B.C.

Vancouver magic mushroom stores raided by police are reopening
VANCOUVER – One of three magic mushroom stores that were raided by Vancouver police this…

NDP to back Tory motion calling for carbon price off all heat sources
OTTAWA – The New Democrats intend to back the Conservatives on a motion to pull…

PM urged to back off digital tax before White House hemispheric trade summit Friday
WASHINGTON – Business leaders are seizing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Washington on…

Housing supply still outpacing demand in Vancouver market as sales increase
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the region continues to see…

Cutting back on spending and waste, one stitch at a time
TORONTO – Mending clothes was a regular part of growing up for Anna-Marie Janzen, who…

Local state of emergency in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., as two water pumps fail
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – A state of local emergency has been declared in the…

Educators ‘heartened’ as B.C. and Ontario mandate Holocaust education
VANCOUVER – One of Claude Romney’s earliest memories from when she was a young girl…

Trick-or-treat medication scare resolved in Colwood, B.C., police say
COLWOOD, B.C. – A Halloween candy scare has been resolved in Colwood, B.C. RCMP in…

B.C. and Tahltan Nation sign agreement requiring consent for changes to mine
DEASE LAKE, B.C. – A new agreement between the province and an Indigenous government in…

B.C. Coroner’s death panel recommends issuing drugs without prescription to stop ODs
VICTORIA – A call to provide controlled drugs without prescriptions to people in British Columbia…

B.C. introduces housing law to require small-scale and multi-unit zoning
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has introduced legislation aimed at easing the housing crisis…

Upcoming mortgage renewals part of why BoC held rate at 5%: Macklem
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank held its key…

Republican US Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado won’t seek reelection, citing party’s ‘insidious narratives’
DENVER (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a conservative Republican who represents much of Colorado’s…

Reasons for releasing Chinatown stabbing suspect should be public: B.C. Review Board
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man accused of a triple stabbing in Vancouver’s Chinatown in…

B.C. pair accused of neglect in death of North Okanagan youngster in 2020
VERNON, B.C. – Two North Okanagan residents have been ordered to appear in a Vernon,…