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Alberta changing rules to ensure only ‘age-appropriate’ books in schools by fall
EDMONTON — Alberta is bringing in new rules this fall to ensure only “age-appropriate” books…
Silent tribute and fundraisers mark one month since Vancouver festival attack
VANCOUVER — Members of Parliament held a moment of silence on the one-month anniversary of…
B.C. health minister says about 6,000 on ‘extended leave’ from mental health care
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s health minister says almost 6,000 people were on leave from involuntary…
Chiefs tell King Charles to remember his treaty obligations as he visits Ottawa
OTTAWA — Dozens of First Nations leaders from across the country gathered in front of…
Head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after family of 4 froze to death on US-Canada border
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — More than three years after a family of four from…
Vancouver Island land returned to Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes
VICTORIA — A stretch of culturally significant land in the Cowichan Valley has been returned…
A timeline of King Charles’s royal visits to Canada, spanning more than 50 years
MONTREAL — This week’s Royal visit marks King Charles’s first visit to Canada since his…
B.C. man sentenced on drug, firearm charges triggered by silencers found at airport
VANCOUVER — A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been sentenced to five years in prison and…
Young man dead after being stabbed in a park: Abbotsford police
ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford, B.C. are investigating after a young man was killed in…
Police say naked man arrested after alleged assault on stranger in B.C.
PORT MOODY — Police in Port Moody, B.C., say they arrested a naked man after…
More than half of Canadians say they understand Alberta separatism: poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests more than half of Canadians say they understand why…
King’s throne speech marks ‘pivotal moment’ in Canada’s history, royal watchers say
OTTAWA — Crews were at work in downtown Ottawa on Friday morning, touching up the…
Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department ordered a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain…
$40 million lottery ticket sold in B.C., same month as record prize win
BURNABY — British Columbia has another multimillion-dollar lottery winner about a week after handing out…
Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them
As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands…
Police misconduct ruling in death of B.C. woman Lisa Rauch, killed by anti-riot round
An adjudicator appointed by British Columbia’s police watchdog has found a Victoria officer committed misconduct…
B.C. Greens, NDP working constructively despite challenges, accord updates say
VICTORIA — New Democrats in British Columbia under Premier David Eby and the provincial Greens…
New Royal Roads University campus named in honour of late B.C. premier John Horgan
LANGFORD — Ellie Horgan choked back tears as Royal Roads University named its new campus…
Probation for ex-Mountie, convicted of obstruction after ‘sexting’ violence victim
KELOWNA — A former Okanagan RCMP officer who exchanged explicit messages with a victim of…
Class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. over 2009 Interior Health data breach
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over…
Man arrested after allegedly setting fire to RCMP detachment in Fort Nelson, B.C.
FORT NELSON — A man has been arrested after someone allegedly set fire to an…
RCMP, city police brace for ‘largest domestic security operation’ as G7 summit nears
OTTAWA — RCMP and local police say security planning is well underway for next month’s…
Steve Rai appointed Vancouver’s new police chief after filling job in interim role
VANCOUVER — Newly minted Vancouver police chief Steve Rai says the city’s diversity means its…
RCMP monitoring B.C. ostrich farm to ensure ‘no criminal behaviour’
RCMP say they are closely monitoring the situation at a British Columbia ostrich farm “to…