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Enbridge CEO urges tanker ban end, says no company will build ‘pipeline to nowhere’
CALGARY — The top executive of Canada’s biggest crude shipper says his company won’t consider…
RCMP to scale back presence at Nanaimo, B.C., schools targeted by unspecified threat
NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say they will be scaling back their presence at…
Budget watchdog says home affordability is getting better — but not everywhere
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog is reporting significant progress in closing Canada’s housing affordability gap…
Ontario man convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY — An Ontario man has been convicted in a shooting in Surrey, B.C., that…
B.C. homeless count shows rising numbers in 12 of 20 communities surveyed
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says more than half of 20 communities surveyed saw…
Bus driver killed in crash involving a fuel truck in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS — A transit driver has been killed in a crash involving their bus and…
Former Vancouver police officer awarded $30,000 after years-long grievance process
A labour arbitrator has awarded a former Vancouver police officer $30,000 in her years-long grievance…
B.C. Conservative staffer fired for calling Reconciliation Day flag a ‘disgrace’
VICTORIA — A former spokesperson for the Conservative Party of British Columbia says she has…
Alberta ‘on notice’ Coastal B.C. nations opposed to pipeline proposal
The head of a group representing First Nations along British Columbia’s coast says they will…
Alberta re-enters pipeline arena, plans to propose new oil pipeline to B.C. coast
CALGARY — Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta is committing $14 million to a West Coast…
Unions converge in Vancouver in push for B.C. public service contract
VANCOUVER — Hundreds of British Columbia public sector workers marched through downtown Vancouver Wednesday in…
Public warning issued for B.C. city after 11 suspected drug deaths in five weeks
CAMPBELL RIVER — Police in Campbell River, B.C., are issuing a public warning after at…
Police presence at two schools in Nanaimo, B.C., after unspecified threat
NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say additional officers will continue to be stationed at…
Latest American tariffs on B.C. lumber are ‘absurd,’ says Premier David Eby
VICTORIA — It is “completely absurd” that softwood lumber exports from British Columbia to the…
Man gets six years for shooting, arson at Punjabi singer’s home in B.C.
COLWOOD — A Winnipeg man convicted of arson and firing a weapon at the British…
B.C. Conservatives shuffle critics portfolio after Elenore Sturko ousted
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Conservative Party has shuffled its critic portfolios to fill a hole…
Five Canadian provinces boost their minimum wage, Alberta now lowest
Five provinces are increasing their minimum wage today to support workers amid affordability issues. The…
B.C. Residential school survivor says he heals from sharing his stories
VANCOUVER — Squamish Nation elder Sam George says he gets his healing from the violence…
Newly formed extortion task force investigating Surrey, B.C., shooting
SURREY — British Columbia’s new provincial extortion force is investigating after a Metro Vancouver business…
One man dead after early-morning shooting in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are investigating a fatal shooting in the city’s Strathcona neighbourhood.…
B.C. public service workers to rally in Vancouver after contract talks break down
VANCOUVER — The union representing 34,000 public sector workers in British Columbia says members of…
Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with additional 10 per cent tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued new tariffs that could add further pressure on Canadian…
Two charged in July death of grizzly bear on Texada Island in B.C.
TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Two people have been charged with the killing of…
Jobs minister Kahlon says B.C. won’t pan away from Trump threat to tariff films
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the government is taking threats by…