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BoC expected to hold key interest rate steady at 5% amid ‘sluggish’ economy
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold its key interest rate…
CBC mainly remains off X, citing low traffic six months after scaling back presence
OTTAWA – Six months after the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada scaled back its use…
Mounties arrest ‘top priority’ U.S. fugitive wanted in Creston, B.C.
CRESTON, B.C. – The RCMP says a fugitive from the United States has been arrested…
Trudeau says India’s move against Canadian diplomats should concern the world
OTTAWA – India’s move to reduce the presence of Canadian diplomats in its country is…
Premiers ask federal government for COVID-19 small business loan extension
VICTORIA – Up to 250,000 small businesses across Canada face uncertain futures if the federal…
B.C. and Washington state to collaborate on flood-risk and salmon habitat initiative
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it has finalized an agreement with Washington state…
Health expert says pandemic isolation contributed to spike in B.C. overdose deaths
VICTORIA – The isolation protocols of the COVID-19 pandemic that kept people from gathering in…
Judge probes eight-month wait for federal minister’s owl protection recommendation
VANCOUVER – A Federal Court judge said he’s “wrestling” with why the minister responsible for…
Atmospheric river passes in southern B.C., but area rivers still rising
VANCOUVER – Rainfall warnings across Vancouver Island and the inner south coast have lifted in…
Tentative deal ends job action by teaching support staff at Simon Fraser University
BURNABY, B.C. – The union representing instructors, teaching assistants and other education support workers at…
Escalating theft and violence aside, London Drugs not considering closures: president
VANCOUVER – London Drugs president and chief operating officer Clint Mahlman has seen a lot…
Environmental group challenges federal action on protecting endangered spotted owl
VANCOUVER – An environmental group is challenging the federal government’s handling of protection for the…
Mountie testifies to serving DNA warrant of man accused in B.C. of murder
VANCOUVER – A Mountie with British Columbia’s integrated homicide team testified she was the officer…
Archeology work the latest roadblock to rebuild Lytton, B.C.: Mayor
LYTTON, B.C. – Archeologists have uncovered thousands of artifacts, including a 7,500-year-old spear point, as…
B.C. man who killed his pregnant wife in 2006 is granted full parole
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man who killed his pregnant wife and burned her body…
REVIEW: ‘Wonder’ brings Super Mario back to his roots, with a few twists
TORONTO – Super Mario is returning to his old stomping grounds for the first time…
First atmospheric river of fall deluges parts of B.C. south coast, southern Interior
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s south coast is weathering its first atmospheric river of the fall…
National Business Book Award finalists include top Bay Street names, ex-BoC governor
TORONTO – The former governor of the Bank of Canada and several top Bay Street…
A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund reports Q3 profit up from year ago
VANCOUVER – A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund says it earned $10.6 million in net income…
B.C. premier says spat over Surrey police force ‘no longer up for discussion’
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby says a court challenge by the City of…
Free legal advice on sexual assault launched by B.C. non-profit
VANCOUVER – A free and confidential legal service is now being offered to people who…
Amazon contractor charged after unoccupied van hit, killed Surrey, B.C., woman
SURREY, B.C. – A 25-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death after…
Alberta says Quebec pension model back on table in Canada Pension Plan exit debate
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is again considering using the Quebec investment model for a…
Jury in B.C. Supreme Court murder trial told witness died before finishing testimony
VANCOUVER – The jury in a British Columbia Supreme Court murder trial has been told…