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Pentagon defends Hegseth’s controversial post about Canadian cadet program
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is standing behind a controversial social media post by U.S. Defense…
Fall storm to bring heavy rain along B.C. coast, parts of Vancouver Island
RICHMOND — Environment Canada says the first fall storm of the season is set to…
Two dead, 16-year-old driver arrested for impaired driving, in B.C. wrong-way crash
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NANAIMO — Police say a 16-year-old girl has been arrested for impaired driving after a…
Yachtsman arrested in B.C. following U.S. child sexual exploitation charges
Authorities in Canada and the United States say a dual citizen who sails around the…
Two former B.C. Conservatives plan to form new party, steer clear of CentreBC
There are plans for a new party in the British Columbia legislature as politicians return…
Hunter, Hernandez Gray highlight Canada’s roster for U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland
Canada’s head coach Cindy Tye has named her roster for next month’s under-20 Women’s World…
Man drowns while swimming near Goldstream Falls on Vancouver Island
LANGFORD — A man has died while swimming near a waterfall at Goldstream Provincial Park,…
Transit workers in Metro Vancouver and Victoria serve 72-hour strike notices
Three local union chapters representing transit workers in Metro Vancouver and Victoria have issued 72-hour…
Iconic castle in Greater Victoria is to be transferred under B.C. treaty
VICTORIA — The minister responsible for treaty negotiations with First Nations in B.C. confirms public…
British Columbia is logging its last old growth. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it
PORT RENFREW, British Columbia (AP) — The five-car caravan crept down a gravel logging road…
QB Nathan Rourke returns from shoulder injury to start for B.C. Lions against Ticats
VANCOUVER — Quarterback Nathan Rourke will return to the B.C. Lions lineup and start in…
$18,000 in fines for 4 people caught illegally shellfish harvesting in B.C.
COURTENAY — The Fisheries Department says it has wrapped up a three-year investigation into illegal…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for July, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.4 per cent in July. Statistics Canada also…
Dark-web drug trafficker is sentenced in B.C. after being extradited from Germany
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VICTORIA — A Victoria man who was recently extradited from Germany to face accusations of…
Elizabeth May says Greens can win byelection by campaigning on PM’s climate record
OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she thinks the Greens can pull off…
Eby defends minister’s criticism on LNG expansion citing ‘big tent’
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he helped a cabinet minister write her statement denouncing…
Lytton, B.C., hits 41 degrees, hottest temperature in Canada this year
LYTTON — The heat wave that has scorched southern British Columbia this week has seen…
Two B.C. soccer clubs apologize after agreeing not to compete in provincial match
NANAIMO — Two B.C. minor soccer clubs are apologizing after their teams were disqualified from…
Union says B.C. mill closure leaves workers ‘reeling,’ as industry woes persist
The latest blow to British Columbia’s battered forestry sector has prompted industry, union and local…
Fact File: Fake Canadian fashion boutiques mislead shoppers
Multiple online retail businesses are advertising themselves as Canadian boutiques on platforms including Facebook. But…
B.C. nurses sees no sign of government shift on pay mandate as mediated talks begin
VANCOUVER — The president of a union representing 60,000 nurses in B.C. said Tuesday there…
Fact File: Fake Canadian boutiques mislead customers
Multiple online retail businesses are advertising themselves as Canadian boutiques on platforms including Facebook. But…
B.C. nurses to halt picketing as mediation talks begin
RICHMOND — The BC Nurses’ Union entered mediation in its dispute with employers on Monday,…
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VICTORIA — Special mediators have been appointed to help settle the British Columbia nurses’ dispute…