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Woman missing from B.C. First Nation along Highway of Tears found dead
VANDERHOOF, B.C. – A woman who disappeared from a First Nations community in central British…
Crown and defence say driver should serve 3 years after killing two UBC students
RICHMOND, B.C. – The man who killed two University of British Columbia students in a…
Sex offender Randall Hopley removed his ankle bracelet to avoid court date: police
British Columbia’s attorney general says it’s “unacceptable”that a high-risk sex offender was able to walk…
Israel, Hamas conflict causes surge of discrimination, B.C. rights commissioner says
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s human rights commissioner says the devastating events in and around the…
Two properties in southern B.C. evacuated as rock slide severs part of Highway 3
KEREMEOS, B.C. – A rock slide has closed a major southern British Columbia highway in…
Rogers to lock out former Shaw technicians Monday after contract talks break down
A breakdown in contract negotiations has prompted plans by Rogers Communication Inc. to lock out…
GOP Rep. Ken Buck plans to challenge his party’s direction under Trump as he leaves the House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ken Buck has had enough. When the Colorado Republican announced this…
Clocks set to ‘fall back’ Sunday as daylight time ends for most Canadians
TORONTO – Most Canadians will be turning their clocks back by an hour early Sunday…
B.C. conditions are magic for mushrooms in bumper season for fungi, tasty and toxic
VANCOUVER – Mushrooms large and small, tasty and toxic, are popping up across British Columbia…
Air Canada admits it violated disability regulations in case of B.C. man
VANCOUVER – Air Canada has acknowledged it violated Canadian disability regulations and apologized to a…
Safe supply supporters march after arrests of Vancouver drug activists
VANCOUVER – Activist and podcaster Garth Mullins has been advocating for safe supply of illegal…
Conservation deal aims to protect 30 per cent of B.C. land by 2030
Canada’s greatest ally in the fight against climate change is nature itself, federal Environment Minister…
Telus profit plunges 74% in the third quarter as restructuring costs bite
VANCOUVER – The cost savings from recent layoffs at Telus Corp. will have a bigger…
First Quantum shares stage partial rebound after Panama’s congress backtracks
VANCOUVER – Shares of Vancouver-based mining company First Quantum bounced back 11 per cent Friday…
State of local emergency lifts in Harrison Hot Springs as pumps at water plant fixed
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – A state of local emergency has lifted in the Village…
B.C. Indigenous leaders tell Premier Eby at summit that more doors must open
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government must do more to open the doors of power…
‘I would die for Taylor Swift’: Swifties rejoice over upcoming Vancouver tour dates
VANCOUVER – Lyndsey Evans freely admits she would pack her bags and follow Taylor Swift…
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…