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B.C. guide fined $12,000 for falsifying documents, exceeding fishing limits
MASSET — A British Columbia fishing guide has been fined $12,000 for exceeding his catch…
First Capital’s $9B portfolio to be divided between Choice Properties and KingSett
TORONTO — Choice Properties REIT and KingSett Capital have signed a deal worth more than…
In a B.C. industrial zone, a new link forged in Canada’s crucial lithium supply chain
DELTA — Nestled in a series of unassuming industrial buildings in Delta, B.C., among companies…
In the news today: Artemis II update, Social media ban, Amazon surcharge
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
B.C. tables another First Nation treaty ratification, but overlap concerns persist
VICTORIA — The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in…
Evicted residents not required to remove mobile homes off B.C. reserve lands: court
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VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled that residents evicted from a mobile…
Vancouver council approves 250-room floating hotel on downtown waterfront
VANCOUVER — Vancouver’s council has approved a 250-room floating hotel on the city’s waterfront that…
Landslide mitigation to protect salmon habitat begins at B.C. First Nation
UCLUELET — A First Nation in British Columbia has partnered with an environmental group to…
What is the Canadian Victoria Cross — the medal that no one has ever received?
OTTAWA — The Canadian Victoria Cross is Canada’s highest military honour. It was created more…
Vets, MPs call on feds to launch honour review board to award Canadian Victoria Cross
OTTAWA — The federal government is facing mounting calls to establish a military honours review…
Almost 40 kg of fentanyl, fentanyl-like products seized at Chilliwack, B.C., lab
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VICTORIA — RCMP say the cleanup of an illicit drug-production superlab in British Columbia’s Fraser…
Spring snow dump brings 30cm of accumulation on B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway
COQUIHALLA — A low-pressure system dumped significant spring snow on a number of major British…
Oilpatch holding off on investment changes despite crude price surge
CALGARY — Canadian oil and gas producers are benefiting from the surge in commodity prices…
B.C. home sales face major headwinds in March as transactions, prices both slide
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VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s home sales trended down across the board in March in price,…
Gender-based violence costs B.C. $1.12 billion annually, YWCA report says
VANCOUVER — Gender-based violence is costing British Columbia an estimated $1.12 billion each year, says…
No ongoing public safety threat after grizzly bear attacks man in Vanderhoof, B.C.
VANDERHOOF — A man who encountered a grizzly while walking on his own property in…
‘Desperately missed’ victims honoured as B.C. marks 10 years of toxic drug emergency
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VICTORIA — Paula Beardy said her grandson Sheldon Beardy was a good kid. He would…
B.C. tables treaty legislation after 30-year negotiation with K’omoks First Nation
A First Nation in British Columbia is one step closer to a fully ratified treaty…
Labour complaint filed by union representing workers at B.C. Interior ferry service
BURNABY — The union representing workers at the Kootenay Lake Ferry in B.C.’s Interior has…
BC United executives eye Conservative race, as donations still flow for dormant party
VANCOUVER — It was a once-dominant force in British Columbia politics, but for more than…
B.C.’s growth minister says Iran war tightens fertilizer, fuel and pharma supplies
VICTORIA — The American war with Iran isn’t just a problem at the gas pump…
Police say 10 ‘unruly’ passengers arrested on Vancouver flight departing for Mexico
RICHMOND — Ten people on a flight from Vancouver to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, were…
B.C. police chase sees pickup truck lose couch, crash into two RCMP cruisers
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SALMON ARM — Mounties in B.C.’s southern interior say a wild chase ended with two…
Pause of Indigenous rights act won’t be confidence vote, B.C. election prospect fades
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said he may extend the current legislative session…