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Endeavour Silver posts first-quarter profit of $1.8 million
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Endeavour Silver Corp. (EXK) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of…
Disney child star charged in B.C. bank robbery involving suspect wearing wig
SECHELT, B.C. – A man who starred as a child in Disney’s 1986 adventure flick…
Telus sells part of international unit for $600 million, reports lower profit
VANCOUVER – Telus Corp. has agreed to sell 35 per cent of its international call-centre…
Where’s the beef? Earls restaurants says it’s back in Canada after ‘mistake’
VANCOUVER – The Earls restaurant chain says it will start serving Canadian beef again following…
Western premiers to meet in Vancouver, Notley absent due to forest fires
VANCOUVER – A disastrous wildfire raging in northern Alberta has forced government leaders in western…
Turquoise Hill Resources posts 1st-quarter profit of $118.9 million
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (TRQ) on Thursday reported first-quarter net…
B.C. Lions sign quarterback Jonathon Jennings to contract extension through 2018
SURREY, B.C. – A six-game audition was enough to earn Jonathon Jennings a new contract…
‘It’s time to let him loose’: B.C. Lions ready to unleash Bo Lokombo in 2016
SURREY, B.C. – Mark Washington looked over at Bo Lokombo after one of the B.C.…
Western premiers meet, discuss pushing feds to restore disaster funding
VANCOUVER – As wildfires burn uncontrollably across northern Alberta, government leaders in Western Canada are…
Vancouver Whitecaps searching for intensity, focus with rival Timbers up next
VANCOUVER – Carl Robinson didn’t like what he saw. The head coach of the Vancouver…
Alderon Iron Ore posts 1st-quarter loss of $853,000
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (AXXDF) on Friday reported a loss…
Bolanos’ third goal in as many games leads Whitecaps’ comeback win over Timbers
VANCOUVER – With his team down a goal despite a dominating opening 45 minutes, Vancouver…
Fire evacuees in B.C. allowed to return home, evacuation alert remains in effect
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Hundreds of people are allowed to return to their homes…
Fatal fall, unprepared hikers, challenge North Shore teams in separate rescues
VANCOUVER – The BC Coroners Service is investigating the death of a hiker on Vancouver’s…
B.C. whale-watching company says capsizing that killed 6 people was ‘act of God’
VANCOUVER – The deadly capsizing of a whale-watching vessel off Vancouver Island last year was…
Emergent Capital posts loss of $7.5 million in first quarter
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Emergent Capital Inc. (EMG) on Monday reported a loss of…
B.C. brings in higher fines and penalties for drivers caught texting, emailing
VICTORIA – Three months after starting a program to raise awareness about the dangers of…
Investigators believe wildfires in B.C.’s Peace region deliberately set
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Investigators say arson is believed to be the cause of…
B.C. Finance Minister says government to release travel expenses, calendars
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government will soon start pushing out information to the public…
150 B.C. Mounties heading to help fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta.
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties from across British Columbia are heading to northern Alberta to help…
After encouraging victory over Timbers, Whitecaps aiming for consistency
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps know they’re still very much a work in progress. The…
First Majestic Silver reports 1st-quarter loss of $7.4 million
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG) on Tuesday reported a loss…
Xenon Pharmaceuticals posts first-quarter loss of $3.3 million
BURNABY, British Columbia (AP) _ Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (XENE) on Tuesday reported a loss of…
Family-crafted quilt honours missing, murdered women and girls across B.C.
VICTORIA – A handmade quilt honouring the memories of British Columbia’s missing and murdered indigenous…