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Canada Goose eyes price hikes as budgets tighten at home but business booms in China
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. said further price increases are on the table even as buyers…
Rogers Sugar refinery workers in Vancouver ratify new five-year contract
VANCOUVER – Rogers Sugar Inc. says unionized workers at its Vancouver refinery have ratified a…
Ending drug decriminalization won’t save lives, B.C. minister says on anniversary
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Mental Health and Addictions Minister Jennifer Whiteside says ending the province’s…
B.C. man arrested for swinging hatchet near pedestrians in downtown Victoria
VICTORIA – A man in Victoria has been arrested after allegedly swinging a hatchet near…
B.C. Greens leader plans to switch ridings in provincial election
VICTORIA – B.C. Greens Leader Sonia Furstenau says she’ll be switching ridings when the province…
Economic bounceback at the end of 2023 could push back rate cuts, economists say
OTTAWA – Canada’s economy appears to have ended 2023 on a stronger note than expected,…
Anxiety rises with water levels, as rain and record warmth add up to flooding in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Heavy rain and record-breaking warmth in southwestern British Columbia this week brought…
B.C. population to hit 7.9 million by 2046, as growth rate soars: report
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s population is projected to reach 7.9 million by 2046 according to…
Discrimination probe launched into police use of force in B.C.
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s human rights commissioner has launched an inquiry into police use of…
B.C. health minister says investment in nuclear medicine will expand cancer care
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government says it’s spending tens of millions of dollars to boost…
Police say two-year-old child hit by vehicle near Falkland, B.C., has died
VERNON, B.C. – Mounties in the North Okanagan say they are investigating the death of…
A timeline of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion’s major milestones and setbacks
CALGARY – The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is facing delay yet again, as the company…
McDonald’s iconic McRib sandwich is back in Canada after a decade-long wait
TORONTO – After a 10-year hiatus, Canadians will be able to get their hands on…
B.C. River Forecast Centre issues flood warning for Squamish River and tributaries
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s River Forecast Centre issued an upgrade flood warning for the Squamish…
B.C. again leads Canada with highest number of deceased organ donors, province says
VANCOUVER – Heather Martin was having trouble walking even short distances as she waited for…
In Newfoundland and Labrador, Liberal politicians back away from Trudeau
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – With a provincial byelection set for Tuesday in a long-held Progressive…
B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students, adds language rules
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia is banning new post-secondary institutions from applying to enrol international…
Lawyers urge B.C. Supreme Court to approve iPhone class-action settlement
VANCOUVER – A judge in British Columbia will decide next month whether to approve a…
Woman injured in back-to-back alleged hit-and-runs in Coquitlam, B.C., police say
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police in Coquitlam, B.C., are asking for the public’s help in identifying…
Man dead in Vancouver’s first homicide of 2024, police say
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver say they’re investigating the city’s first homicide of this year.…
B.C. premier apologizes after social media mistake on Holocaust Remembrance Day
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s premier has apologized after he says a member of his staff…
B.C. hops farm, director fined over $1M after alleged fraud: securities commission
VANCOUVER – A hops farm company and its director have been ordered to pay more…
Home staging companies forced to adapt as sellers pull back in slow housing market
TORONTO – One walk through a home tells Rachael Stafford what adjustments are needed to…
One dead, three arrested after alleged hit-and-run in Surrey, B.C.: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP in Metro Vancouver say one man is dead and three people…