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‘Holy Spirit was leading me’: Vancouver Chinatown stabbing suspect Donnelly testifies
VANCOUVER — The man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival in…
BCGEU workers in Kelowna join province-wide strike
“We're going to keep escalating until this government figures it out, comes back to the table with a proper wage increase.”
First Nation says it was shortchanged by millions for land in 2002 settlement
VANCOUVER — The Canadian government paid a nearly $18-million settlement to the Lax Kw’alaams Band…
Cornelius’s spectacular free kick lifts Canadian men past Wales in soccer friendly
SWANSEA — Facing European opposition without some key players, Canada knew the September FIFA international…
iN PHOTOS: Wildfire smoke turns sun, moon red in Kamloops, Okanagan
At sunrise and sunset, the red and orange colours are more evident.
iN DISCUSSION: How we like them apples
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you’ll find reader…
iN NUMBERS: What does Made in BC or Canada actually mean?
iNwine
Just because something says Made in Canada or Made in B.C. doesn’t mean parts of it don’t come from the U.S. or other countries.
New West Kelowna RCMP unit targets drug dealers and organized crime
“These early results underscore the immediate impact a focused enforcement team can have on disrupting drug trafficking and associated criminal activity in our communities.”
Poilievre calls on Liberals to enact Conservative election pledges on housing
OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre is encouraging Prime Minister Mark Carney to adopt Conservative plans to…
Vancouver-based Teck Resources and Anglo American announce $70 billion tie-up
In what’s shaping up to be the world’s biggest mining deal of the past decade,…
Devils’ Jack Hughes on older brother: ‘At some point, I want to play with Quinn’
LAS VEGAS — Jack Hughes is keen for a family reunion. Speaking to a small…
Residents evacuated by UBCO tower debacle won’t live in newly announced facility
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“It's just like a stab in the heart."
$500,000 lottery win for Vernon man
He said the money will help to make his retirement easier.
From wages to pickets, here are 5 things to know about B.C.’s public service strike
Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia has entered its second week. Here…
Union says 4,000 workers on 22 pickets as B.C. public service strike expands
Picket lines by British Columbia’s public service employees are expanding to 22 sites involving more…
B.C. strike escalates but doesn’t hit liquor sites, as province unveils 4.5% offer
SURREY — The president of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union says an expansion of…
Who else appears to be in the Jeffrey Epstein 50th birthday book?
Donald Trump isn’t the only U.S. president to appear in a collection of birthday messages…
New ballet company to open in Vancouver under Joshua Beamish next year
TORONTO — Vancouver choreographer Joshua Beamish is bringing a new ballet company to the city…
After a family break, Leah Pruett’s NHRA comeback is set for 2026 following birth of her son
Leah Pruett will return to NHRA competition next season, a little over a year after…
B.C. orders forage farmers to stop using water to protect endangered chinook salmon
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has ordered forage-crop farmers in the province’s south to…
Three charged with helping fugitive murderer Rabih Alkhalil escape B.C. jail
SURREY — Federal police investigating the escape of gangland killer Rabih Alkhalil from a British…
Canadian women to face 24th-ranked Switzerland in October soccer friendly
TORONTO — Ninth-ranked Canada will play No. 24 Switzerland in an international women’s friendly during…
In the news today: Teck Resources to merge with Anglo American
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Former B.C. minister Katrina Chen ‘furious’ with Eby over foreign worker remarks
VICTORIA — Former B.C. cabinet minister Katrina Chen says she is “furious” about calls by…