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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…
Bell eyes U.S. fibre expansion after closing Ziply deal and boosting internet subs
The closing of BCE Inc.’s $5-billion purchase of U.S. internet provider Ziply Fiber in August…
Homicide investigators called in after deadly shooting in Burnaby, B.C.
British Columbia’s homicide investigators have been called in after a man was killed in Burnaby.…
CFIA manual describes sitting on ostriches to inject lethal drug as cull ruling nears
OTTAWA — A Canadian Food Inspection Agency document on culling birds describes how ostriches should…
Nearly 13,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled beside B.C. lake after derailment
KAMLOOPS — British Columbia’s Environment Ministry estimates that almost 13,000 litres of aviation fuel was…
B.C. regulator fines Amazon $10,000 in ruling that limits what ‘delivery’ means
A British Columbia regulator has ordered Amazon to pay a $10,000 penalty over a failed…
Eby, coastal First Nations call on Ottawa to maintain oil tanker ban
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby and coastal First Nations have signed a declaration…
Environment Canada warns of storm surge as winds and high tides combine on B.C. coast
VANCOUVER — A series of frontal systems moving over from the Pacific will bring rainfall…
Bailey says Ottawa must support B.C. forestry as it supports Ontario’s car industry
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister said she thinks the newly announced federal budget aligns…
Travel agents hope for return of ‘glory times’ as China resumes group tours to Canada
VANCOUVER — Travel agents are celebrating Beijing’s decision to resume group tourism to Canada after…
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER — A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to…
B.C. cabinet ministers, First Nation leaders gather amid tensions over Cowichan case
VANCOUVER — Two days of meetings in British Columbia between provincial officials and First Nations…
Eby says B.C. won’t run anti-tariff ads alone as it had planned
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province is walking back plans to…
B.C. police investigating reports of needles in Halloween candy in two cities
Police in two British Columbia cities are investigating multiple reports of sewing needles or pins…
BC Hydro says it should have been more proactive as Site C costs overflowed
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s power utility says it should have been more proactive about ballooning…