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Next batch of national interest major projects to be released Thursday, Carney says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the next tranche of projects the government is…
B.C. going door to door to hear residents’ concerns in Cowichan title area
The office of British Columbia Premier David Eby has appointed a “community contact” whose job…
B.C. Conservative riding executives urge MLAs to show ‘courage’ and oust Rustad
VICTORIA — A group of riding executives and former candidates with the Conservative Party of…
How British Columbia is marking Remembrance Day 2025
Here is a roundup of some of the events to mark Remembrance Day in British…
B.C. police investigate vandalism at CFIA office, drone footage over ostrich pen
SURREY — Mounties in British Columbia have set off separate investigations that may be connected…
System brings heavy rain, warm weather to B.C. as temperature records fall
VANCOUVER — A weekend weather system in British Columbia brought record rain to some communities…
As U.S. wine sales in Canada plummet, local wineries look to capitalize on market gap
HALIFAX — Over the summer, Narek Nersisyan saw more tourists and day trippers at his…
Animal sanctuary staff in Summerland, B.C., ‘devastated’ by avian flu case
VICTORIA — An animal sanctuary in B.C.’s interior says it is facing a “heartbreaking” experience…
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says plans to dredge Burrard Inlet remain uncosted
VICTORIA — A spokesperson for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says plans to dredge Burrard…
B.C. ostrich farm is ‘ground zero for change’ as family reels from shooting cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — With the flock of several hundred ostriches on the British…
100 Mile House Mayor says mill closure at the end of 2025 underscores need for reform
VICTORIA — The mayor of a community in B.C.’s Cariboo region says U.S. tariffs on…
Police are investigating shots fired at Surrey home Saturday morning
VICTORIA — The Surrey Police Service is investigating after gunshots were fired at a residence.…
Official says test reveals no contamination of a local water system after derailment
VICTORIA — A local official said testing has revealed “no contamination” of a local water…
‘Couldn’t stomach it’: Ostriches loaded in bins after shooting cull stuns protesters
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — It had taken more than 10 months before the first…
Biggest landowner in Cowichan area wants Aboriginal title case reopened, in rare move
A company that says it is the biggest private landowner in the Cowichan Tribes’ Aboriginal…
3 people kicked out of Canada in extortion probe in B.C., border agency says
VANCOUVER — The Canada Border Services Agency says it has removed three people from the…
Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is ‘going to happen’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney came close to telling a Bay Street audience Friday…
B.C. government workers voting through to Thursday on tentative agreement
BURNABY — Members of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union have begun voting on the…
Communities shut water intake from B.C. lake after fuel spill reaches 80,000 litres
KAMLOOPS — A local official says small communities on Kamloops Lake in British Columbia have…
Gunshots ring out at B.C. ostrich farm as cull moves ahead
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Numerous gunshots rang out in the night at a British…
West Fraser to shut mill in 100 Mile House, B.C., amid market challenges
100 MILE HOUSE — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. will permanently close its mill in…
Gunshots at ostrich farm as cull at B.C. farm moves ahead
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — An operation to kill hundreds of ostriches at a British…
B.C. couple who ran bogus anti-tax school lose CRA assessment appeal
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia couple who ran educational seminars promoting the bogus notion that…
Five things to know about ostrich cull case, after court delivers blow to farmers
The cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm is set to begin…