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Canfor’s Vida signs deal to buy sawmill in Sweden for $6 million
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. says a Swedish company in which it owns a 70 per…
Friend, community members remember ‘humble,’ ‘genuine’ Mountie killed in shooting
LANGLEY, B.C. – Brittni Drummond’s three-year old daughter, Rikki, doesn’t understand why her “police officer…
B.C. mule deer stressed by wildfire, but still much to learn about wildlife impacts
Proof that deer experienced elevated stress in response to wildfires in British Columbia’s southern Interior…
B.C. frog relocation project aims to better understand conservation practice
VANCOUVER – Almost every day this summer, University of British Columbia master’s student Megan Winand…
RCMP ‘gutted’ by death of Const. Rick O’Brien, 51, shot in B.C.: deputy commissioner
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The death of another Mountie in British Columbia less than a year…
Ibrahim Ali murder trial: Expert defends opinion dead girl was sexually assaulted
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali at his B.C. murder trial highlighted part of…
B.C. premier suspects Ottawa holding back information about foreign interference
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby said he “strongly” suspects that the federal government…
‘Bright side of history’: Zelenskyy says Canada’s help saved thousands of Ukrainians
OTTAWA – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Canada on Friday for promising more military and…
Millions added to B.C. funding for rural, volunteer and First Nations firefighters
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is providing more money to rural, First Nations and…
First days of autumn expected to be cool and damp over most of British Columbia
VANCOUVER – Much of British Columbia will welcome the first week of fall with wet,…
West Fraser selling two pulp mills to Atlas Holdings for US$120 million
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has signed a deal to sell two pulp…
‘Our family’: Four B.C. firefighters who died in crash worked for Kamloops firm
The four British Columbia firefighters who died in a highway crash this week all worked…
Destructive West Kelowna blaze that spurred B.C.’s wildfire crisis is under control
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – The large wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in West Kelowna,…
Ibrahim Ali trial: Sex assault expert compares dead girl’s injuries to childbirth
VANCOUVER – An expert testifying at the trial of a man accused of killing a…
B.C. court cites Korean filial tradition in payout to parents over son’s death
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has awarded more than $327,000 to the…
Licences suspended for company whose truck hit B.C. highway overpass, minister says
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s transportation minister says the company whose truck slammed into a North…
B.C. Sikhs ask for protection after Trudeau links Nijjar killing to India
SURREY – Harkireet Kaur said she had a relationship with Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh…
Four young B.C. firefighters heading home die in head-on crash on highway: RCMP
Four young men travelling home after helping in the battle against wildfires in central British…
B.C. local governments to ask province for more support over drug decriminalization
VANCOUVER – Local politicians in British Columbia have passed all three resolutions addressing their concerns…
Indian consulate and Sikh ballot face security concerns after PM’s remarks on killing
The Vancouver Police Department has beefed up security outside India’s Consulate after Prime Minister Justin…
Canada ‘gravely concerned’ about Azerbaijan military escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh
OTTAWA – The Canadian government says it’s “gravely concerned” about Azerbaijan escalating its military intervention…
Illegal tobacco growth costing three provinces $2.47 billion in taxes: retail report
VICTORIA – The governments of British Columbia, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador lost up to…
BoC watching its words to avoid spurring rate cut speculation, summary reveals
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada was watching its words at its last interest rate…
Randy Hillier back in court seeking location change for ‘Freedom Convoy’ jury trial
OTTAWA – Former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, who is facing charges in connection with last…