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How drones helped rescue climber stranded on B.C. cliff face
SQUAMISH — Two drones played key roles in the nighttime rescue of a climber stranded…
Student’s door-to-door Chinese ballads break down barriers, win fans and lamb chops
When Kieran Michael MacNeill started going door to door in Richmond, B.C., serenading householders in…
Sept. 11 first responders tell of Canada-U.S. bonds at B.C. border ceremony
SURREY — New York first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, have spoken of the enduring…
Teresa Wat becomes sixth legislator to join new party of former B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA — The newest member of a still-unnamed party acknowledged she and five other former…
Man faces 22 charges over four shootings in Surrey, B.C., in 2025 and 2026
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say a man is facing numerous charges after four…
On top of tariffs, shippers face jacked-up border enforcement and penalties
MONTREAL — Enforcement on cross-border cargo has ramped up enormously under the Trump administration, costing…
B.C. wildfire season winding down with lower burned area, but high structural loss
British Columbia’s wildfire season appears to be winding down, with more than 50 fires declared…
Building ferries in B.C. would help in battle against U.S. tariffs: report
VICTORIA — Building ferries in British Columbia would help the province weather the harsh economic…
Group seeks to resuscitate ‘mainstream’ BC United, calls on Falcon to quit as leader
VICTORIA — Politics in British Columbia could be getting more crowded as a group tries…
B.C. driver tells of ‘action movie’ scene as man grabs car to flee pursuer with knife
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Robin Nuber was in Los Angeles on the weekend, but it was after he returned…
Canada’s economic growth expected to rebound, but risks remain on the horizon: report
OTTAWA — Canada’s economic growth is expected to rebound later this year and into 2027…
B.C. forestry sector says industry at ‘breaking point’ in letter to Premier David Eby
VANCOUVER — British Columbia forestry groups have written to Premier David Eby saying the industry…
Sons ‘shattered’ by stray-bullet death of Chang Yong Cho in his Burnaby, B.C., home
The two sons of Chang Yong Cho, who was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home…
‘Huge win’: Why some Findlay supporters are happy B.C. Conservative caucus is smaller
VICTORIA — The Conservative Party of B.C. may have lost nine legislators since Kerry-Lynne Findlay…
As the trade war dominates Canadian politics, Conservatives fight among themselves
OTTAWA — The Conservative party’s big tent has been filled with infighting these past few…
Alberta gets federal approval to test birth control vaccine on wild horses
EDMONTON — Health Canada says it has approved the use of a birth control vaccine…
Oscar-nominated Julian Brave NoiseCat, past winner Dan Werb vie for Writers’ Trust
TORONTO — An Oscar-nominated filmmaker and a past winner are among the finalists for Canada’s…
Winter to wait on the sidelines as El Nino extends fall: The Weather Network outlook
It’s shaping up to be a mild fall across much of Canada, The Weather Network’s…
Eby invokes Canadian kindness after 9/11 in support of Ottawa’s retaliatory tariffs
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby invoked the memory of the 9/11 terrorist attacks…
Police say stray bullet killed Burnaby, B.C., man Chang Yong Cho, 85, in his own home
BURNABY — Homicide investigators say an 85-year-old man was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home…
B.C. teen chased by someone wearing Cat in the Hat costume, police investigating
WEST KELOWNA — Police in West Kelowna, B.C., say they’re looking for someone who was…
Food Allergy Canada calls for laws requiring schools to stock epinephrine devices
TORONTO — Last May, six-year-old Kofi Berkley started getting itchy and developing bumps on his…
Only known woolly dog pelt returns to B.C. after more than 160 years
VANCOUVER — When Coast Salish artist Atheana Picha ran a gloved hand through the thick…
Vancouver officer Kal Dosanjh, charged with theft and fraud, denies wrongdoing
VANCOUVER — A veteran Vancouver police officer accused of theft, fraud and breach of trust…