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Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why Indigenous leaders are so concerned
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney held a meeting with hundreds of First Nations chiefs…
Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, searching landfills for their remains
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government said Thursday that the search of a landfill for the…
Search of Manitoba landfill for women’s remains ends, dig at second site to start
WINNIPEG — The search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First…
Carney’s meeting with First Nations on major projects leaves some chiefs frustrated
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was optimistic about finding consensus on the…
Robust federal collection, analysis of UFO data could dispel misinformation: report
OTTAWA — Systematic government collection and analysis of data about mysterious sightings in the sky…
Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August
OTTAWA — The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for…
Jets sign forward Vilardi to six-year extension worth US$45 million
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets locked up forward Gabriel Vilardi on Friday, signing the forward…
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…
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…
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…
Wildfires show why CBC needs public safety mandate: researcher
OTTAWA — The wildfires that are flaring up across Canada again are one of the…
Einarson, Gushue among six rinks added to 2026 Scotties and Brier fields
Three teams have been added to each of the 2026 Canadian men’s and women’s curling…
‘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…
Federal Court of Appeal reserves decision in B.C. ostrich farm’s avian flu case
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal reserved its decision in a case involving two…
Via Rail plans to use refurbished cars to improve service between Halifax-Montreal
HALIFAX — Via Rail wants to use refurbished rail cars to improve service between Halifax…