled B.C. terrorist
VANCOUVER – A United States court has tossed out a lawsuit that accuses the Canadian…
B.C. man uses his Zamboni to clear snow from the road in front of aunt’s house
CENTRAL SAANICH, B.C. – When he climbed on his Zamboni after a snowstorm Monday night…
Trudeau confers with European leaders on Trump, Freeland to meet Tillerson
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government has been conferring with jittery European allies about how to…
Repair instead of replacement possible for some glass claims says ICBC
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s public automobile insurer is expanding its optional comprehensive coverage to include…
More operating rooms, other upgrades for Vancouver General Hospital
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government and Vancouver Coastal Health have announced a $102-million upgrade…
Deadly opioid carfentanil found in drugs in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – Police say the deadly synthetic opioid carfentanil has been found in Nanaimo,…