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Firefighter training under scrutiny as ‘marathon’ wildfire season gives hard lessons
Canada’s minister responsible for forests said he is reflecting on hard lessons from this year’s…
B.C. midwives and province deliver new three-year deal, increasing wages
VICTORIA – British Columbia midwives and the province have ratified a new three-year, wage-increasing agreement…
Judge rejects class-action lawsuit in Lytton, B.C. wildfire, suggests amended claim
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court justice has refused to certify a class-action lawsuit…
Sentence is cut for trans youth’s father who discussed treatment against court order
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Court of Appeal has struck down a six-month prison sentence…
Canadian on Maui says ‘firestorm’ engulfed town, as death toll rises to 53
A Vancouver man who lives part time on the Hawaiian island of Maui has described…
British Columbia warns of incoming prolonged hot weather, but no heat dome
VANCOUVER – A heat wave that is expected to last most of next week has…
Northern Yukon fly-in community of Old Crow is ordered evacuated due to wildfire risk
WHITEHORSE – The remote fly-in community of Old Crow in Yukon has been ordered evacuated…
B.C. firefighters honour fallen colleague Zak Muise at memorial and on frontline
PENTICTON, B.C. – Firefighters on British Columbia’s northern wildfire frontline wore black bandanas Wednesday while…
Butane torch lighters linked to ‘unprecedented’ rise in Vancouver fire incidents
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Fire Rescue Service says the first half of 2023 has been…
Minister launches review of B.C. port strike case to uncover ‘structural issues’
VANCOUVER – Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan is launching an examination of the recently resolved…
Terms of new contract that resolved British Columbia port dispute are released
VANCOUVER – The Canada Industrial Relations Board has released the new terms of the agreement…
Rain and cooler weather bring reprieve to B.C. wildfire crews, but only for few days
A cooling trend with potential rain showers across much of British Columbia is expected to…
Vancouver translator reaches settlement with British Museum over unauthorized work
VANCOUVER – A Canadian translator says she’s reached a settlement with the British Museum over…
B.C. festival evacuated due to wildfire, more properties on alert over long weekend
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Organizers touted it as the “hottest music festival” of the summer, but…
MCU star Ryan Reynolds among 14 new appointees to the Order of British Columbia
VANCOUVER – Ryan Reynolds has received his home province’s top honour after being named to…
B.C.’s low-income renters thought they’d get free AC units, but some face hurdles
VANCOUVER – Summer isn’t fun for Surrey, B.C., renter Inderjit Singh Ghuman. It means restless…
Fires on both sides of Adams Lake in B.C. prompt evacuation orders
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Wildfires on both sides of Adams Lake in the B.C. Interior have…
Staff working behind the scenes of Canada’s fire fight essential to battle
VANCOUVER – The days of fighting wildfires are long and exhausting, so when crews return…
Mounties in Coquitlam, B.C., seek witnesses to attempted murder in city park
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Mounties in Coquitlam, B.C., say a man is in critical condition with…
RCMP say Alberta teen dead after Jet Ski collision on Skaha Lake in B.C. interior
PENTICTON, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say one teen is dead after a Jet…
Independent Investigations Office probe Vancouver Police shooting that left man dead
Vancouver Police say an 18-year-old man is dead after being shot by police in an…
B.C. port workers ratify deal, ending long labour dispute
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s port workers have voted almost 75 per cent in favour of…
More Osoyoos, B.C., wildfire evacuees can head home as another order lifts
OSOYOOS, B.C. – Less than a week after hundreds were forced from their homes by…
Telus announces 6,000 job cuts, reports 61% drop in Q2 net income
Telus Corp. announced Friday it is cutting 6,000 jobs as it seeks to adapt to…