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Union for hundreds of Metro Vancouver workers announce ban on overtime work
VANCOUVER — A union representing hundreds of Metro Vancouver employees has announced an indefinite overtime…
Western Canadian premiers set to meet in Alberta as province grapples with separatism
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to…
Americans are looking back centuries to find Canadian ancestors — and citizenship
Cody Sibley was born and raised in Louisiana, but he always felt his family shared…
Vancouver film industry mourns loss of Stewart McLean, praises his joyful spirit
VANCOUVER — Vancouver director and writer Ryan Minaker said he had known actor Stewart McLean…
Voting opens in B.C. Conservative leadership race, winner to be announced May 30
VICTORIA — Voting starts today for members of the B.C. Conservative Party to pick their…
B.C. Conservative hopeful Findlay still in race after ‘unproven and anonymous’ claims
VICTORIA — The committee organizing the leadership race for the B.C. Conservatives says it doesn’t…
Edmonton dog owner guilty of criminal negligence causing death of 11-year-old boy
EDMONTON — A woman whose two dogs killed an 11-year-old boy at her home showed…
Remains of missing B.C. actor Stewart McLean found, homicide police say
LIONS BAY — When actor and acting coach Jeff Seymour heard that his friend Stewart…
Nurses union, B.C. employer reach tentative agreement; ratification set for June
VICTORIA — The union representing about 60,000 nurses in British Columbia and their provincial employer…
Vast marine conservation reserve, bigger than P.E.I., to protect B.C. central coast
An enormous national marine conservation reserve is being established on British Columbia’s central coast, spanning…
Strike notice by Metro Vancouver staff, district says essential services unaffected
VANCOUVER — A union representing hundreds of Metro Vancouver employees says it has issued a…
Province expands mental health screening tool to Mounties in B.C. Interior
VERNON — British Columbia’s Public Safety Ministry says Mounties in the Interior will soon have…
Ontario patient tests negative for Ebola, while new border screening measures are in place amid Congo outbreak
TORONTO — A person in Ontario tested negative for Ebola after returning from Ethiopia with…
Three men killed when boat capsizes off B.C. coast near Powell River
POWELL RIVER — Three men have been killed when a clam-fishing boat they were on…
165,000 chickens dead after barns catch fire in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD — The city of Abbotsford, B.C., says about 165,000 chickens were killed after multiple…
Scuba diver dies in waters near Gariola Island, off Vancouver Island coast
GABRIOLA — A scuba diver has died in the waters off a B.C. Gulf Island,…
Saanich, B.C., man pleads guilty in voyeurism case involving 652 victims: police
SAANICH — A man has pleaded guilty in a voyeurism investigation involving 652 women and…
‘Very good news,’ that High Court will hear B.C. mineral claims case, Eby says
OTTAWA — The B.C. government needs clarity from the Supreme Court of Canada on a…
B.C. to rename Site C dam after deceased premier John Horgan
VICTORIA — Former British Columbia premier John Horgan didn’t like the idea of the Site…
Evacuation order lifted after landslide in Old Fort, B.C., temporary road opens
FORT ST. JOHN — Residents of Old Fort, B.C., are finally able to return home…
Man and woman die in separate drownings in Nananimo, B.C., police say
NANAIMO — Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., are investigating the unrelated drowning deaths of a man…
Washing ceremony marks settlement of Canadian Tire racial profiling complaint
VANCOUVER — The sounds of Indigenous drums and song bounced off the walls of an…
Fairy Creek anti-logging protesters win appeal in bid for class-action certification
VANCOUVER — Fairy Creek anti-logging protesters have won an appeal against a court ruling that…
Man rescued after days trapped in rolled vehicle on B.C. forest road
CHASE — A man has been rescued after being trapped for two days in his…