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Keystone XL redux? Trump says he wants defunct oil pipeline back from the dead
CALGARY – U.S. President Donald Trump says he’d like to see the Keystone XL pipeline…
Doug Ford points to renewed U.S. tariff threat in snap election campaign’s final days
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford highlighted the renewed threat of U.S. tariffs Tuesday to hammer…
Scotiabank says tariff fears causing borrowers to hold back but risks ‘manageable’
TORONTO – The threat of tariffs is leading to a pullback in borrowing as businesses…
B.C. Opposition Leader Rustad wants to hit U.S. with ‘carbon tax’ on coal shipments
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Opposition Leader John Rustad has found a carbon tax he likes,…
Environment Canada warns winds on Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver may cause damage
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for large sections of Vancouver Island and…
B.C. Opposition law critic defies Rustad’s request to delete ‘zero graves’ comment
The B.C. Conservatives’ attorney general critic is defying Opposition Leader John Rustad’s request to take…
Musqueam and Feds make deal to share Vancouver airport lease revenue
VANCOUVER – The Musqueam Indian Band has signed an agreement with the federal government to…
Pamela Anderson is back and busier than ever: ‘I hope people don’t get sick of me’
Pamela Anderson recently watched “Barb Wire” for the very first time. The B.C.-born actor says…
Equinox Gold signs all-stock deal worth about $2.6B to acquire Calibre Mining
VANCOUVER – Equinox Gold Corp. has signed an all-stock deal to acquire Calibre Mining Corp.…
Gusts reaching 80 km/h expected in Victoria, parts of Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Heavy rain over the weekend brought more than 100 millimetres of precipitation to…
Toronto’s Pearson airport back to normal operations after plane crash
Toronto’s Pearson airport says operations are back to normal roughly a week after a crash…
High avalanche risk in parts of B.C. coast due to rain, winds and warm temperatures
VANCOUVER – Heavy rain, high winds and warm temperatures along British Columbia’s south coast are…
Operation snowfall: A look at how Montreal is cleaning up after back-to-back storms
MONTREAL – In Montreal’s southwest, by the Lachine Canal, trucks come and go like clockwork,…
‘Big rumble’: 5.4 quake rolls over B.C. coast, in ‘wake-up call’ for larger tremor
VANCOUVER – A 5.4-magnitude earthquake rocked British Columbia’s southwest coast on Friday, shaking up residents,…
B.C. plans ‘substantive changes’ for interprovincial trade
VICTORIA – British Columbia plans to enter a meeting with other provinces next week prepared…
Rain and possible snow melt set off high-water warnings for parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER – A series of wet weather systems bringing rain and a warming trend has…
B.C. RCMP investigates swastika graffiti on tribal building as hate crime
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Mounties in Fort St. John, B.C., say they’re investigating graffiti…
Central bank has limited tools to mitigate trade war: Tiff Macklem
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank doesn’t have…
Vancouver Police Chief Adam Palmer retiring after a decade at the helm
Vancouver Chief Const. Adam Palmer has announced he will retire at the end of April…
‘Energizer Bonnie’ Crombie won’t back down from a fight, friends and loved ones say
TORONTO – Bonnie Crombie recently celebrated a milestone birthday — the kind that usually prompts…
Earthquake felt on southern Vancouver Island is latest B.C. tremor
VANCOUVER – Residents across southern Vancouver Island reported feeling a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that struck…
Telus reports fourth-quarter profit and revenue up from year ago
VANCOUVER – Telus Corp. reported its fourth-quarter profit and revenue rose compared with a year…
January rate cut came as Bank of Canada weighed U.S. tariff threat
OTTAWA – The potential for a long trade war with the United States, and the…
Bank of Canada appoints Michelle Alexopoulos to new deputy governor role
OTTAWA – Michelle Alexopoulos has been appointed as an external deputy governor for the Bank…