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WHL roundup: Leslie leads Giants to big 6-4 win over Rockets
KELOWNA, B.C. — Mazden Leslie scored two power-play goals, Colton Roberts had two assists, and…
Canadian teen surfer Erin Brooks ready for debut as full-time member of WSL top tier
Having won in her lone appearance on the World Surf League’s Championship Tour as a…
Auschwitz survivors fear rising hate could bring on another Holocaust 80 years later
KRAKOW — As she prepared to return to Auschwitz-Birkenau on Monday, Miriam Ziegler vividly recalled…
B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau steps down but the party’s two MLAs will not run
VICTORIA — The leader of the B.C. Green Party has stepped down after losing her…
Elections BC suspends probe into Conservative claims of vote violations
VICTORIA — Elections BC says it has suspended its review of a complaint from a…
B.C. extends deferral of logging in Fairy Creek amid reports of tree spiking
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has approved a legal order to extend temporary protections…
B.C. Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin wraps up seven-year post
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s lieutenant-governor is leaving office after seven years on the job, with…
Cathro, Barnett sign with AFC Toronto, bringing NSL team roster to 18
TORONTO — AFC Toronto has signed former Canadian youth international defender Ashley Cathro and American…
B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board after a…
$5-million climate program to help B.C.’s tree fruit growers in extreme weather
VICTORIA — Tree fruit growers in British Columbia are now able to access a $5-million…
Jaime Battiste drops out of running for Liberal leadership
OTTAWA — Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he is dropping out of the…
Wendy Cocchia sworn in as B.C.’s 31st lieutenant-governor
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby has introduced British Columbia’s new lieutenant-governor, saying Wendy Cocchia’s lifelong…
Canadian midfielder Victoria Pickett joins AFC Toronto on season-long loan
TORONTO — AFC Toronto added an important midfield piece Friday, acquiring Canadian international Victoria Pickett…
B.C. Premier Eby bemoans ‘chaos’ and ‘confusion’ as U.S. tariff threat looms
VICTORIA — As economists met British Columbia’s Finance Minister Brenda Bailey around a Vancouver hotel…
‘Metabolic knife edge’: Study offers insight into hummingbirds’ hibernation-like rest
Powered by nectar and a metabolic marvel, migratory hummingbirds travel thousands of kilometres each year,…
WHL roundup: Valis, Heidt pace Cougars to 5-2 win over Americans
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Borya Valis had two goals and an assist and Riley Heidt…
Wintry blast to continue after season’s first big snowfall blankets Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER — The first snowy blast of winter in Metro Vancouver is expected to continue…
Arctic cold descends over B.C., bringing snow and school closures
VANCOUVER — A bitter cold spell sweeping over coastal and northern British Columbia has brought…
Chief justice on mission to bring Supreme Court ‘closer to Canadians’ as it turns 150
VICTORIA — Canada’s chief justice said he wanted to “bring the Supreme Court closer to…
Canada’s forestry sector faces uncertainty with 25 per cent U.S. tariffs
VICTORIA — A wide shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Canada’s forestry sector by…
B.C. wildfire crews return from California deployment to combat L.A. fires
VICTORIA — More than 30 firefighters from British Columbia’s Wildfire Service have returned home from…
Metro Vancouver to stay cold for at least a week with wintry road conditions
VANCOUVER — This week’s wintry blast of snow in Metro Vancouver will likely remain on…
B.C. human rights commissioner wants study of police in schools after board’s firing
VICTORIA — When the British Columbia government fired the Greater Victoria school board last week,…
B.C. fast-tracking 18 mining and energy projects in face of U.S. tariff threat
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has released a list of 18 critical mineral and…