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Ballet Victoria cuts ties with choreographer facing nude photo allegations
VANCOUVER – Ballet Victoria has cut ties with a choreographer after renewed media attention to…
Toronto, Vancouver home sales above average in October, real estate boards say
VANCOUVER – Canada’s two hottest housing markets experienced above-average home sales last month, according to…
Fish farm protesters light sacred fire at B.C. legislature; protect wild salmon
VICTORIA – Protesters opposed to salmon farms on Vancouver Island lit a ceremonial fire near…
NDP announces task force to end B.C.’s medical services plan premiums
VICTORIA – An expert task force will advise the British Columbia government on how to…
B.C. teen whose remains were found on farm was getting life back on track
VANCOUVER – Just before Christmas last year, Traci Genereaux was a passenger of a car…
Lucy Sager quits B.C. Liberal leadership race, throws support to Dianne Watts
TERRACE, B.C. – The field of hopefuls for the leadership of British Columbia’s Liberal party…
RECO freezes bank accounts of Toronto-area brokerage, substantial sum missing
VANCOUVER – The bank accounts of a Toronto brokerage are frozen to protect consumer deposits…
Federal threat to impose higher carbon tax on Manitoba ‘misguided’: minister
VANCOUVER – Manitoba’s sustainable development minister says a federal threat to impose a higher carbon…
Environment minister confronts Rebel reporter about ‘climate Barbie’ name
VANCOUVER – Environment Minister Catherine McKenna confronted a reporter for The Rebel on Friday, demanding…
Vancouver man missing since Halloween, may have been hiking Grouse Mountain
VANCOUVER – Rescue crews are searching for a man in the mountains north of Vancouver…
BC Liberal leadership candidates debate rural development, opioid crisis
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – BC Liberal leadership hopefuls touted their ideas for bolstering the resource…
RCMP officer injured, man sought after gunfire outside Kamloops, B.C., hotel
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Police say they’re looking for a 41-year-old suspect after an RCMP officer…
Study finds ‘alarming rate’ of OD deaths among young Indigenous people in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Indigenous drug users in British Columbia are 13 times more likely to die…
Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod enjoying life in new Northern Super League
Having played for clubs in the United States, Germany, Sweden and Iceland, veteran Canadian goalkeeper…
Police say girl died after falling from window of highrise in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – RCMP in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby say the death of an…
Constitutional debate over Canada’s polygamy law heads back to court
CRANBROOK, B.C. – A decades-long constitutional debate over Canada’s polygamy law is set to flare…
Finning International reports third-quarter profit and revenue up from year ago
VANCOUVER – Finning International Inc. says it earned $52 million in its latest quarter, up…
Police officer dies after shooting in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A British Columbia police officer is being remembered as a “hero” after…
Kelowna RCMP raid legal grow-op with alleged ties to Hells Angels
KELOWNA – In what can only be described as a joint operation, Kelowna RCMP say…
Body cameras on chicken catchers not reasonable: B.C. privacy commissioner
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s privacy commissioner says a chicken-catching company was not authorized to use…
BC Hydro cancels rate hike for 2018, government to conduct review
VICTORIA – A three per cent hike in hydro rates in British Columbia scheduled for…
Service to be held Nov. 19 for officer killed while on duty in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A public service will be held Nov. 19 for the police officer…
B.C. says 50-50 pot tax split with feds not good enough, province needs more
VICTORIA – British Columbia says Ottawa’s plans to split marijuana tax revenues on a 50-50-basis…
Crocs, Dawgs decade-long legal battle over clogs moves to Canadian courts
VANCOUVER – A legal battle between the maker of ubiquitous plastic clogs and a Saskatchewan…