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Bank of Canada may need to raise rates again, despite this week’s hold: Macklem
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada may have to raise interest rates further, given that…
Prince George, B.C., explosion linked to pipe theft, gas buildup in structure: RCMP
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Police say the explosion that destroyed a building in downtown Prince…
Shuswap wildfire ruin is revealed as B.C. faces ‘sleeping giant’ of drought
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. – All that stands of the Scotch Creek — Lee Creek firehall…
Children’s Ministry refuses to compensate youth it misinformed: B.C. Ombudsperson
VICTORIA – The refusal by the British Columbia government to compensate a young woman for…
Man convicted of killing woman in Saskatchewan arrested in B.C., parole suspended
VICTORIA – A man who brutally murdered an Indigenous woman in Saskatoon is back in…
On emotional bus tours, residents return to West Kelowna, B.C., to view the ashes
Annick deGooyer knew that her family’s home of more than 20 years had been destroyed…
A football coach who got job back after Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field has resigned
SEATTLE (AP) — A high school football coach in Washington state who won his job…
Liberals could ask Bank of Canada to stop hiking interest rates: NDP
OTTAWA – The federal government should follow the lead of British Columbia’s premier and ask…
Rental of B.C. school for Sikh referendum vote is cancelled by district
SURREY, B.C. – Organizers of a Sikh community referendum on Punjabi independence say they’ve received…
Weakening economy convinces BoC to hold key rate, but door to more hikes stays open
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada decided to hold its key interest rate steady on…
Honorary Oscars event celebrating Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks pushed back amid Hollywood strikes
Angela Bassett is going to have to wait a little bit longer to get her…
Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley biopic to play Vancouver film festival
VANCOUVER – Sofia Coppola’s buzzworthy biopic “Priscilla,” about a young Priscilla Presley’s budding romance with…
Jeff Daniels looks back with stories and music in new Audible audio memoir ‘Alive and Well Enough’
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Daniels tackles his life and career in an absorbing, unconventional…
Alberta’s ‘war room’ is back with massive ad spend revealed in annual report
EDMONTON – New documents outline a massive increase in public funding for the Canadian Energy…
B.C. helps Williams Lake First Nation buy property at former residential school site
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A former British Columbia residential school site being investigated as a…
Mother tells B.C. murder trial she regrets leaving her daughter home alone
VANCOUVER – The mother of a 13-year-old girl killed six years ago told a British…
Stock market today: Wall Street ends lower following two weeks of gains
NEW YORK – Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as traders return from a long…
Political pressure to stop rate hikes now coming from premiers, as BoC decision nears
OTTAWA – Two premiers have sent letters to Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem urging…
Some evacuation orders to lift in B.C., but wildfire disruptions drag on
VANCOUVER – Residents of British Columbia’s Shuswap region must wait another day for evacuation orders…
Some Canadian students going back to school face heat wave, post-wildfire landscape
TORONTO – When Alicia White accompanied her daughters to their first day of class on…
Unionized Starbucks store in Vancouver to close as lease expires
VANCOUVER – One of the few unionized Starbucks stores in British Columbia is closing at…
Vancouver on track to see home price stabilization amid higher borrowing costs: board
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says higher borrowing costs combined with…
Essential workers head back early to Yellowknife to be ready for everyone else
YELLOWKNIFE – Officials in Yellowknife, as well as staff with the Northwest Territories, are getting…
B.C. Coroner’s inquest jury recommends police body cameras after fatal shooting
NELSON, B.C. – A jury in a coroner’s inquest into the police killing of a…