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Union says 4,000 workers on 22 pickets as B.C. public service strike expands
Picket lines by British Columbia’s public service employees are expanding to 22 sites involving more…
B.C. strike escalates but doesn’t hit liquor sites, as province unveils 4.5% offer
SURREY — The president of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union says an expansion of…
Lawsuit alleges 2006 sexual assault by acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau
VANCOUVER — The estate of acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is being sued in British…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also…
Unionized workers for ferry service between Nanaimo and mainland seek first contract
VANCOUVER — The company that runs the Hullo Ferries service between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo…
Unionized Hullo Ferries workers in B.C. hold strike vote after negotiations stall
VANCOUVER — The union president for workers of a fast ferry service that shuttles foot…
B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn’t have cash to launch new chain: landlord
TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay landlords were back in court Friday arguing a B.C. billionaire doesn’t…
Canada sends four defending champions to world athletics championships in Tokyo
Canada will send four defending champions to the world athletics championships for the first time…
When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic
Sometimes it happens without any more warning than the sound of cracking. A tree physiologist…
Low on clothes, insulin and options, travellers’ woes continue amid Air Canada strike
John and Lois Alderman said they felt like “prisoners,” stranded in Toronto as they waited…
Evacuation orders, alerts lifted as wildfire north of Nanaimo declared under control
NANAIMO — The last group of wildfire evacuees forced from their Vancouver Island homes by…
Canada’s Rogers wins Diamond League gold in women’s hammer; Katzberg gets silver
SILESIA, POLAND — Canada has earned two medals at the Diamond League meet in Silesia,…
Wildfire raging near Port Alberni, B.C., shows vigorous, ‘unusual’ behaviour
A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has been burning at…
Wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., triggers evacuations, road closure
PORT ALBERNI — The rapidly growing wildfire on Vancouver Island near Port Alberni, B.C., has…
Records fall in several communities in southern B.C. as heat warnings persist
VANCOUVER — Nine daily temperature records fell in British Columbia communities Monday as a heat…
Hundreds can go home as Vancouver Island fire ‘held,’ 37 properties still evacuated
Hundreds of residents who were forced out by a wildfire burning along Cameron Lake on…
Heat warnings covering parts of southern B.C. expand into Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Heat warnings across parts of southern British Columbia and Vancouver Island over the…
Smoke from Wesley Ridge fire on Vancouver Island could last for months
VICTORIA — BC Wildfire Service said an out-of-control wildfire burning on Vancouver Island near Cameron…
Officials say out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island will cause more smoke
VICTORIA — An out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown “minimally” in size, but is…
Wildfires decline in B.C. with rain, cooler weather, but heat forecasted to return
Crews fighting an out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island are building helipads to improve access to…
Rain gives reprieve in B.C. fire fight before challenging days ahead: fire service
Light rain and higher humidity have briefly tempered wildfire activity in British Columbia, with some…
Nanaimo, B.C., councillor’s motion proposes asking for closure of safe injection site
A city councillor in Nanaimo, B.C., is expected to push the city to reach out…
In the news today: Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate again
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Motion in Nanaimo, B.C., to ask for closure of safe injection site deferred
City council in Nanaimo, B.C., has voted to defer a motion on asking the local…