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Tories call for House hearings on U.S. tariff threat amid Liberal tumult
OTTAWA — The Conservatives are calling for Parliament to hold hearings in January on Canada-U.S.…
Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta vows legal challenge
OTTAWA — The federal government has pushed its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid…
Wind, snow, rain to pummel parts of B.C. again as search goes on for missing person
VANCOUVER — Another storm is rolling off the Pacific, bringing heavy rain and strong winds…
Boater clinging to capsized skiff rescued by B.C. ferry near terminal
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. — A British Columbia ferry had to be diverted to rescue a person…
Winter storm brings heavy rain then snowfall warnings to B.C.
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says a moisture-laden Pacific front weather system that pelted coastal regions…
Canada coach Jesse Marsch to hold coaching seminars across Canada in January
Canada coach Jesse Marsch is hitting the road next month for a series of coaching…
Metro Vancouver says population growth is accelerating and will hit 4 million by 2045
VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver’s projected population growth is accelerating, with an average of 50,000 new…
World champion Jeff Powell takes over as Rowing Canada chief executive officer
VICTORIA — Olympic rower Jeff Powell has been named the new chief executive officer of…
Attempted murder charges for woman who tried to drive car with kids into B.C. river
DELTA, B.C. — Police in Delta, B.C., say a woman has been charged with attempted…
No guarantees as Calgary tries to salvage some cherished Olympic Plaza bricks
CALGARY — Valerie Salkeld remembers her then-boyfriend picking her up after work one cold day…
‘Special with the puck’: Canadian phenom McKenna ready for liftoff at world juniors
Willie Desjardins has always cut an intense figure behind the bench. Every so often when…
Yager named captain, Molendyk and Ritchie alternates for Canada’s world junior team
OTTAWA — Centre Brayden Yager has been named captain of Canada’s team for the upcoming…
Lions sign star defensive lineman Mathieu Betts to two-year extension
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions have signed star defensive lineman Mathieu Betts to a two-year…
Latest B.C. storm brings 140 km/h gusts to Vancouver Island amid wind, snow warnings
VANCOUVER — Winds approaching 140 km/h have been hitting Vancouver Island weather stations after Environment…
Dozens get sick with ‘norovirus-like’ illness after eating raw B.C. oysters
VANCOUVER — Health officials in British Columbia say at least 64 people have become sick…
New Brunswick Liberal government reverses changes to school gender identity policy
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has followed through on a campaign pledge to…
Alberta’s Smith disappointed federal pension plan report offers no estimate of share
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province has heard back from Canada’s chief…
Landslide on tracks stops Amtrak passenger runs between Seattle and Vancouver
WHITE ROCK, B.C. — A landslide that blocked railway tracks has stopped Amtrak passenger service…
Saskatchewan Appeal Court upholds thumbs-up emoji verdict in grain contract dispute
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Saskatchewan’s highest court has given a thumbs-down to an appeal in…
Former B.C. premier Glen Clark has been appointed as the new BC Hydro chair
VICTORIA — Former B.C. premier Glen Clark is returning to the public eye, two years…
Second body found after mudslide last weekend hits B.C. coastline
VANCOUVER — Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of a second person…
Two killed, one injured in Metro Vancouver vehicle crash
BURNABY, B.C. — Two people are dead after a major vehicle crash in Metro Vancouver…
RCMP informant’s decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book
OTTAWA — As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck…
In the news today: Green Party leader reflects on chaotic week
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…