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More heat and smoke in the forecast for B.C. as temperature records tumble
VANCOUVER — A ridge of high pressure has prompted more heat warnings in British Columbia…
Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod announces retirement in wake of season-ending injury
Erin McLeod, the oldest player in the Northern Super League, has announced her retirement in…
Anna Wintour taps Chloe Malle as Vogue successor – but she’s still in charge
NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Wintour ended weeks of fashion-world speculation Tuesday when she named…
Ottawa sets 100-day timeline to fix CRA call centre delays
OTTAWA — The federal finance minister said Tuesday he wants to address service delays at…
Canadian forward Cyle Larin joins Dutch league leader Feyenoord on loan
Canadian striker Cyle Larin has joined Dutch league leader Feyenoord on loan from Spain’s RCD…
Slurry pit deaths: Quebec coroner warns of dangers to farmers from manure gases
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is urging the province’s professional farmers association to increase efforts…
Canada’s Westlake comes out of para hockey retirement, seeks sixth Paralympic Games
CALGARY — A man who knows what it takes to win a Paralympic hockey gold…
Nonprofits face a tough funding landscape. They hope better storytelling will bring more donations
MIAMI (AP) — Cindy Eggleton has always believed in the power of a story. But…
Quebec has turned down funds aimed at addressing systemic racism in the courts
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has turned down federal funding aimed at combating systemic racism…
BCGEU says some of its members will begin walking picket lines Tuesday
VICTORIA — The British Columbia General Employees’ Union says a portion of its members who…
‘Mercy of politics’: Canadian farmers weigh plans as Chinese tariff hits canola price
As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one…
Labour vote splitting as Canada’s political parties battle for workers’ support
OTTAWA — A year ago, then-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s Labour Day message to workers insisted…
Quebec premier François Legault set to take centre stage at SAAQclic scandal inquiry
MONTREAL — All eyes will be on Quebec Premier François Legault on Tuesday as he…
Some Indigenous businesses halt exports to U.S. despite long-standing free-trade ties
OTTAWA — Some small Indigenous businesses are halting shipments to the U.S. in the wake…
B.C. public service workers overwhelmingly approve strike, union gives 72-hour notice
British Columbians are facing the prospect of industrial action next week by an array of…
The success of AI music creators sparks debate on future of music industry
LONDON (AP) — When pop groups and rock bands practice or perform, they rely on…
Drones blasting AC/DC and Scarlett Johansson are helping biologists protect cattle from wolves
For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them…
Comic-Con Africa draws thousands of fans and cosplayers to Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tens of thousands of South African comic book fans and cosplayers flocked…
Unionized Hullo Ferries workers in B.C. hold strike vote after negotiations stall
VANCOUVER — The union president for workers of a fast ferry service that shuttles foot…
Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalls more items containing pistachio in Quebec
MONTREAL — More recalls have been issued in Quebec for pistachio-containing products linked to a…
Health authority warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at Sechelt pizza restaurant
SECHELT — Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate salads at a Sechelt, B.C., pizza…
B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn’t have cash to launch new chain: landlord
TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay landlords were back in court Friday arguing a B.C. billionaire doesn’t…
U.S. federal appeals court rules some of Trump’s tariffs illegal
WASHINGTON — A United States federal appeals court ruled on Friday that many of U.S…
Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?
VANCOUVER — When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago,…