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Princess Anne to visit British Columbia, sail to Esquimalt
VICTORIA – Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, is scheduled to visit British Columbia…
B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Paramount Pictures Corp. and…
Teck Resources reports first-quarter profit down from year ago
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago…
Fire bans announced in B.C. and Alberta as more than 170 wildfires burn
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Tactical evacuations have started in northeastern British Columbia as wildfires tear through…
Reena Virk’s killer thinks TV show about crime ‘disrespectful’: B.C. parole documents
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Reena Virk’s killer told parole officials that a television series about the…
Man stabbed to death in White Rock, B.C., days after similar knife attack in area
WHITE ROCK, B.C. – Police in White Rock, B.C., say two stabbings in the city…
Stall, downdraft, decision making may have played roles in B.C. air-taxi crash: TSB
VANCOUVER – The Transportation Safety Board says several factors may have played a role in…
BoC officials split on when to start cutting interest rates, summary shows
OTTAWA – Members of the Bank of Canada’s governing council were split on how long…
Ombudsperson calls B.C.’s handling of youth confinement an embarrassment
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s ombudsperson says the Ministry of Children and Family Development should be embarrassed…
B.C. government sets November date for Surrey police handover
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s government has set Nov. 29 as the date when the Surrey…
B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat
VICTORIA – British Columbia has placed its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching…
West Fraser Timber earns US$35 million in first quarter, up from loss last year
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. says it earned US$35 million in its first quarter,…
B.C. government to set out housing targets for 20 more communities
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has named another 20 cities and towns as priority…
B.C. to increase local milk production with $25-million factory investment
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The British Columbia government is contributing up to $25 million toward the…
A correction to a story about B.C. wildfires that moved on April 22
In a story that moved on Monday, April 22, The Canadian Press incorrectly reported that…
‘Trees going up like Roman candles’ as fire season starts early in B.C., Alberta
CARIBOO, B.C. – Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from the mine where…
U.S. authorities searching for missing B.C. kayakers have found a body: RCMP
SAANICH, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say United States authorities searching for a pair…
Baby lives after stroller hit and dragged by vehicle in Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. – A baby in a stroller survived being struck and dragged for two…
‘Trying not to die’: Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back
Maureen Gordon has weathered hard times before. She and her husband began running ecotourism outfit…
‘Historic’ law recognizing Haida Aboriginal title introduced in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA – The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title over…
Singh noncommittal on keeping scheduled increases to Liberals’ carbon price in place
COQUITLAM, B.C. – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is raising eyebrows anew over his carbon pricing…
Gildan replacing five directors ahead of AGM, will back two Browning West nominees
MONTREAL – Gildan Activewear Inc. is making changes to its board of directors in an…
Multiple early season wildfires burning in B.C.’s Cariboo and Prince George regions
QUESNEL, B.C. – Wildfire season is off to an early start in British Columbia’s central…
Woman dies in pedestrian fatal collision on Highway 11 near Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Abbotsford Police Department says it is investigating a fatal collision involving…