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Cruise ships allowed to sail in Canadian waters starting Nov. 1
VICTORIA – The federal government says cruise ships will be allowed back in Canadian waters…
Methanol producer Methanex raising quarterly dividend to 12.5 cents US per share
VANCOUVER – Methanex Corp. is raising its dividend after slashing its quarterly payment to shareholders…
B.C. expands access to safer drug alternatives for people at risk of overdose
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s mental health and addictions minister has announced a new policy that…
Much more ground to search at former residential school in Kamloops, expert says
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – It took many years for Evelyn Camille to heal from abuse and…
First Nation still investigating former residential school site in British Columbia
CHEMAINUS, B.C. – A First Nation community on Vancouver Island says it is continuing its…
Four coyotes euthanized after toddler bitten during walk in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
VANCOUVER – A provincial government agency say four coyotes have been euthanized in Vancouver’s Stanley…
More than 1,400 properties ordered to evacuate in central B.C. due to wildfires
VANCOUVER – More than 1,400 properties in British Columbia’s Cariboo region have been placed on…
B.C. ambulance service overhauled to improve response times, job security
VICTORIA – British Columbia is overhauling the ambulance service to reduce wait times for the…
Residents display high-visibility safety gear to mourn victims of B.C. crane collapse
KELOWNA, B.C. – Photos of bright yellow and orange safety shirts or vests hanging on…
Western Canada heat wave accelerates rate of glacier melt, experts say
VANCOUVER – A sizzling heat wave during the last week of June in Western Canada…
Specialized rescue team aims to recover man’s body after crane collapse in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. – A specialized team of first responders from Vancouver has arrived in Kelowna,…
Warning about aggressive coyotes after toddler attacked, bitten, in Stanley Park
VANCOUVER – A two-year-old girl is recovering from bite wounds after she was attacked by…
More than 160 unmarked graves found at B.C. residential school site: First Nation
CHEMAINUS, B.C. – Canadians need to make sure they don’t become hardened to news about…
Convention centre repurposed as COVID field hospital to close in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The makeshift hospital at the Vancouver Convention Centre, which was repurposed with COVID-19…
Aritzia swings to Q1 profit as revenues more than double despite store closures
VANCOUVER – Aritzia Inc. says it swung to a $17.9-million profit in the first quarter…
Taser, bean bag gun needed to stop man linked to sword attack in Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER – Two people have been treated in hospital for life-threatening injuries in what Vancouver…
South African miner AngloGold Ashanti submits proposal to buy Corvus Gold
VANCOUVER – AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. says it has made an offer to buy the stake…
Multiple people dead after construction crane collapses in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. – The head of a development company building a 25-storey residential tower says…
Underwater hydro cables to Vancouver Island damaged or out of service
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro says it’s working to repair a damaged underwater cable that delivers…
Harry Neufeld, B.C.’s former chief electoral officer, dies after battle with cancer
VICTORIA – Elections BC has announced the death of the province’s former chief electoral officer.…
Tonnes of oil, diesel pumped from leaking B.C. shipwreck 53 years after sinking
VICTORIA – Tonnes of bulk fuel has been safely removed from a ship that sank…
RCMP to provide update soon on investigation into wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, Calif. – RCMP have set up three security checkpoints around Lytton, B.C., and they…
Evacuation alert issued for residents of Canim Lake in B.C.’s Cariboo region
VERNON, B.C. – An evacuation alert has been issued for another part of Canim Lake,…
B.C. resident who owned home in Lytton says wildfire has left the place ‘flat’
LYTTON, B.C. – A Delta, B.C., resident who owns a home in Lytton that was…