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Cutting back on spending and waste, one stitch at a time
TORONTO – Mending clothes was a regular part of growing up for Anna-Marie Janzen, who…
Local state of emergency in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., as two water pumps fail
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – A state of local emergency has been declared in the…
Educators ‘heartened’ as B.C. and Ontario mandate Holocaust education
VANCOUVER – One of Claude Romney’s earliest memories from when she was a young girl…
Trick-or-treat medication scare resolved in Colwood, B.C., police say
COLWOOD, B.C. – A Halloween candy scare has been resolved in Colwood, B.C. RCMP in…
B.C. and Tahltan Nation sign agreement requiring consent for changes to mine
DEASE LAKE, B.C. – A new agreement between the province and an Indigenous government in…
B.C. Coroner’s death panel recommends issuing drugs without prescription to stop ODs
VICTORIA – A call to provide controlled drugs without prescriptions to people in British Columbia…
B.C. introduces housing law to require small-scale and multi-unit zoning
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has introduced legislation aimed at easing the housing crisis…
Upcoming mortgage renewals part of why BoC held rate at 5%: Macklem
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank held its key…
Republican US Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado won’t seek reelection, citing party’s ‘insidious narratives’
DENVER (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a conservative Republican who represents much of Colorado’s…
Reasons for releasing Chinatown stabbing suspect should be public: B.C. Review Board
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man accused of a triple stabbing in Vancouver’s Chinatown in…
B.C. pair accused of neglect in death of North Okanagan youngster in 2020
VERNON, B.C. – Two North Okanagan residents have been ordered to appear in a Vernon,…
China critic says he’s the target of deepfake ‘spamouflage’ attack by Beijing
VANCOUVER – The YouTube video appears to show a person who looks like Liu Xin…
B.C.-based Helijet orders first electric vertical-takeoff aircraft
VICTORIA – Vancouver-based Helijet International has placed what it says is Canada’s first order for…
‘Absolutely not’: No more carve-outs when it comes to carbon pricing, Trudeau says
There will be no further carbon price carve-outs, including for natural gas, Prime Minister Justin…
First Quantum shares continue to slide after Panama promises referendum
VANCOUVER – Shares in First Quantum Minerals Ltd. continued to slide Tuesday as uncertainty clouds…
Judge in trial of ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers orders access to internal police docs
OTTAWA – The judge in the trial of two “Freedom Convoy” protest organizers has ordered…
BC United promises carbon tax relief if elected government next year, says Falcon
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Opposition leader is promising to immediately introduce cuts to the province’s…
B.C. man pleads guilty to second-degree murder of Ashley Simpson in 2016
SALMON ARM, B.C. – A 21-day murder trial that was supposed to begin Monday in…
Canadian Tire buys back stake in financial services business from Scotiabank
TORONTO – Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. has signed a deal to buy back the 20…
B.C. commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has plans to make Holocaust education mandatory for high school students…
Small plane crashes in Surrey, B.C., injuring pilot
SURREY, B.C. – A small plane has crashed in Surrey, B.C, injuring the lone person…
Fiscal and monetary policy rowing in opposite directions, Macklem says
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says fiscal and monetary policy are rowing…
Eby says B.C. deserves heating bill relief, too, after federal tax on fuel oil paused
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby says it’s unfair that Atlantic Canada is being…
Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners: B.C. watchdog
SURREY, B.C. – Intoxicated people are dying in jail cells in what the British Columbia…