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Chinese company Zijin Mining signs deal to invest $130M in Solaris Resources
VANCOUVER – A Chinese company has signed a deal to invest $130 million in Solaris…
B.C. hospital admissions break record as respiratory illness season nears peak
VANCOUVER – Hospitals in British Columbia are treating a record number of patients as the…
Blast of arctic air over Western Canada could bring wind chill that feels like -55
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Extreme cold and bitter winds are pushing in from the Arctic through…
Respiratory season hits parts of Canada as head of ER doctors’ group wants better planning
VANCOUVER – The head of a national group of emergency room doctors says he’s “disgusted”…
Aritzia looking to new stores to boost business as it reports Q3 net income drop
Executives at Aritzia Inc. are leaning on a slew of new and upcoming stores to…
RCMP arrest stolen car suspect in Nelson, B.C., after officer hurt in road block
SALMO, B.C. – Police say a 42-year-old man from Trail, B.C., has been arrested after…
Canadian class action against Apple has opt out deadline today
VANCOUVER – Canadians have until later today to opt out of a class-action lawsuit that…
CBC radio services restored across the country after ‘major’ equipment failure
CBC says its radio services are now fully restored after a “major” technical equipment failure…
Vancouver police say jaywalking pedestrian pulled gun, started shooting at driver
VANCOUVER – Police say a man has been arrested after a pedestrian pulled out a…
Seattle Thunderbirds WHL junior team bus slides off icy highway in B.C., no one hurt
KELOWNA, B.C. – A bus carrying a Western Hockey League junior team slid off a…
Volunteer search and rescue leaders allege mistreatment by B.C. government
VANCOUVER – Dwight Yochim says he has had some difficult relationships with funders of non-profits…
B.C. ditching pap tests for Canada’s first at-home self-screened cervical cancer plan
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is aiming to eliminate cervical cancer in the province with the…
West Fraser to close one sawmill, curtail another due to high costs and soft markets
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. says it’s closing one U.S. sawmill and indefinitely curtailing…
Winter weather settles in over B.C. with warning of treacherous roads, avalanche risk
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government is warning residents of treacherous roads, cold temperatures and dangerous…
Quebec teachers strike: Parents pleased as kids return to school after nearly 7 weeks
MONTREAL – As children ran up a snow-covered hill toward a Montreal elementary school Tuesday…
Police say dog may have been thrown to its death in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Police are investigating whether a dog that fell to its death in downtown…
First major snow of the year arriving in much of southern British Columbia
VANCOUVER – Most of southern British Columbia is under a series of snowfall warnings as…
Victims of Montreal New Year’s hit-and-run remembered; accused back in court Feb. 14
MONTREAL – The family of one of the men killed in an alleged hit-and-run on…
B.C. wants unified truck safety system after spate of overpass crashes reveals gaps
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s transport minister has written to his federal counterpart asking for the…
B.C. study details increasing complexity of hospital patients’ needs
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia study showing that hospitalized patients’ medical issues have become increasingly…
Gildan Activewear calls campaign by shareholders to bring back ex-CEO misguided
MONTREAL – The board of directors at Gildan Activewear Inc. says its ousted CEO had…
Another class-action lawsuit over cantaloupe salmonella outbreak filed in Canada
VANCOUVER – A third proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed over salmonella-tainted cantaloupes that have…
Man shot in Coquitlam, B.C., over weekend dies of his injuries
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A man injured in the latest shooting in the Metro Vancouver suburb…
Mark Critch looks back on his awkward teen years in Season 3 of ‘Son of a Critch’
TORONTO – There are times when Mark Critch completely forgets he’s filming a show about…