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B.C. orders masks for hospitals, care facilities as flu, respiratory illness increase
VICTORIA — Medical masks are again required in British Columbia health-care facilities as provincial authorities…
B.C. court approves class-action lawsuit about privacy over Home Depot receipts
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can go ahead…
B.C. Conservatives seek inquiry into votes from mental health and drug facility
The B.C. Conservatives are seeking a commission of inquiry into alleged election irregularities in a…
Canadian military, firefighters ready to join Los Angeles wildfire battle
Canada’s emergency preparedness minister says Canadian military personnel, their equipment and another 250 firefighters stand…
Indiana man who fled to avoid prison sentence for storming Capitol is arrested in Canada
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Indiana man who fled to avoid serving a nine-month prison sentence…
Indiana man who fled to avoid prison sentence for storming Capitol is arrested in Canada
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Indiana man who fled to avoid serving a nine-month prison sentence…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for December, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in December. Statistics Canada also…
Man dies after falling into a sinkhole while skiing at resort in southeast B.C.
FERNIE, B.C. — A skier has died after falling into what police say was a…
Canada leaves for Perth HSBC SVNS stop bolstered by return of former captain
The Canadian women’s rugby sevens team was scheduled to leave late Friday for Australia and…
One Alberta man gets jail, another community time for 2022 Coutts border protest
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One Alberta man has been sentenced to jail and another ordered to…
WHL roundup: Halaburda helps Giants beat Rockets 6-4
LANGLEY, B.C. — Ty Halaburda scored twice and Colton Roberts had a goal and assist…
Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025
Saturday’s Scoreboard NHL Vancouver 3 Toronto 0 Calgary 2 Los Angeles 1 Winnipeg 3 Colorado…
In the news today: Field narrows among big-name Liberal leader hopefuls
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Smith opposes blocking energy exports to U.S. but Ford wants to keep option open
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. president-elect Donald…
Helicopter team rescues unconscious skier after fall at B.C.’s Mt. Cain
A search and rescue team on Vancouver Island says it rescued a man who suffered…
Harm reduction advocates hope high court will ‘clarify’ Canada’s ‘Good Samaritan’ law
Outside a rural Saskatchewan elementary school on a fall morning in 2020, Paul Wilson and…
Police investigating after man injured in fire outside Vancouver SkyTrain station
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are looking for witnesses after a man was injured in…
Charges laid after Alberta minor hockey association defrauded of more than $300,000
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. — Mounties in Lloydminster have laid charges in the case of an Alberta…
Elections BC hasn’t called in RCMP as Conservatives seek police probe of Surrey race
VICTORIA — Elections BC says it hasn’t asked the RCMP to investigate a complaint from…
One in 10 Canadians live in places susceptible to green transition disruption: report
One in 10 Canadians live in communities susceptible to workforce disruption from the transition to…
In response to Trump threat, Quebec ready to deploy another 300 officers at border
The Canadian government must deploy more officers to the United States border to show president-elect…
Premiers urge unity in face of U.S. tariff threats, Alberta demands energy exemption
OTTAWA — The country’s premiers emerged from a key meeting about Canada-U.S. relations in Ottawa…
Forestry ‘transition’ sets off review of BC Timber Sales, province says
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The “significant pressures” on British Columbia’s forest industry have prompted a…
Professional association of B.C. bylaw workers releases cheeky top calls list
VANCOUVER — The professional association for B.C. bylaw workers says among its top 10 “interesting”…