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Some evacuees allowed to go home as crews continue fighting fire near Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON — Fire crews are working on two barriers to slow the spread of a…
Drug bust in Surrey, B.C., leads to arrest, charges and deportations
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SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say a trafficking investigation has led to the discovery…
Cooler night helps firefight near Lytton, B.C., fire grows away from community
LYTTON — British Columbia’s wildfire service says a wildfire burning near Lytton has been growing…
‘This is nuts’: The hard-fought race to build Canada’s next submarine fleet
OTTAWA — From a massive ad blitz featuring Canadian broadcast icon Peter Mansbridge to a…
Communities across Canada celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
OTTAWA — Events were held across the country on Sunday to mark the 30th National…
Muslim group and federal culture minister decry alleged attack on imam in Victoria
VICTORIA — Muslim groups and Culture Minister Marc Miller are decrying an alleged attack on…
‘Keep focused’: Lytton, B.C., under evacuation orders years after devastating blaze
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Judith Urquhart said she’s doing what she has to do to remain focused and prepare…
Environment Canada cancels tornado watch for Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE — A tornado watch issued Friday for a section of central B.C. that…
Ammonia leak at B.C. ice rink triggers shelter-in-place order, but no one hurt
LANGLEY — The City of Langley says an ammonia gas leak at an ice rink…
Red Chris mine in B.C. expands with safety in mind after previous collapse
VANCOUVER — The operator of the Red Chris gold and copper mine in northwestern B.C.…
Federal and B.C. governments to pay $200M for Tumbler Ridge school and health centre
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VANCOUVER — The federal and British Columbia governments have announced billions of dollars in combined…
B.C. approves block-caving for Red Chris Mine, site where three workers were trapped
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has approved an amended environment assessment certificate for block-caving…
MPs head home for summer break after Liberals pass contentious lawful access bill
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament have wrapped up a spring sitting in the House of…
Confusion spreads as Ottawa defends orders to surrender citizenship certificates
OTTAWA — The immigration department says it’s working “as quickly as possible” to resolve questions…
Evacuation alert over West Kelowna wildfire lifted, state of emergency over
WEST KELOWNA — Emergency officials in West Kelowna, B.C., say an evacuation alert covering 742…
Montreal group proposes new downtown tower for NATO defence bank
QUÉBEC — Montreal’s business community is coming together to sweeten the pot in the city’s…
Man convicted of shooting at pop star AP Dhillon’s B.C. home is ordered deported
OTTAWA — A man convicted of arson and firing a gun at Indo-Canadian pop star…
Glassy water contributed to fatal 2024 B.C. seaplane crash, investigators say
PORT HARDY — Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is urging seaplane pilots to be aware of…
RCMP arrest three youth after fire destroys historic railcar on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA — Police on Vancouver Island say they have arrested three young people in connection…
Five people ordered banished from northwest B.C. First Nation territory
ATLIN — A First Nation in northwestern British Columbia has banished five people from its…
Bell, Cohere sign deal to operate models using Bell AI Fabric infrastructure
Bell Canada has signed an artificial intelligence infrastructure deal with Cohere that will see the…
Inside Lytton’s contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O’Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks “pretty empty” these days, aside from the…
West Kelowna’s ‘deep understanding’ of fire gets credit in B.C.’s first test of year
KAMLOOPS — West Kelowna fire chief Jason Broland says that for better or worse, residents…
B.C. Energy Minister Dix announces upgrades to multiple hydro dams
The B.C. government has launched an upgrade on the provincial hydro system in an effort…