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Some NDP leadership candidates report struggling to meet conditions to remain in race
OTTAWA — The first of three fundraising deadlines for the NDP leadership race landed Friday,…
‘Backdoor dealing’: B.C. farmer decries omission of private owners from Cowichan case
RICHMOND — The co-owner of an eight-hectare farm on the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title lands…
B.C. police watchdog finds no officer offence after 2022 crash that injured four
SURREY — The Independent Investigations Office of BC says there are no grounds to find…
B.C. invests $241 million in trades training to boost labour for major projects
ESQUIMALT — British Columbia’s government is investing $241 million over the next three years to…
Squamish, B.C., sees close to 100 millimetres of precipitation as warning ends
VANCOUVER — The rainfall warning for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Howe Sound region…
New major projects list has some Indigenous buy-in, Carney says OKs still needed
OTTAWA — After an initial round of referrals to the new Major Projects Office that…
Alberta’s Smith supportive of new major projects, says pipeline negotiation ongoing
CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s on board with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s…
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s rights watchdog has criticized the province for stigmatizing people who use…
‘Deep burial’ for ostriches at B.C. landfill as CFIA completes cull and disposal work
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its “active operations” at the British Columbia ostrich…
B.C. power line and Ksi Lisims LNG added to federal government’s major-projects list.
TERRACE, B.C., CANADA — With a buzzing electrical substation in Terrace, B.C., as his backdrop,…
A look at the second batch of projects being weighed by the Major Projects Office
Prime Minister Mark Carney has revealed the second batch of potentially “nation-building” infrastructure projects to…
LNG project, mines, hydro dam, power lines among latest major project referrals
TERRACE, B.C. — The federal government announced Thursday the latest list of major building projects…
B.C. Attorney General ‘deeply disturbed’ by social media giant’s intimate image case
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Attorney General says she’s “deeply disturbed” that the social media company…
New Brunswick’s Sisson Mine added to Ottawa’s list of ‘nation-building’ projects
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s premier says a proposed tungsten mine in Sisson Brook, N.B., can…
B.C. judge says self-defence can include expelling someone who has outstayed welcome
DUNCAN — A B.C. Supreme Court judge says self-defence rules that allow people to arm…
What is Ksi Lisims LNG, B.C. project being fast tracked by Feds?
TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The Ksi Lisims LNG facility in northern British Columbia and…
RCMP in British Columbia help dismantle global cybercrime network
SURREY — Police in British Columbia say they have dismantled a local operation involved in…
Heavy rain, coastal flooding for parts of B.C.’s south coast: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER — Pouring rain is on the way again for parts of British Columbia’s southern…
Rainfall warning in B.C. extends to Whistler, Sea to Sky Highway
VANCOUVER — The rainfall warning in effect for the Howe Sound and parts of Metro…
Surrey, B.C., home targeted by extortion-related shooting for second time: police
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after a home was targeted in an…
Nickel mine, hydroelectric project to be added to major projects list
OTTAWA — The Crawford Nickel Project in Ontario and a hydroelectric project in Nunavut are…
Sick of sick notes: B.C. limits when employers can request sick notes
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has brought in new rules that limit when an…
B.C. animal sanctuary tells of threats, ‘unjustified hate’ since reporting avian flu
SUMMERLAND — A British Columbia animal sanctuary whose birds have been sickened by an avian…
Railways says rock slide may have caused B.C. derailment that spilled jet fuel
SAVONA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City says a rock slide may…