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Alberta-Ottawa pipeline accord unlikely to be “champagne-popping moment:’ Enserva CEO
CALGARY — Oil and gas industry advocates say they’re heartened by an expected agreement between…
Energy service group predicts lower industry spending, but sees reason for optimism
CALGARY — An oil and gas service industry group predicts lacklustre prices for those resources…
Former Surrey, B.C., employee charged with fraud in a $2.5M loss for city: police
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say a former municipal employee has been charged with…
B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to north coast ‘will never happen’
OTTAWA — The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia said Wednesday an…
B.C. man charged with money laundering after illegal gaming house bust
SURREY — A man from Esquimalt, B.C., is facing money laundering charges after an investigation…
Vancouver’s iconic, three-decade-old fireworks festival cancelled due to finances
VANCOUVER — The iconic Vancouver waterfront fireworks festival that has been held for more than…
Delta, B.C., man charged with second-degree murder in sister-in-law’s death
DELTA — A Delta, B.C., man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death…
No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog
SURREY — British Columbia’s police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have…
One killed in tractor-trailer crash on Highway 1 north of Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON — Police say they are investigating to determine if the cause of a fatal…
‘December to remember’: Winter will get off to an abrupt start, Weather Network says
Blasts of frigid Arctic air could send temperatures tumbling in December and herald the arrival…
Woman killed while crossing road in Chilliwack, B.C., crash
CHILLIWACK — A pedestrian has been killed crossing the road in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley…
Search goes on for bear that attacked B.C. pupils, two other grizzlies to be freed
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted…
Trouble in ‘Team Canada’ as B.C.’s deputy premier raises spectre of pipeline lawsuit
VICTORIA — Rifts in “Team Canada” appear to be widening on the brink of a…
Police clear protesters from Vancouver Island logging blockade
Police say they have arrested four people during enforcement of a court injunction prohibiting anyone…
Lawsuit seeks damages against B.C., federal government over Cowichan title ruling
NEW WESTMINSTER — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says the provincial…
External review latest to call for more B.C. home-share funding years after death
An external review of British Columbia’s home-sharing program for adults with developmental disabilities says the…
Carney says B.C. ‘has to agree’ on pipeline plan from Alberta
OTTAWA — British Columbia “has to agree” on any pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific…
B.C. launching review of post-secondary education in wake of declining stability
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s public post-secondary institutions have seen a 70 per cent decline in…
Two grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests may confirm any link to attack
Two grizzly bears have been captured in Bella Coola on British Columbia’s central coast, and…
B.C. investigating possible case of deer disease in Okanagan
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is investigating a potential case of chronic…
Premier Eby tells Carney it’s unacceptable B.C. has been cut out of pipeline talks
VICTORIA — For a project he says “doesn’t actually exist,” there was a lot British…
B.C. woman sentenced to 18 months in jail for money laundering in “milestone” case
Securing a guilty plea in a British Columbia money laundering case that dates back to…
Stopping overdoses like bailing a boat with a thimble, B.C. court hears
VANCOUVER — The co-founder of a Vancouver “compassion club” that bought heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine…
Flight delays and cancellations at Calgary airport leave travellers scrambling
CALGARY — Dozens of flights were delayed or cancelled at Alberta’s largest airport due to…