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Poilievre names 48 Conservative MPs as critics, announces House leadership team
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has named 73 MPs to his party’s leadership team…
RCMP visit B.C. ostrich farm to prepare for potential cull enforcement and arrests
RCMP liaison officers have visited a British Columbia ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests…
Three-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
BURNABY — British Columbia’s main outpatient lab services provider and the union representing about 1,200…
Eby terminates Downtown Eastside consultancy contract that came under fire
British Columbia Premier David Eby has terminated a consultancy contract to improve conditions in Vancouver’s…
Union head says new federal government needs to regain public servants’ trust
OTTAWA — The head of one of Canada’s largest federal unions says the federal government…
In the news today: Banff hosts G7 finance summit, western premiers meet in NWT
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Port says dredging of Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge…
B.C. Mounties find body of missing man while executing search warrant
VICTORIA — Mounties on Vancouver Island say officers found the body of a missing person…
B.C. RCMP say man impersonated police, then called 9-1-1 to make report
RICHMOND — Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they have arrested a man who they believe…
Metro Vancouver area councillors urge more B.C. oversight of municipal spending
VICTORIA — Four Metro Vancouver area councillors have launched a petition asking the British Columbia…
City cut polling places and staff for Vancouver vote defined by long waits: report
VANCOUVER — When the City of Vancouver halved polling places and slashed election-day staffing levels…
Nanaimo, B.C., RCMP officer charged with breach of trust in July 2024 incident
NANAIMO — The BC Prosecution Service says a Nanaimo RCMP officer has been charged with…
Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three
POWELL RIVER — Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the…
B.C. regulator temporarily restricts Vancouver crypto firm from securities activity
VANCOUVER — The BC Securities Commission says a Vancouver cryptocurrency firm has been temporarily banned…
Majority of Quebecers think province should end carbon pricing, survey says
MONTREAL — Weeks after Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped the federal consumer carbon levy, more…
Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police have arrested a man after officers discovered a woman who had…
Kilo of fentanyl, loaded gun and cash seized at Victoria supportive housing facility
VICTORIA — Victoria police say a man has been arrested after a search at a…
TRENDING NOW: Little dog deals with cold sidewalk
Little dogs weren’t built for cold weather. For instance, this little guy appears to have…
Here’s a list of April inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says.…
Here’s a list of April inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says.…
BC Hydro’s challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s power utility is facing transformational challenges of drought, rising costs and…
In the news today: Canada Post workers poised to strike Friday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Penticton MLA kicked out of budget hearing at legislature has no regrets
Amelia Boultbee says she’s slightly embarrassed about being kicked out of a hearing in the…
New RCMP squad seize replica guns, drugs in West Kelowna
RCMP created a new squad in West Kelowna to target crime and it made a…