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Trans Mountain and its federal parent see case for Ottawa owning pipeline for good
There’s a case to indefinitely keep the Trans Mountain pipeline in government hands, possibly alongside…
Economic growth now tops environment as priority in energy policy, poll suggests
OTTAWA — More Canadians now say economic growth should be a bigger priority in Canada’s…
Forests Minister Parmar says B.C. has flagged Middle East as emerging export market
VICTORIA — British Columbia Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the province could be selling more…
B.C. Mounties cancel Amber Alert for twin siblings
PRINCE RUPERT — Mounties in northwestern British Columbia have cancelled a provincewide Amber Alert for…
Canadians on ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak land in Canada
VANCOUVER — Four Canadians who disembarked the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly…
Crash in Delta, B.C., leaves motorcycle hanging from traffic light
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DELTA — Police in Delta, B.C., say a motorcyclist is in hospital after a crash…
Mounties search for snowmobiler missing in northwestern B.C.
ATLIN — Mounties are searching for a snowmobiler from Whitehorse who went missing near the…
Two Ottawa men wanted for murder may be hiding in B.C., police say
Police are asking for the public’s help finding two murder suspects from Ottawa who investigators…
Final debate held for B.C. Conservative leadership hopefuls
BURNABY — The five candidates running for the leadership of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives have…
Smith sees progress on pipeline deal with Ottawa after Carney meeting
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she was feeling far more confident about…
Daughters relieved as trio convicted of murdering parents in B.C. home invasion
ABBOTSFORD — Arnold and Joanne De Jong spent their last night alive surrounded by family,…
Victoria police chief vows transparency as constable is charged with sexual assault
VICTORIA — Victoria’s police chief has announced that one of her department’s constables has been…
B.C. draining water off Old Fort landslide, no word when evacuation order may lift
FORT ST. JOHN — British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation says workers have started draining water…
Canadian union wants federal scrutiny of EA sale over national security risks
TORONTO — A Canadian union wants federal scrutiny of a takeover of one of the…
Police identify suspects in alleged haunted house attack on boy, 8, in Surrey B.C.
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say they have identified two suspects in an alleged…
Four-day strike vote begins in B.C. nurses’ labour dispute with province
BURNABY — British Columbia nurses have begun a strike vote in their labour dispute with…
Eby defends debt as required to build for the future, improve infrastructure
British Columbia Premier David Eby is defending his approach to the government’s record budget deficit,…
Stabbing, drugs, shootings at Vancouver strip club. Owner says he’s unfairly targeted
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VANCOUVER — In the eyes of the B.C. Supreme Court, the Gallery Show Lounge Strip…
Tumbler Ridge school, site of mass shooting, to be torn down and rebuilt on new site
VICTORIA — The school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where students were killed in a mass…
Metro Vancouver fined $170,000 after worker hurt in ‘high-risk’ water main operation
NEW WESTMINSTER — Metro Vancouver has been fined about $170,000 after a worker was seriously…
British Columbia to let midwives prescribe abortion pill and other drugs
VICTORIA — British Columbia is giving midwives the ability to prescribe abortion pill Mifegymiso and…
Independents branded ‘NDP farm team’ for helping shut down FOI debate
VICTORIA — Two former B.C. Conservatives now sitting as Independents say they voted with their…
Eleven people arrested in B.C. illegal gambling house investigation
MAPLE RIDGE — Police in British Columbia have arrested 11 people in connection with an…
B.C. invests $1 million in ‘lightning reduction’ technology in bid to reduce fires
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is investing up to $1 million on field-testing new…