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Interfor signs deal to buy Chaleur Forest Products in New Brunswick
BURNABY, B.C. – Interfor Corp. has signed a deal with an affiliate of the Kilmer…
Inflation hits international students hard, with some turning to food banks
VANCOUVER – Laughter lights up the gathering twilight at Langara College in Vancouver, where first-year…
BC Wildfire Service warns season not yet over amid drought
VANCOUVER – Seemingly endless summer conditions in British Columbia have prompted a warning that this…
Canadians reflect about residential schools on Truth and Reconciliation Day
With drumming and singing, at powwows and public ceremonies, communities across the country marked the…
Lululemon settles lawsuit against Peloton over alleged patent infringement
Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. has reached a settlement with Peloton Interactive Inc. over allegations the…
Man dead, alleged impaired driver in custody after B.C. crash
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police say one driver is dead and two of his family members…
B.C. pharmacists to renew, issue prescriptions as part of reworked health plan
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is expanding the power of pharmacists to renew and issue some…
Vancouver gas prices pass $2.39, breaking North American record: analyst
VANCOUVER – Gas prices in Vancouver hit a new high of more than $2.39 a…
National chief says Canada’s reconciliation actions taking long road; 40 years away
VICTORIA – The road to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada remains a long one,…
Some B.C. regions at Drought Level 4 as water scarcity affects the province
VICTORIA – Little to no rainfall over the past five weeks in several areas of…
Events in many communities in B.C. to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
VANCOUVER – Events are planned across British Columbia to mark the National Day of Truth…
Granddaughter’s handcuffing haunts Indigenous man, even as police settle rights case
VANCOUVER – Maxwell Johnson is still haunted by the helplessness he felt watching his then…
B.C. officials push flu, COVID-19 vaccines ahead of possible surges late fall
VANCOUVER – British Columbia health officials are encouraging residents to get both flu shots and…
B.C. cabinet minister Melanie Mark resigns and takes medical leave
VICTORIA – British Columbia cabinet minister Melanie Mark has resigned her portfolio to go on…
Vancouver police investigating possible racially motivated assault
Vancouver police say they’re investigating a possible hate crime after a 19-year-old woman was assaulted…
B.C. illicit drug death toll nearly 1,500 this year: coroners service
VICTORIA – The coroners service in British Columbia says nearly 1,500 people have died this…
Transportation Safety Board probes tour boat sinking on Haida Gwaii
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board has sent a team to British Columbia’s north…
In wheelchairs and walkers, Victoria seniors stage protest for park space
VICTORIA – About 100 seniors, some more than 90 years old, staged a protest in…
Lawyer for First Nation says goal of B.C. land claim case is reconciliation
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for the Nuchatlaht First Nation, which is fighting for title to…
B.C. Liberals announce BC United as top choice for party name change
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Liberal Party could soon have a new name. The party…
Early fall heat wave shatters daily temperature records in 20 B.C. communities
VANCOUVER – Twenty daily temperature records tumbled across British Columbia on Monday as conditions in…
B.C. man guilty of sex assault after befriending victims at Metro Vancouver churches
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A British Columbia man who is now in his late 70s…
School board lacked authority to suspend trustees over alleged bullying: B.C. judge
VICTORIA – A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled the Greater Victoria School Board lacked…
Man run over by truck near B.C. homeless camp, alcohol suspected factor: Police
KELOWNA, B.C. – Police say a man was seriously injured after being run over by…