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Vancouver fire captain had ‘bad feeling’ just three days before fatal blaze
BURNABY, B.C. – A Vancouver fire captain says he left with “a bad feeling” after…
Uncertainty looms in Metro Vancouver bus dispute as 48-hour strike set to end
VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver bus and SeaBus services are set to resume in time for…
Some facts about the Metro Vancouver transit strike that has paralyzed bus services
VANCOUVER – Bus and SeaBus services in Metro Vancouver are paralyzed for a second day…
Ontario preparing ‘back to basics’ curriculum for kindergarten
TORONTO – Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is extending his “back to basics” curriculum push…
Forcillo tells inquest feedback on use-of-force would have been helpful
TORONTO – A former Toronto police officer who shot a teen on an empty streetcar…
Metro Vancouver says stench from Burnaby refinery didn’t breach air quality limits
VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver says an acrid odour that blanketed parts of the region on…
Union and TransLink trade barbs as Metro Vancouver bus strike hits 300,000 commuters
Tourists Jorge Correa and Roger Leyton wanted to go to Vancouver Island on Monday, but…
Police watchdog wants review of B.C.’s officer’s punishment for ‘predatory’ actions
VICTORIA – B.C.’s police complaint commissioner has ordered a review of the discipline handed out…
West Fraser Timber permanently closing Fraser Lake, B.C., sawmill
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it’s permanently closing its sawmill in Fraser…
Winters Hotel fire: B.C. inquest told of chained door, ‘no way out’ from deadly blaze
BURNABY, B.C. – A coroner’s inquest has been told that a Vancouver rooming house where…
Union warns SkyTrain could shut down too as deadline for Vancouver bus strike looms
VANCOUVER – The union representing SkyTrain employees in Metro Vancouver says it’s prepared to shut…
Metro Vancouver issues air quality bulletin after noxious smell triggers complaints
VANCOUVER – Officials in Metro Vancouver fielded about 100 complaints about a putrid smell permeating…
Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway reopens after last year’s historic closure
OTTAWA – After almost two years, and a few extra hours of waiting, Ottawa’s iconic…
All eyes on the BoC this week for any hints on when it plans to cut interest rates
OTTAWA – As the Bank of Canada gears up to announce its next interest rate…
Vancouver’s Bar Haifa is a ‘love letter’ to co-owners’ Jewish and Palestinian roots
VANCOUVER – The collaborators behind restaurants in Vancouver and Toronto have Palestinian, Jewish and Israeli…
That tune coming from an old mine in B. C.? It’s probably a bat, singing a love song
VANCOUVER – The high-pitched tweets, trills and chirps sound like the chorus of birds in…
B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas’ food source: wildlife group
VICTORIA – A British Columbia wildlife protection group says chinook salmon that form the key…
Talks resume Saturday to avoid potential B.C. bus strike
VANCOUVER – Negotiations to reach a pay deal for transit supervisors and avert a potential…
Human remains found after Osoyoos, B.C., mobile home fire, RCMP say
OSOYOOS, B.C. – Mounties in Osoyoos say first responders have found human remains at the…
Toronto Public Library gradually recovering from hack, more services back in Feb
TORONTO – Canada’s largest public library system is gradually restoring more of its services after…
Winter weather shuts schools in B.C. again after Vancouver’s snowiest day since 1996
VANCOUVER – Another blast of winter weather hit southern British Columbia Thursday, a day after…
Vancouver bus union warns of shutdown, employer calls expectations ‘unreasonable’
VANCOUVER – The union representing transit supervisors in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland says it will…
B.C. Coroners Service reports 36 outdoor deaths to start year, 5 on cold Jan. 12
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s recent cold snap has been life-threatening for people facing homelessness and…
Four children with strep A have died in B.C. in the past month, disease centre says
VANCOUVER – Four children under the age of 10 who had streptococcal infections have died…