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‘Panic and confusion’ for Canadians at Harvard after Trump bans foreign students
Harvard University student Thomas Mete was picking up his brother from high school in Ridgeway,…
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…
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…
Fierce-looking B.C. fossil confirmed as new genus, days after death of discoverer
Before British Columbia fossil hunter Mike Trask died last week, he knew that recognition of…
Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say
OTTAWA — Housing experts are pushing back against a federal cabinet minister’s recent claim that…
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…
In the news today: Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
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…
Vancouver dismantles and consolidates festival memorials, advocates say it’s too soon
VANCOUVER — For almost four weeks, the tributes to victims of the Lapu Lapu Day…
Vancouver police say Downtown Eastside crime dropping after adoption of task force
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver have released new data they say depicts the success of…
B.C. Crown counsel group files workload grievance, says staff shortages slow justice
VANCOUVER — The BC Crown Counsel Association says it has filed a formal workload grievance…
22-year-old woman dies in slack-line fall north of Vancouver
SQUAMISH — A 22-year-old woman is dead after a fatal slack-line incident at a recreation…
Eby terminates Downtown Eastside consultancy contract that came under fire
British Columbia Premier David Eby has terminated a consultancy contract to improve conditions in Vancouver’s…
Port says dredging of Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge…
B.C. Mounties find body of missing man while executing search warrant
VICTORIA — Mounties on Vancouver Island say officers found the body of a missing person…
Metro Vancouver area councillors urge more B.C. oversight of municipal spending
VICTORIA — Four Metro Vancouver area councillors have launched a petition asking the British Columbia…
City cut polling places and staff for Vancouver vote defined by long waits: report
VANCOUVER — When the City of Vancouver halved polling places and slashed election-day staffing levels…
Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three
POWELL RIVER — Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the…
B.C. regulator temporarily restricts Vancouver crypto firm from securities activity
VANCOUVER — The BC Securities Commission says a Vancouver cryptocurrency firm has been temporarily banned…
Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police have arrested a man after officers discovered a woman who had…
Here’s a list of April inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says.…
BC Hydro’s challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s power utility is facing transformational challenges of drought, rising costs and…
In the news today: Canada Post workers poised to strike Friday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Environment Canada issues weather alerts for B.C. Interior highways
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for three major highways in the…