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Ex-B.C. school trustee to fight $750,000 penalty for ‘insidious’ anti-SOGI campaign
VANCOUVER — A former British Columbia school trustee will be going to court to challenge…
Tentative contract reached for 25,000 B.C. health-science workers
VICTORIA — A tentative contract agreement has been reached for the group representing 25,000 health-science…
B.C. approves expansion of open-pit Copper Mountain mine in southern Interior
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has approved the expansion of an open-pit copper and…
Mounties arrest dozens for retail theft at Metrotown mall in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY — Mounties say they made 73 arrests in a five-week retail theft operation at…
Man charged with impaired driving in northern B.C. crash that killed an Alberta man
FORT ST. JOHN — Police say a man has been charged with impaired driving causing…
RCMP investigating threats online and in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after shootings
RCMP say they are investigating threats that have circulated online and within the community of…
B.C. paramedics union reaches agreement in principle, avoids possible job action
RICHMOND — The union representing more than 6,000 ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia…
Heli-skier dies in avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C.
REVELSTOKE — A heli-skier has died after being caught in an avalanche in southeastern British…
B.C. property firms say $91M tax bill will jeopardize future construction projects
VANCOUVER — British Columbia property companies controlled by prominent developer Terry Hui are taking the…
OpenAI contacted RCMP about Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT account after attack
RCMP has confirmed artificial intelligence company OpenAI contacted its investigators after last week’s mass shootings…
Eby says B.C. could fight lumber tariffs in U.S. courts
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said a ruling by the United States Supreme…
Business group serves B.C. Premier Eby a budget blast at breakfast meeting
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has been served up a heap of criticism…
NDP leadership candidates pitch their rebuilding plans to voters in final debate
OTTAWA — The NDP leadership candidates began the final official debate with a general acknowledgment…
Overdose deaths drop by 21 per cent, but 1,826 deaths in 2025 still a ‘profound loss’
VICTORIA — More than 1,800 people died in British Columbia last year from illicit drug…
Avalanche kills snowmobiler in southeastern B.C.: RCMP
FERNIE — Mounties say a snowmobiler has died near Fernie in southeastern B.C. after being…
Clearview AI loses B.C. appeal of findings over facial recognition privacy breaches
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by U.S. facial…
B.C. tribunal orders former school trustee to pay $750K over anti-LGBTQ vitriol
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a former Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee to…
B.C. health workers breached privacy of injured victims of Vancouver festival attack
VICTORIA — British Columbia health care workers unlawfully accessed highly sensitive personal information on victims…
Finance minister unveils Ottawa’s ‘follow the money’ plan to tackle extortion
OTTAWA — The federal government is bringing law enforcement and financial institutions together to fight…
How three sisters honour mother’s legacy at Vancouver’s Lunar New Year parade
VANCOUVER — The youngest dancer in this Sunday’s Lunar New Year Parade in Vancouver is…
Vancouver flurries did not count as city’s first snowfall: meteorologist
VANCOUVER — Snowflakes drifted into parts of Vancouver on Wednesday, but an Environment Canada meteorologist…
Tumbler Ridge victim’s mom says truck robbed, wounded daughter’s paddle board stolen
VANCOUVER — The mother of 12-year-old Maya Gebala, who has been holding vigil at her…
B.C. budget ‘lands in the middle’ between cuts and safeguarding core services: Bailey
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister started to sell her “tough” budget Wednesday to business…
Carney’s closed-door fundraisers a ‘step back’ for ethics in politics: expert
OTTAWA — The Liberal party’s decision to hold closed-door fundraisers under Prime Minister Mark Carney’s…