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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…
Feds wary of back-to-work legislation despite employer demands: labour experts
In an era of increased strike activity and union power, labour experts say it’s not…
Federal government extends ban on senior Iranian officials back to 2003
OTTAWA – The federal government is expanding a measure that bans tens of thousands of…
B.C. victim’s family furious at no-fault insurance regime in motor-vehicle death case
VANCOUVER – Family members say Annie Kong wanted nothing more than to gather with all…
k.d. lang rocks with the Reclines at Canadian Country Music Association awards
EDMONTON – The legendary k.d. lang got the band back together at the Canadian Country…
B.C. Conservatives promise to end stumpage fees, review fire management if elected
VANDERHOOF, B.C. – British Columbia Conservatives are promising changes they say will bring more stability…
Four people charged with manslaughter, forcible confinement in Burnaby, B.C. death
BURNABY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say four people have been charged with manslaughter…
26-year-old son is accused of his father’s murder on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the 26-year-old son of a man…
B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill man
VANCOUVER – A report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown last…
Metro Vancouver’s HandyDART strike continues after talks break with no deal
VANCOUVER – Mediated talks between the union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver and its…
Kamloops, B.C., man charged with murder in the death of his mother: RCMP
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A 35-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after his mother’s…
Unifor says workers at Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., vote to join union
TORONTO – Walmart workers at a Mississauga, Ont., warehouse have cleared a key hurdle in…
B.C. to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby
VANCOUVER – A re-elected NDP government would scrap British Columbia’s long-standing carbon tax and shift…
B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare…
Coastal GasLink fined $590K by B.C. environment office over pipeline build
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Environment Assessment Office has fined Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. $590,000 for…
B.C. to ensure fruit growers impacted by co-op closure are paid for past harvests
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it is taking steps to ensure tree fruit…
Bad weather and boat modifications led to capsizing off Haida Gwaii, TSB says
RICHMOND, B.C. – Poor weather and modifications to a passenger boat led to its capsizing…
Dry conditions mean increased wildfire risk in B.C. through the fall
VANCOUVER – An expert with the BC Wildfire Service says relentless drought conditions for much…
Canada Bread says Maple Leaf used it as ‘shield’ in bread price-fixing case
Canada Bread is accusing Maple Leaf Foods of using it as a “shield” to avoid…
Talks on today over HandyDART strike affecting vulnerable people in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Mediated talks between the union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver and its…
Mounties say there’s no evidence Lytton, B.C., wildfire was arson; cause unknown
LYTTON, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia have concluded there’s no evidence that the devastating…
B.C. family doctors call for sick days, pensions ahead of October election
VANCOUVER – Representatives of family doctors in British Columbia say giving physicians paid sick days,…
Trudeau says he ‘can’t wait’ to get into it with Poilievre in Parliament
NANAIMO, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that he “can’t wait” to get…