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Jury retires in marathon B.C. murder trial, after lawyer tells of death threats
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court jury has retired to deliberate in the first-degree…
B.C. housing plan could deliver 293,000 new units over next decade, says report
VANCOUVER – The New Democrat government’s ambitious homebuilding agenda could result in up to 293,000…
Lululemon earns US$248.7 million in third quarter, revenue rises to US$2.2 billion
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its net income for the third quarter was US$248.7…
Surge in newcomers putting pressure on inflation via housing demand: BoC official
OTTAWA – The recent surge in newcomers is adding to inflation through housing demand, a…
Political shift underway in B.C., says confident Conservative Leader John Rustad
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby and Opposition BC United Leader Kevin Falcon are looking over…
B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe retiring, sad about lack of sway on overdose policy
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe says she’s leaving her post after 13…
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim moves to axe city’s elected Park Board
VANCOUVER – Mayor Ken Sim says he’s moving to abolish Vancouver’s elected Park Board, which…
BoC holds key interest rate steady as speculation shifts to timing of rate cuts
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada ended the year with another interest rate hold as…
Wild salmon conservation group raises concerns about herring kills at B.C. fish farms
VICTORIA – Hundreds of thousands of wild fish have died at British Columbia salmon farms…
B.C. says 578 foreign-educated nurses registered in 2023, doubling intake
VANCOUVER – The number of foreign-educated nurses newly registered in British Columbia this year has…
Coast Guard investigates oily sheen covering Vancouver’s False Creek
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Coast Guard says it’s trying to identify the source of a…
Workplace expert says conditions at Canada’s spy agency ripe for harassment
VANCOUVER – Toxic workplace claims against Canada’s spy agency point to a “perfect storm” of…
B.C. moves to reduce raw log exports, boost higher-value wood manufacturing
VICTORIA – British Columbia is moving to reduce the export of raw logs harvested in…
B.C. wrings out after atmospheric river, strong winds hit provinces coast and south
VANCOUVER – Residents in coastal and southern British Columbia are mopping up after an atmospheric…
B.C. community prepares to stickhandle removal of world’s largest hockey stick
DUNCAN, B.C. – Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley Regional District wants to know who is willing…
Chad Allan, founding member of Guess Who and the band that became BTO, dies at 80
Celebrated musician Chad Allan, who carved a place in Canadian rock music history for his…
Heavy rain, winds converge in B.C. as ‘atmospheric river’ arrives
VANCOUVER – Drenching rain, heavy snow, strong winds and high tides converged on coastal and…
B.C. Premier Eby celebrates ‘first-of-its-kind’ seamless addictions care
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby says a new model of streamlining access to…
Private forecasters see economic growth in B.C. slowing to 0.5 per cent next year
VICTORIA – Private-sector forecasters in British Columbia say they agree with the government’s recent projection…
Vancouver unveils Canada’s first electric fire truck in its pledge to cut emissions
Vancouver’s fire department is showing off what the city says is Canada’s first electric fire…
Man who swerved car near pro-Palestinian protester arrested for assault: Victoria PD
VICTORIA – Police in Victoria have arrested a man they say accelerated his car towards…
Vancouver home sales rise in November as newly listed properties add to supply
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouversays home sales ticked up last month…
Atmospheric river storm to bring heavy rain to southern B.C., Environment Canada says
VICTORIA – Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it’s calling an atmospheric river is…
Father, 13-year-old son, victims in Richmond, B.C. double homicide, investigators say
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 13-year-old boy and his…