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B.C. Conservatives, NDP both announce plans to help ease B.C. housing crisis
Both of the main candidates in British Columbia’s election campaign pushed their own plans to…
Wasp in fatal encounter with David Eby on B.C. campaign trail
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – British Columbia NDP leader David Eby was upstaged by a wasp that…
B.C. Conservatives, NDP have full candidate slates. But it’s about more than votes
VANCOUVER – In the last provincial election, the B.C. Conservatives fielded just 19 candidates —…
Rising prices pinch B.C. households. Political parties feel the pressure, too
VANCOUVER – In the seven years since the NDP came to power in British Columbia,…
B.C. NDP pledges to help middle-income homebuyers with 40% of financing
SURREY, B.C. – New Democrat Leader David Eby says he will help more middle-class, first-time…
Picket lines go up in ‘high leverage’ strike at six Metro Vancouver grain terminals
VANCOUVER – Grain terminal workers picked a “high leverage moment” to go on strike in…
Macklem says Bank of Canada needs to ‘stick the landing’ with inflation now at 2%
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he is pleased that inflation has…
Rustad’s major housing tax rebate plan overshadowed by anti-vaccine comments on video
On the day British Columbia Conservative Party Leader John Rustad unveiled a major election campaign…
Cosmetics retailer Lush laying off staff amid ‘scaling down’ of Vancouver operations
VANCOUVER – Cosmetics brand Lush says it is laying off staff as it scales down…
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby launches election campaign a day early in key battleground
SURREY, B.C. – New Democrat Leader David Eby kicked off his British Columbia election campaign…
RCMP officers face firing for ‘atrocious’ racist behaviour, harassment, documents say
VANCOUVER – Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged…
‘Last hurrah’: Memorial service for Calgary children’s entertainer Buck Shot
CALGARY – It was the last show for longtime children’s TV star Ron (Buck Shot)…
RCMP ask for help in finding 7-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C.
BURNS LAKE, B.C. – Police are asking the public for help in finding a seven-year-old…
Welcome back sprinklers: Calgary on track to ease water restrictions Sunday
CALGARY – Lawn sprinklers could make a comeback in Calgary on Sunday if all goes…
Bank of Canada trying to figure out how AI might affect inflation, Macklem says
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says there is a lot of uncertainty…
B.C. Premier touts involuntary care plans at convention, days before campaign begins
VANCOUVER – Current support services for severely mentally ill and drug addicted people aren’t working…
Canada’s physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities
In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Métis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being…
Construction wraps on indoor supervised site for people who inhale drugs in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Supervised injection sites are saving the lives of drug users everyday, but the…
Nurse-patient ratios at B.C. hospitals set to expand in fall, says health minister
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says minimum nurse-to-patient ratios meant to improve…
BoC sees growing risk that high rates may push inflation below 2%, summary suggests
OTTAWA – Some members of the Bank of Canada’s governing council are growing concerned that…
Former cabinet minister appeals to Elections BC to register New Liberal Party of BC
VANCOUVER – The suspension of BC United’s election campaign left centrist voters in British Columbia…
B.C. ‘fell so short’ in Doukhobor pay, communication after apology: ombudsperson
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s ombudsperson has a list of criticisms for the province over the…
B.C. mayors seek ‘immediate action’ from governments on mental health crisis
VANCOUVER – Mayors, First Nations leaders, and law enforcement officials are pleading with the federal…
Suspects speed away in stolen pickup truck as owner, friend bounce around in back
WINNIPEG – The owner of a pickup truck was injured along with his friend after…