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Clothing retailer Kit and Ace bought by company co-owned by Joe Mimran
VANCOUVER – Kit and Ace Technical Apparel Inc. has been bought by a company co-owned…
B.C. port strike talks are deadlocked over maintenance, both sides say
VANCOUVER – Talks between maritime employers and the union involved in British Columbia’s port strike…
A quick look at the ongoing strike by British Columbia port workers
VANCOUVER – About 7,400 workers have been on strike at ports along British Columbia’s coast…
Elections BC bans Mark Marissen and municipal party over financing breaches
VANCOUVER – Elections BC has banned longtime political organizer Mark Marissen and other Progress Vancouver…
Expansion, upgrade project valued at $366.5M starts at Williams Lake hospital
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – British Columbia’s health minister says the long-awaited redevelopment and expansion of…
Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors
VANCOUVER – Sukinder Mangat has been waiting 11 years for a kidneytransplant while enduring dialysis…
Fierce blaze damages several businesses, forces evacuation in downtown Vernon, B.C.
VERNON, B.C. – A restaurant, boutique, salon and costume shop are among the businesses believed…
Further negotiations won’t bring end to B.C. port workers strike, employers say
VANCOUVER – Talks to end a strike at British Columbia’s ports have stalled with both…
Evacuation alerts end for Kelowna, B.C., residents as wildfire under control
KELOWNA, B.C. – Evacuation alerts and a state of local emergency caused by a wildfire…
Shooting in Coquitlam leaves one man dead
COQUITLAM, B.C. – One man is dead after a shooting Coquitlam Sunday evening. RCMP were…
Union warns against Ottawa interfering in B.C. port workers strike as talks continue
VANCOUVER – The union representing thousands of striking British Columbia port workers is asking the…
Evacuation alert remains for Kelowna, B.C., residents near Knox Mountain wildfire
KELOWNA – Emergency crews in Kelowna, B.C., say they’re still working to contain a wildfire…
Kelowna Mounties assisting with evacuation efforts as crews battle wildfire
KELOWNA – A wildfire on Knox Mountain in Kelowna, B.C. that spurred the evacuation of…
Strike gets underway for more than 7,400 port workers across B.C.
VANCOUVER – Major groups representing businesses across Canada sounded the alarm on Saturday over the…
Magnitude 4.1 quake shakes west of Port Clements, B.C.
PORT CLEMENTS, B.C. – A minor earthquake has been recorded off the coast of Graham…
Skin lesions on endangered killer whales are getting worse, study says
VANCOUVER – Southern resident killer whales are increasingly suffering from skin diseases that leave large…
Possible B.C. port strike will spare cruise ships, employers say
VANCOUVER – A possible strike by British Columbia port workers will not disrupt cruise ships…
Union for SkyTrain workers reaches tentative five-year deal with BC Rapid Transit
BURNABY, B.C. – The union for more than 1,000 employees of Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain service…
Rescuers praise teen hiker Esther Wang, found safe after two days lost in B.C. park
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – A teenage hiker who emerged safe from a forest more than…
B.C. must urgently change forest strategies or face more wildfire disasters: report
VICTORIA – Critical strategy shifts are urgently needed to cut the risk of catastrophic wildfires…
RCMP says Lytton wildfire probe still active, two years after village’s destruction
LYTTON, B.C. – Mounties say their investigation into the devastating fire that destroyed most of…
New Chinese Canadian Museum opens its doors in historic Vancouver Chinatown building
VANCOUVER – When the Chinese Exclusion Act came into effect in 1923, it didn’t just…
B.C. health authority issues drug alert after benzodiazepines found in vape juice
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A British Columbia health authority has issued a public warning after it…
Safety board to investigate accident at Metro Vancouver’s Boundary Bay Airport
DELTA, B.C. – Transportation Safety Board investigators have been deployed following an accident involving a…