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First Nation buying two more B.C. casinos, including Richmond’s River Rock
NANAIMO — The Snuneymuxw First Nation announced Thursday that it is buying two British Columbia…
Premier Eby says B.C. will ask court to stay implementation of Cowichan Tribes case
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will be asking for a…
Eby says he’ll call early election in B.C. if northern power line bill fails
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said he would stake his government on the…
Dawson Creek, B.C., extends drought emergency, fearing low river will freeze
DAWSON CREEK — The City of Dawson Creek in northeastern British Columbia says it has…
Fact File: Video shared on X shows Maori haka dancer, not B.C. housing minister
A video was shared on social media this week by accounts claiming it shows B.C.…
‘Why did you not warn us’: Frustration for B.C. land owners at Cowichan case meeting
RICHMOND — Residents of Richmond, B.C., asked why they weren’t told sooner about potential risks…
B.C. man, 52, arrested in 1997 Ontario sexual assault investigation: OPP
A British Columbia man has been arrested in a historic sexual assault investigation spanning nearly…
NDP leadership contenders have first face-to-face meeting ahead of French debate
OTTAWA — Three of the five NDP leadership candidates had their first face-to-face encounter, which…
‘Exceedingly rare’: B.C. humpback’s death may be first linked to whale-watch industry
VANCOUVER — There’s been a series of entanglements and collisions involving humpback whales in British…
Man, 48, charged with arson and assault after brush fire in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA — Police in Kelowna, B.C., say a 48-year-old man has been charged with arson…
B.C.’s $3.5-billion tobacco settlement recorded incorrectly, says auditor general
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s auditor general says the province’s multi-billion-dollar settlement with tobacco companies should…
A timeline of boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in B.C. waters
There’s been a surge in boat strikes and entanglements involving humpbacks in British Columbia waters,…
Avian flu on the rise in B.C., nine outbreaks confirmed this month in poultry flocks
There’s been a surge in avian influenza outbreaks in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley as the…
Whale watch firm ‘devastated,’ says its boat could have hit humpback later found dead
A British Columbia whale watching company says it is “devastated” by the discovery of a…
Eby says he’ll keep lobbying for slain woman’s family, who wanted more from bail law
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government was not done yet advocating…
David Eby says British Columbia’s anti-tariff ads, aimed at Americans, will go ahead
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said the province plans to push ahead with…
First Nation calls B.C. Premier Eby’s comments ‘deliberately inflammatory’
The Quw’utsun Nation says public comments by British Columbia Premier David Eby and other politicians…
Sean Baker, Finn Wolfhard among investors to rescue Vancouver’s art-deco Park Theatre
VANCOUVER — A beloved Vancouver movie theatre has been rescued from closure by an investment…
No closure for Filipino community, six months after Vancouver festival attack
The past six months have been a blur for Rev. Francis Galvan. The pastor at…
‘Courageous and strong’ B.C. man dies three weeks after fighting off grizzly bear
A British Columbia man who fought off a grizzly bear in the East Kootenay region…
B.C. public service union announces tentative deal to end strike after 8 weeks
BURNABY — The B.C. General Employees’ Union says it will recommend that its members vote…
A documentary highlighting the 2021 Fairy Creek standoff makes its N.S. debut
HALIFAX — A documentary on British Columbia’s Fairy Creek blockade is making waves in Nova…
B.C. police probing two overnight shootings at homes in Surrey and Delta
Police in Surrey and Delta, B.C., say they’re investigating separate overnight shootings at homes, one…
Alberta’s latest pipeline push dredges up ghosts of projects past
CALGARY — Few are as acquainted with Canada’s graveyard of defunct oil pipelines as Alex…