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Different schools of thought on why Canada drapes itself with red and white
FREDERICTON – Canada's unofficial national colours will be on full display Monday as Canadians don…
B.C. Review Board lets child killer Schoenborn keep eligibility for 28-day leave
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Review Board has ruled that Allan Schoenborn, who killed his…
You might live to be 100 years old. But will you be able to afford it?
William Ubbens, 93, is already almost a quarter century into his retirement, and is hoping…
TRENDING NOW: Snake protects its orange
This snake is guarding its orange like a dragon protects a hoard of gold. No…
Leaked TC Energy recording prompts BC to probe claims of outsized lobbying influence on government
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma has asked a provincial watchdog to look into a series…
Optimistic, but aware: Wet weather easing Fort Nelson fire fears
The mayor of Fort Nelson says the community is feeling more comfortable after a week…
Rebates coming for rooftop solar systems for homes, businesses in BC
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia's public power utility says for the first time it will…
Head-on crash kills two, blocks ferry terminal in West Vancouver
Police in West Vancouver say two people are dead after a head-on crash along Highway…
Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned huge chunks of forest, spewing far more heat-trapping gas than planes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into…
She’s still busy at 105. What secrets and science are behind Canada’s ‘super agers’?
Angeline Charlebois keeps a busy schedule. The 105-year-old Levack, Ont., woman spends Tuesday afternoons in…
TRENDING NOW: The ultimate fart spray prank
Talks about a diabolical prank. Hubby puts on one of those inflatable dinosaur suits to…
Mounties seize 439 catalytic converters in BC theft and trafficking investigation
Mounties in Burnaby say they used undercover officers as part of a lengthy investigation into…
Catholic Church and Kamloops First Nation unveil covenant on residential schools
The leader of Vancouver's Roman Catholic archdiocese says the church was wrong to administer residential…
BC rabbi says congregation resilient after arson as police release video of suspect
VANCOUVER – Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt says the congregation of the Schara Tzedeck synagogue in Vancouver…
Lytton rebuild continues three years after wildfire destroyed most of town
Three years after a wildfire destroyed much of the British Columbia village of Lytton, the…
Brazil’s Supreme Court votes to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday voted to decriminalize possession of…
Meet the centenarians: Canada’s oldest age group is also its fastest-growing
VANCOUVER – Vi Roden said she reads an average of 50 books a year, attends…
TRENDING NOW: Clever cat asserts his authority
A power struggle over the opening and closing of the blinds ends when the cat…
Crude awakening: Edmonton Oilers fans coping with Stanley Cup loss
EDMONTON – The hearts of Edmonton Oilers fans shattered Monday night as the team lost…
Former BC premier John Horgan has cancer again
Former British Columbia premier and Canada's ambassador to Germany John Horgan is facing his third…
Green MLA Olsen not running in fall BC election; cites mental and physical health
VICTORIA – One of the two Green Party members in British Columbia's Legislature has announced…
What’s next?: Interesting off-season ahead for Oilers after Stanley Cup final loss
SUNRISE, Fla. – The Oilers could see the Panthers celebrating on the ice and hear…
Cannabis edges out alcohol as the most common impairing substance: driver study
A six-year analysis of more than 10,000 Canadian drivers involved in motor vehicle collisions suggests…
TRENDING NOW: DIY hair bleaching mishap
This is one of the reasons why you probably shouldn't bleach your own hair at…