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Fact File: Clip of Carney saying he would use emergency powers against Alberta separatists doctored
Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to quash…
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon addresses United Nations forum on Indigenous rights
OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon told the opening of the United Nations permanent forum…
Two charged with first-degree murder in 2016 death of B.C. man in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA — Police in British Columbia say two people have been charged with first-degree…
Alberta’s government says it will do away with twice-a-year time change
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s government says Albertans will soon be ditching twice-a-year clock changes.…
Fact File: No evidence Carney threatened emergency powers against Alberta separatists
Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to quash…
Eby called changes to Indigenous law ‘non-negotiable,’ but series of backdowns ensued
The British Columbia government’s efforts to mitigate the impact of the Declaration on the Rights…
Jongwon Ham, accused of killing B.C. Mountie, is found mentally unfit for trial
VANCOUVER — The man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C.,…
Decades-old temperature records fall in B.C. as four communities reach record highs
CACHE CREEK — Four British Columbia communities set or matched their daily high temperature records…
Protesters outside Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival marking 1 year after 11 were killed
VANCOUVER — It was to be a day of reflection and remembrance a year after…
First Nations say Eby backs down again, now seeks joint path on B.C. Indigenous law
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has backed down again on the pausing of…
B.C. bears emerge from their dens, sparking excitement and heightened monitoring
VANCOUVER — B.C. Grouse Mountain’s beloved grizzly bears have woken up from their long nap…
B.C. Conservative leadership candidates face final $60,000 fee deadline
VICTORIA — The final field of candidates to lead the B.C. Conservatives is expected to…
B.C. supportive housing bill targets problem tenants. Critics fear it may worsen woes
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VANCOUVER — Housing researcher Alina McKay knows there are “tensions” in British Columbia’s supportive housing…
Climate change is eroding typical nighttime breaks in wildfire activity, study says
Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by…
B.C. ‘chemical fingerprint’ scheme to track illicit drugs is likened to DNA tests
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VANCOUVER — Tucked in the basement of the chemistry building at the University of British…
Kelowna, B.C., allowed to opt out of short-term rental rules this summer
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The business community is applauding British Columbia’s decision to allow the Okanagan city of Kelowna…
14 assessed by paramedics after ‘hazmat incident’ at Chilliwack, B.C., park
CHILLIWACK — Fourteen people were assessed by paramedics after what emergency officials call a “hazmat…
Rural B.C. communities ask province to support foreign worker program changes
Leaders in some of British Columbia’s rural communities are calling on the provincial government to…
Lytton was razed by fire. Some fear financial ruin is next for the tiny B.C. village
Ross and Judith Urquhart have called Lytton, B.C., home for half a century, leaving only…
Public funds don’t make Catholic hospitals ‘government actors’: lawyer in MAID case
VANCOUVER — Providing medical assistance in dying at a Catholic hospital would go against religious…
B.C. Sikh activist says police warned him of ‘imminent’ threat to life
An associate of slain B.C. Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar said police have alerted…
Wet and mild winter is ‘good news’ for B.C. wildfire season, says forecaster
VICTORIA — The lead forecaster for the BC Wildfire Service said a relatively wet and…
First Nations overdose deaths in B.C. drop in 2025, but still disproportionally high
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VANCOUVER — The number of overdose deaths of First Nations people in British Columbia dropped…
Thousands without natural gas service in B.C.’s Okanagan, possible until Sunday
KELOWNA — FortisBC says it is working to restore natural gas service to about 6,200…