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Saskatchewan Appeal Court upholds thumbs-up emoji verdict in grain contract dispute
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Saskatchewan’s highest court has given a thumbs-down to an appeal in…
Former B.C. premier Glen Clark has been appointed as the new BC Hydro chair
VICTORIA — Former B.C. premier Glen Clark is returning to the public eye, two years…
Second body found after mudslide last weekend hits B.C. coastline
VANCOUVER — Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of a second person…
Two killed, one injured in Metro Vancouver vehicle crash
BURNABY, B.C. — Two people are dead after a major vehicle crash in Metro Vancouver…
RCMP informant’s decades of spying on social reformers are chronicled in new book
OTTAWA — As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck…
In the news today: Green Party leader reflects on chaotic week
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Mounties in Squamish, B.C., recover stolen search-and-rescue equipment
SQUAMISH, B.C. — Mounties in Squamish, B.C., say they have recovered BC Parks and search-and-rescue…
More than 280 million trees planted in 2024 in B.C., focus on fire-damaged areas
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s forests ministry says more than 280 million trees were planted in…
CN Rail cleans up after derailment plunges cars carrying grain into Fraser River
VANCOUVER — A derailment has sent rail cars carrying grain plunging into the Fraser River,…
B.C. man charged over tractor crash with police during 2023 anti-SOGI protest
SURREY, B.C. — Mounties say a Chilliwack, B.C., man has been charged with three criminal…
Court rules B.C. law to push through Vancouver housing project is unconstitutional
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled that a law passed by the…
YVR janitors suspend strike escalation after tentative deal
VANCOUVER — Striking janitors at the Vancouver International Airport say they have suspended a planned…
Wild Christmas: BC Ferries cancels many sailings over ‘severe’ forecast
VANCOUVER — BC Ferries has cancelled many sailings on Christmas Day after Environment Canada issued…
Police warn of fake banker scam after B.C. senior defrauded of $9K
BURNABY, B.C. — Mounties in Burnaby are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect…
B.C. ‘ammonia’ leak spurs evacuations, road closure, turns out to be carbon dioxide
PORT MOODY, B.C. — Police in Port Moody, B.C., say a gas leak from a…
IHIT names homicide victim whose body was found in B.C. bush fire
LANGLEY, B.C. — Police have released the name of a homicide victim whose remains were…
Alberta premier hopes for health reform payoff in 2025, regrets deferring tax cut
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is eager to show that her government can finally…
Ferries cancelled, and thousands without power on wet and wild Christmas Day
VANCOUVER — Thousands of people in British Columbia are without power on Christmas Day as…
A fatal collision in Surrey on Christmas Day killed one woman: police
SURREY, B.C. — Police in Surrey are investigating a collision at an intersection, involving two…
Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested…
Crash on Christmas Eve in Vancouver killed a motorcyclist, says VPD
VANCOUVER — A motorcyclist is dead and another person has life-threatening injuries after a crash…
Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested…
Police save Christmas after thieves stole gifts under tree in Langley
LANGLEY, B.C. — Mounties in Langley say they have saved Christmas for one family after…
Detroit Red Wings fire coach Derek Lalonde, name Todd McLellan as his replacement
The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as…