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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Filipino BC announces site of planned community and cultural centre in Vancouver
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VANCOUVER — Advocacy group Filipino BC has announced the location for its proposed community and…
Cascadia movement has roots in the past, but does B.C. separatism have a future?
VICTORIA — In 2017, Cory Pahl was a candidate for the Cascadia Party of British…
South Africa’s thrilling win over Fiji in Perth sevens final ends nine-year drought
PERTH, Australia (AP) — South Africa won the Australian stopover in the sevens world series…
Canada’s women’s hockey team tops Switzerland 4-0; Maltais reaches podium
MILAN — Canada opened its Olympic women’s hockey title defence with a 4-0 win over…
Hiker likely saved paraglider’s life after crash on Vancouver Island: rescue team
North Shore Rescue says a passing hiker likely saved the life of a paraglider who…
Balmy in B.C. and Alberta as jet stream’s dip south brings deep freeze to Ontario
Meteorologists say the position of the jet stream is to blame for bone-chilling cold in…
Police say threats made against schools in Coquitlam, B.C., for third straight day
COQUITLAM — Police in the Metro Vancouver community of Coquitlam say more threats have been…
Diallo upset as Brazil, Canada split Davis Cup qualifier opening matches
VANCOUVER — He expected a dogfight, but Gabriel Diallo didn’t think he would be the…
Inside the ‘con code’, the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence
VANCOUVER — In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his…
Pipeline protest created safety risks, but journalists were let in, says RCMP officer
VANCOUVER — The senior RCMP officer co-ordinating enforcement at a British Columbia pipeline protest in…
Kingsbury, Thompson carry Canadian flag as Milan Cortina Olympics open across Italy
MILAN — Two freestyle skiers carried the flag and led the way for hundreds of…
Lamborghini driver caught doing 197 km/h over Metro Vancouver bridge
DELTA — A Lamborghini driver from Surrey, B.C., will be without his car for a…
Fitness trial begins for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang in 2022
VANCOUVER — The hearing to determine if a man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Statistics Canada also…
19 degrees in Bella Bella: B.C.’s warm February rewrites weather records
VANCOUVER — It may be February, but Doug Pope says rescue season in the mountains…
How a missing-person report filed after four decades helped ID Canadian’s remains
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say a missing-person report and a DNA sample filed by a…
Police say threats ‘intertwined’ as some schools in Coquitlam, B.C., are shut again
Sharon Perry says her 16-year-old daughter sent her an alarming text on Wednesday, saying students…
British man who lived in Vancouver convicted in overdose deaths of U.S. servicemen
A British man who was living in Vancouver has been convicted in the United States…
Liam Draxl to open Canada’s Davis Cup qualifiers first-round match against Brazil
VANCOUVER — Playing the opening match gives Liam Draxl the opportunity to start Canada off…
Vancouver Whitecaps signing new one-year lease at B.C. Place: CEO
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are staying at B.C. Place — at least for 2026.…
Vance says the Olympics are ‘one of the few things’ that unite Americans
MILAN (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan with his family Thursday,…
Toronto, Vancouver show biggest signs of mortgage stress: CMHC
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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says it sees signs of financial stress among homeowners…
Vancouver Whitecaps pick up Senegalese forward Sabaly from FC Metz
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired Senegalese forward Cheikh Sabaly from French side FC…