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Four captured grizzlies not linked to attack on B.C. schoolchildren: officials
BELLA COOLA — B.C. conservation officers have ruled out any link between four captured grizzly…
Trans Mountain poised for expansions as pipeline fills up
CALGARY — The chief executive of Crown-owned pipeline operator Trans Mountain Corp. says the Alberta-to-British-Columbia…
B.C. dairy milk testers on strike, call for fair mileage compensation: union
BURNABY — The BC General Employees Union says dairy milk testers in the province have…
‘Prime conspirator’ arrested for shootings at Kap’s Café in B.C., Indian police say
SURREY — Police in Delhi say they’ve arrested the “prime conspirator” behind a series of…
Hodgson says it’s ‘premature’ to draw conclusions about fate of B.C. tanker ban
OTTAWA — Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Thursday it’s “premature” to…
CIBC analysts cast doubt on private sector taking on new B.C. pipeline any time soon
CALGARY — Analysts at CIBC Capital Markets say they don’t expect the private sector to…
Woman breaches B.C. hospital neonatal care unit, makes contact with three infants
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after an unidentified woman gained access to…
Two more grizzlies captured, to be assessed after attack on B.C. schoolchildren
BELLA COOLA — Two more grizzlies have been captured on British Columbia’s central coast as…
Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban
CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement…
Eby brands pipeline ‘energy vampire’ as First Nations vow it will never happen
British Columbia Premier David Eby and First Nations have thrown up a wall of opposition…
B.C. community health workers vote in favour of strike mandate: union
BURNABY — The BC General Employees’ Union says members of the Community Bargaining Association, representing…
B.C. lowers deficit projection to $11.2 billion on higher quarterly tax revenues
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it’s now projecting an $11.2 billion deficit this…
Police clear Vancouver Island protest camp, forestry activities to resume
LAKE COWICHAN — Police on Vancouver Island say an area where protesters set up camp…
Five takeaways on Alberta-Ottawa pipeline memorandum of understanding
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a…
RCMP say no survivors in plane crash near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO — RCMP say no one has survived a plane crash on Vancouver Island near…
Vancouver police cleared in fatal shooting of youth who had air pistol
SURREY — British Columbia’s independent police watchdog agency has cleared Vancouver police officers of wrongdoing…
Drax to shut B.C. wood pellet plant by year’s end, says not ‘commercially viable’
WILLIAMS LAKE — A company operating a wood pellet plant in the British Columbia Interior…
Pipeline agreement includes new target of 75 per cent cut in methane emissions
OTTAWA — An agreement between Ottawa and Alberta that could clear the path for a…
Hong Kong Canadians reeling after deadly highrise inferno
VANCOUVER — Canadians with roots in Hong Kong have been watching in horror at news…
Review of B.C.’s emissions strategy says LNG push threatens to wipe out cuts
VICTORIA — A report commissioned by British Columbia’s government says its pursuit of new natural…
What you need to know about the oil tanker ban on B.C.’s coast
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Ottawa to terminate the West Coast oil…
B.C. drug club co-founder surprised by lack of ‘urgency’ from Health Canada on crisis
VANCOUVER — A co-founder of Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by…
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
VANCOUVER — Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours…
No way ‘to do business,’ B.C. Energy Minister Dix says of Alberta’s pipeline plans
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s energy minister says political talk of a pipeline from Alberta to…