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British Columbia expects ‘enhanced masking’ in health-care settings, Dix says
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says an announcement is coming Thursday on…
Witness of B.C. Sikh leader’s shooting says the gunshots sounded like fireworks
VANCOUVER – The B.C. gurdwara where a Sikh separatist leader was gunned down has launched…
Bank records show accused was in the same city on day a B.C. girl was killed
VANCOUVER – A bank account registered toIbrahim Ali shows transactions in Burnaby, B.C., on July…
Nearly a billion in wildfire costs helps to push B.C.’s projected deficit to $6.7B
VICTORIA – A record-high $966 million in wildfire spending and lower natural gas prices have…
Lululemon strikes five-year partnership with Peloton for content, apparel
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it has struck a five-year partnership with Peloton Interactive…
Bylaw change could allow physician assistants to work in B.C. emergency rooms
VICTORIA – The B.C. Ministry of Health says a proposed bylaw change by the body…
Forestry contractors on helicopter that crashed, killing 2 near Prince George, B.C.
VANCOUVER – Forest products firm Canfor says hired contractors on their way to conduct field…
Fire danger drops, bans lifting as cooler weather eases B.C.’s wildfire season
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the fire danger rating across most of…
Conditional sentence for woman who set fires at start of 2022 wildfire season
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A 43-year-old Kamloops, B.C., woman who admitted to setting two arson fires…
Hundreds of derelict vessels removed from Canadian waters, Coast Guard says
Vancouver developer Howard Meakin has owned thefamed Expo 86-era floating McDonald’s restaurant vessel known as…
Judge finds province has duty to consult First Nations on mineral tenure claims
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to…
B.C. sets housing targets for 10 municipalities, urges immediate federal support
SAANICH, B.C. – The British Columbia government has set out its first set of targets…
2 dead, 4 hurt in helicopter crash near Prince George, B.C.: safety board
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Two people are dead and four more are injured after a…
Activist calls on Parkland to buy back shares and reduce debt
CALGARY – An activist investor that had been urging Parkland Corp. to sell or spin…
Container shipments plummet at Port of Vancouver in step with falling consumer demand
The number of shipping containers passing through Canada’s largest port fell sharply in the first…