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B.C. seeks to claw back future ownership and breeding of exotic cats
VICTORIA — When Bill Edwards feeds his pet servals Luna and Tumas on his rural…
Environmentalist, political science student joins B.C. Greens leadership race
VICTORIA — The B.C. Green Party has announced Adam Bremner-Akins as its third contestant for…
Transport committee will study BC Ferries’ receiving $1B loan for Chinese ships
OTTAWA — The House of Commons transport committee agreed on Monday to launch a study…
Striking transit workers in Cowichan Valley, B.C., reject mediator’s recommendations
DUNCAN — The union representing striking transit workers in the Cowichan Valley says its members…
Big tent or small? John Rustad and the battle for the soul of the B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA — Dave Sharkey still remembers how he felt about the future of the Conservative…
Federal trial starts over Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists
BOSTON (AP) — Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration campaign of arresting and…
Search for another Vancouver Island boa constrictor prompts warning about exotic pets
Inspector Drew Milne of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service likened it to finding a…
Climate justice advocate joins race for B.C. Greens leadership
VICTORIA — The B.C. Green Party says a 24-year-old advocate for climate justice and Indigenous…
Victoria mayor announces $10 million on diverted spending for community safety
VICTORIA — Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said residents will see a difference in community safety…
In the news today: Public servants losing confidence, major agribusiness merger
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Disastrous collapse of cyanide-soaked ore at Yukon mine happened in seconds: report
An independent review says last year’s spill of millions of tonnes of cyanide-soaked ore at…
Vancouver Island doctor Jonathan Kerr enters B.C. Greens leadership race
COMOX — A Vancouver Island councillor and family doctor has announced his candidacy for the…
B.C. launches working group to address safety in supportive housing
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s government is forming a working group to tackle a number of…
Federal bank loaning $1B for BC Ferries to buy Chinese-made ships
VICTORIA — A federal Crown corporation is loaning BC Ferries $1 billion to help buy…
B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu gets keys to first retail store once owned by The Bay
DELTA — British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu has received the keys to a store taken…
Rustad wonders if he should have made ‘blackmail’ claim after Opposition caucus meets
British Columbia Opposition Leader John Rustad said he wonders whether he should have used the…
StatCan says two-bedroom asking rents highest in Vancouver in Q1
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says Vancouver saw the highest average asking rent for a two-bedroom…
B.C. mall owner lays out plan for Bay leases. Landlords are unconvinced
TORONTO — A B.C. billionaire hoping to launch a new department store chain in former…
Rustad says staff won’t give RCMP ‘blackmail’ statement as leadership vote begins
VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad says party staff who alleged they were…
April sees uptick in B.C. overdose deaths with 165 fatalities: coroners service
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s coroners service says a rebound in overdoses in April saw a…
Here’s a list of May inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.…
B.C. Forest Practices Board says forestry changes could reduce wildfire risk
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Forest Practices Board says a two-year investigation has found outdated rules…
Canada Transport Minister Freeland ‘dismayed’ by BC Ferries deal with Chinese company
VICTORIA — Canada’s transport minister says she is “dismayed” BC Ferries contracted a Chinese state-owned…
B.C. NDP caucus asks RCMP to investigate Rustad’s claim of MLA blackmailers
The chair of British Columbia’s NDP caucus has written to the RCMP requesting an investigation…