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B.C. ship and dock foremen issue 72-hour strike notice to employer
VANCOUVER – A union representing ship and dock foremen in British Columbia has issued 72-hour…
Downtown Eastside social housing project expands to four lots, with health services
VANCOUVER – A housing project in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is being expanded from one city…
Vancouver Island to see $3B in BC Hydro upgrades, expansion over the next decade
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s power provider is planning to spend more than $3 billion on…
Q&A: Ahead of orchestral tour, Beck says listening to classical music is a ‘spiritual’ experience
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s been 30 years since Beck released his breakout lo-fi anthem…
Ottawa approves sale of Teck’s steelmaking coal business to Glencore
VANCOUVER – The last hurdle in Teck Resources Ltd.’s years-long effort to off-load its coal-mining…
Toronto daycare rolls back staff wage raises, blames Ontario’s funding model
TORONTO – A large Toronto child-care operator is rolling back raises for staff, laying the…
B.C. seniors advocate seeks tenancy protection for residents of retirement homes
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s seniors advocate has called for the enforcement of tenancy laws to…
B.C. NDP ministers Bains, Ralston and Fleming won’t seek re-election in Oct. 19 vote
VICTORIA – Three veteran New Democrat cabinet ministers and community stalwarts in Surrey and Victoria…
Chefs mourn for B.C.’s peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
VANCOUVER – Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat B.C. peach,…
Intelligent B.C. chicken Lacey pecks her way to Guinness World Record
VICTORIA – A British Columbia chicken named Lacey has earned a Guinness World Record for…
Federal government announces $19M for Science World upgrades in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Infrastructure Canada says $19 million in upgrades to Vancouver’s Science World will increase…
In otter news, orphaned B.C. pup is thriving but unlikely to return to wild
VANCOUVER – An orphaned sea otter pup rescued in critical condition in British Columbia last…
B.C. told to brace for heat wave as forecast shows 40 degrees C for Kamloops
VICTORIA – British Columbia residents are being told to brace for a coming heat wave…
B.C. municipalities get $1.6 billion in federal infrastructure funds over five years
VICTORIA – Three levels of government say they’ve finalized a deal that will provide more…
Suspect’s pants catch fire in arson attempt gone wrong: B.C. RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. – Police in Metro Vancouver say they’re looking for a man whose pants…
Vancouver home sales fall 19 per cent in June as inventory continues to build: board
VANCOUVER – Greater Vancouver’s real estate board says the number of homes sold in June…
CBC broadcaster Rick Cluff, ex-host of Vancouver’s The Early Edition, dead at 74
VANCOUVER – Former CBC radio journalist and personality Rick Cluff, who has died at the…
United States looking at all tools to respond to Canada’s digital services tax
WASHINGTON – The Office of the United States Trade Representative says it will do what’s…
Van driver hurt after road-rage shooting at Richmond, B.C., intersection: RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. – Police in Richmond, B.C., are seeking witnesses to a “reckless and brazen”…
Sixteen-year-old girl dies after fentanyl overdose in Prince George, B.C.: RCMP
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Police in Prince George, B.C., say a 16-year old girl who…
Rapper Rick Ross involved in Canada Day concert altercation in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – American Rapper Rick Ross has been involved in a violent altercation in Vancouver,…
B.C. Review Board lets child killer Schoenborn keep eligibility for 28-day leave
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Review Board has ruled that Allan Schoenborn, who killed his…
Father of slain B.C. woman Tori Dunn pleads for change after violent offender charged
SURREY, B.C. – The father of Tori Dunn says her family and friends are angry…
Barefoot hiker rescued after spending two cold nights in B.C.’s North Shore mountains
VANCOUVER – An ill-prepared hiker has been pulled out of British Columbia’s North Shore mountains…