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How Vancouver’s urban orcas create connections and community among followers
VANCOUVER — Chatchawan Jaksuwong says he used to feel empty when he looked at the…
In the news today: Jasper fire report cites provincial interference
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Yukon prepares for vote on possible switch to ranked-ballot elections
The last time Yukon residents voted in a territorial plebiscite it was about allowing the…
Drug body members quit, B.C. minister apologizes to family of girl with rare disease
VICTORIA — Four members of British Columbia’s Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases Committee have resigned…
Why the Bank of Canada could be done cutting its policy rate for now
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has largely kept to the sidelines as it tries…
Abdu, Sauvé score in 2-1 Montreal Roses win over AFC Toronto in NSL
TORONTO — Latifah Abdu and Mégane Sauvé each scored a goal to lift Montreal Roses…
Canada’s Shapovalov advances to Mifel Tennis Open final with win over Walton
LOS CABOS — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov has a chance to win his second ATP title…
Fire in Chilliwack, B.C., destroys businesses and apartments
CHILLIWACK — Every firehall in Chilliwack, B.C., was involved in fighting a destructive blaze in…
Surveyor working east of Mission, B.C., hit and killed by dump truck
HATZIC — Police in Mission, B.C., say a 48-year-old Abbotsford man has been killed after…
B.C. health minister praises U.S. recruitment, says 780 applications in 2 months
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s health minister says the province has received almost 780 job applications…
Blue Bombers look to avenge lone loss as Stampeders roll into Winnipeg
Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers get another shot at the Calgary Stampeders. Two…
No tsunami threat to B.C. after 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s panhandle
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s emergency information agency says there is no tsunami threat to the…
Man charged with impersonating North Vancouver Mountie
NORTH VANCOUVER — Mounties in North Vancouver say a man has been charged after allegedly…
Woman arrested in Langley, B.C., for assault causing severe burns
LANGLEY — Mounties in Langley, B.C., say a 25-year-old woman has been charged with an…
E-scooter injuries are on the rise among both kids and adults, data and doctors say
TORONTO — The Canadian Institute for Health Information says e-scooter injuries are on the rise…
B.C. limits sales of two more diabetes drugs amid off-label use for weight loss
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Health Ministry is limiting the sales of two more diabetes drugs…
‘I feel young again’: Running back James Butler hitting new highs with B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER — James Butler doesn’t mind standing outside of the spotlight. And on a B.C.…
Toxic gas leak injures four workers, 80 evacuated, in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY — A release of toxic bromine gas into the air in an industrial area…
Road near Sumas border reopens after train derailment in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD — Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited says a road near the Canada-U.S. border…
B.C.’s public service union prepares for strike vote after talks reach impasse
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s public service union representing 34,000 members says it’s preparing for a…
B.C. Health officials set up mosquito traps in the Sea to Sky region for study
VANCOUVER — Mosquito traps have been set up across the Sea-to-Sky region in British Columbia…
U.S. Coast Guard tall ship once part of Hitler’s navy sails into Victoria for visit
VICTORIA — When Deleon Guerrero last visited Victoria in 2023, he arrived by car as…
‘Big relief’: Alerts lifted on multiple B.C. wildfires
British Columbia’s Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has rescinded multiple evacuation alerts as the threat from…
iN VIDEO: Young moose goes for swim in Shuswap Lake
“It was really close to shore, it was cool, we’ve never seen this before.