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B.C.’s first health centre catering to francophone community to open in the fall
VANCOUVER – A new health centre dedicated to serving British Columbia’s French-language speakers will open…
Strong majority of LCBO workers vote to back strike if needed, union says
Workers at Ontario’s primary liquor retailer are one step closer to a potential strike after…
Witnesses report pea-sized hail as storm hits parts of B.C.’s south coast
WHITE ROCK, B.C. – Environment Canada said storms tracking over British Columbia’s south coast on…
Environment Canada issues rainfall warnings for parts of northeastern B.C.
FORT NELSON, B.C. – Parts of northeastern British Columbia are under rainfall warnings as a…
Environment Canada warns of snow for B.C.’s major Interior mountain passes
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada is warning motorists of possible snow at mountain passes on a…
Canadian labour ministers say they want federal government training money back
VICTORIA – Canada’s provincial and territorial labour ministers will be meeting with their federal counterpart…
Uber says new B.C. rules will increase costs, Eby says companies can ‘suck it up’
VANCOUVER – Uber says regulation changes for ride-share and delivery workers in British Columbia will…
B.C. politicians ask for audit of $3.86 billion North Shore water treatment plant
VANCOUVER – A group of local politicians from B.C.’s Lower Mainland are asking the provincial…
Federal minister tells B.C. Ottawa continues to back RCMP contract policing
VICTORIA – Ottawa will continue to back the RCMP as British Columbia’s contract police force…
B.C. may work with N.L. on court challenge of federal equalization payments, Eby says
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby has found an ally in his claims of…
Bank CEOs push back on MP calls to reduce oil and gas funding
The CEOs of Canada’s five biggest banks stuck to the message that they’re committed to…
B.C. wildfire risk expected to spike this summer after mild spring mitigates blazes
VANCOUVER – Federal and British Columbia officials have confirmed a less dire start to this…
B.C. premier repeats call for more federal cash, calls Ottawa’s claims ‘disingenuous’
VANCOUVER – Premier David Eby is expanding his criticism of what he says is an…
Farnworth ‘glad’ Surrey joins completion of transition from RCMP to municipal force
VICTORIA – British Columbia Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says he wants to speed up a…
B.C. sets minimum wage, other rules for app-based ride-hailing, delivery work
VICTORIA – British Columbia has finalized regulations to provide a minimum-wage and basic protections for…
Toronto constable charged in alleged sexual assault dating back more than a decade
TORONTO – A Toronto police constable is facing criminal charges as the force alleges he…
Bank of Canada needs to rebuild public trust after inflation: governor Tiff Macklem
MONTREAL – Public trust in the Bank of Canada has been dented by post-pandemic inflation…
Man charged with murder in stabbing death of Vancouver restaurant chef
Vancouver police have arrested and charged a 32-year-old man in the stabbing death of a…
Collision organizers to bring North American version of Web Summit conference to B.C.
VANCOUVER – Global technology conference Web Summit is headed to Vancouver next May with a…
B.C. motorcyclist dies after crashing into car, falling onto highway
DELTA, B.C. – Police say a motorcyclist is dead in a crash Wednesday that snarled…
B.C. driver dies from injuries days after windshield crash on highway
SURREY, B.C. – The driver injured when a rock crashed through her vehicle’s windshield last…
Rescuers work overnight to save teen and his dog after fall down B.C. embankment
ELKO, B.C. – A teen and his dog are safe after falling an estimated 200…
Environment Canada issues thunderstorm warnings, watches in B.C., Alberta
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm warnings and watches for large sections of…
Iconic B.C. museum reopens after ‘cutting-edge’ 18-month seismic upgrade
VANCOUVER – Working on the $40-million seismic upgrade for one of Canada’s most prominent museums…