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B.C. snowpack about 40% below normal, as Eby worries of ‘dramatic drought conditions’
Aaron Hill, executive director of the Watershed Watch Salmon Society in B.C., can’t recall when…
Puberty blockers can’t be started at 18 when youth have already developed: experts
VANCOUVER – Puberty blockers have been in the spotlight since Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced…
Non-profit buys two B.C. co-ops, using $71 M grant from affordable housing fund
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Premier David Eby says the first purchase using the government’s Rental Protection…
Tory MP walks back comments on First Nations water plants amid criticism
OTTAWA – After drawing criticism earlier this week for saying that some First Nations are…
Social media firms can’t be let ‘off the hook’ for deadly sextortion of kids: Eby
VANCOUVER – Premier David Eby says social media companies can’t be let “off the hook”…
No new restrictions on B.C. sex offender Hopley, who went on run: parole board
VANCOUVER – High-risk B.C. sex offender Randall Hopley, who went on the run for 10…
When the sun goes down, a swarm of rats emerges in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER – When the sun goes down, the rats of Vancouver’s Burrard Skytrain Station emerge,…
Loggerhead turtle rarely seen in B.C. waters is rescued, suffering hypothermia
VICTORIA – When B.C. marine scientist Anna Hall encountered a very lost loggerhead turtle in…
B.C.’s premier says Selina Robinson offered to quit twice over Middle East comment
VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier David Eby says his former post-secondary education minister offered her resignation…
B.C. moves flavoured nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters to protect kids
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s government has ordered that flavoured nicotine pouches only be sold from behind…
Canfor Pulp Products announces sale of Taylor pulp mill for $7 million
VANCOUVER – Canfor Pulp Products Inc. says it’s entered an agreement to sell its Taylor…
Eby astonished as trucking firms ask court to lift bans over B.C. overpass crash
VANCOUVER – Two trucking firms are taking the B.C. government to court to get their…
Finning reports Q4 profit down, hit by foreign exchange loss
VANCOUVER – Finning International Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago…
Rate cut timing ‘difficult to foresee’ amid inflation pressures: BoC deliberations
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada isn’t sure when it will be able to start…
Jewish groups decry Robinson’s cabinet exit, as Eby slams ‘hateful’ office vandalism
VICTORIA – B.C. Premier David Eby has criticized what he’s calling the “hateful” vandalism of…
Minister backs shift away from privately owned rooming hotels after B.C. fire inquest
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s housing minster says the province needs to shift away from accommodating…
Suspect charged in Nigeria over sextortion of B.C. boy who died: Surrey RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – For just a few minutes last year, police say a Metro Vancouver…
Don’t look to the BoC to solve Canada’s housing and economic woes, Macklem says
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is laying out the limits of monetary…
Strong start to home sales in 2024 unlikely to delay BoC rate cuts: economists
TORONTO – A surge in home sales across Canada’s largest markets to kick off 2024…
End public funding of privately owned rooming hotels, says B.C. fire inquest jury
BURNABY, B.C. – The jury in a coroner’s inquest into the Winters Hotel fire that…
B.C. Crown counsel group raises safety concerns, Eby says no move for courthouse
VANCOUVER – Premier David Eby says the government is not currently considering the relocation of…
B.C. minister Robinson stepping down over remarks that angered pro-Palestinian groups
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson is stepping down over her remarks…
Crypto mining company loses bid to force BC Hydro to provide power
VANCOUVER – A cryptocurrency firm has lost a bid to force BC Hydro to provide…
Ex-councillor buys 108-year-old newspaper in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A former councillor in Prince George has purchased the city’s only…