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Canada warnings about meds should be more consistent with other countries: prof
VANCOUVER – Health Canada needs to be more consistent with three other countries when it…
71-year-old grandfather climbs tree to protest Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
BURNABY, B.C. – A 71-year-old grandfather says he is perched 30 metres up a tree…
Vancouver man pleads ‘not guilty’ to all charges in college admissions scandal
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver businessman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to…
Quebec, N.B. hope worst flooding is over while Ontario situation ‘potentially worsening’
STE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. – Robert Pepin’s mobile home sits crookedly on its foundation, the front door…
HootSuite cuts jobs in shift of priorities for the social media management business
VANCOUVER – HootSuite Inc. says it has reduced its staffing levels as part of a…
B.C. labour code changes to promote ‘harmonious’ relations, says minister
VICTORIA – The momentum has shifted towards the labour movement in British Columbia with changes…
Looking for a job with B.C. Cannabis Stores? There’s a job fair in Kamloops today
KAMLOOPS — The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch is holding a job fair to fill positions…
April another lethargic month for Metro Vancouver home sales: Real estate board
VANCOUVER – Home sales remained sluggish across Metro Vancouver in April and real estate analysts…
Strategy ‘dramatically exceeds’ target for more MRI exams in B.C.: minister
VICTORIA – Almost 44,000 more specialized diagnostic exams have been completed across British Columbia in…
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Alberta’s ‘turn-off-taps’ law makes gas price jumps and shortages real
VICTORIA – Get ready for higher gasoline prices and shortages in British Columbia and a…
One man killed in Surrey, B.C., crash that closes Peace Arch border crossing
SURREY, B.C. – A deadly crash in Surrey, B.C., near the Peace Arch border crossing…
Cannabis lighting up growth in Kelowna’s industrial sector
KELOWNA – There’s a smoking hot industrial land market being fired up in Kelowna these…
Psychiatrist on what doctors to consider when advising patients during Ramadan
VANCOUVER – A Canadian psychiatrist is advising doctors to help address the needs of mentally…
U.S. driver released from custody as probe continues into B.C. border crash
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say a man from Washington state has been arrested and released…
A&W same-store sales up 10%, partly due to innovative products
VANCOUVER – Innovation continued to drive strong sales at A&W Canada, the burger chain’s CEO…
B.C. government funding sows expansion of farmers’ market coupon program
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Farmers’ Market nutrition coupon program is growing both financially and…
Two Holland America cruise ships rub in Vancouver’s harbour, no one hurt
VANCOUVER – A cruise ship coming into Canada Place in Vancouver Harbour Saturday collided with…
Major housing development planned on Indigenous land in heart of Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Walking along the base of the Burrard Street Bridge that crosses Vancouver’s False…
Pilot, two passengers killed, one survived in small plane crash in B.C.: Coroner
SMITHERS, B.C. – The British Columbia coroner says it is investigating three fatalities after a…
Harry and Meghan love story takes new turn: a baby boy
WINDSOR, England – The improbable love story between an American actress and a British royal…
Former B.C. mayor pleads guilty to sex assaults of four boys under 16
SMITHERS, B.C. – The youngest elected mayor in British Columbia’s history pleaded guilty Monday to…
B.C.’s ombudsperson sees oversight loopholes in RCMP lockups
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s ombudsperson is raising a red flag about detention cells policed by…
Green Party’s Paul Manly wins Nanaimo-Ladysmith
NANAIMO, B.C. – Voters in Nanaimo, B.C., elected the Green Party’s Paul Manly as their…
Summer-like heat due to arrive in B.C. this week, but flooding not likely
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is heading into the first very warm stretch of spring, but…