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Police seize cannabis-infused candy mimicking popular name-brand snacks in B.C.
October 29, 2024 - 10:59 AM

SURREY, B.C. - As Halloween approaches, police on Vancouver Island are urging the public to use caution after officers seized more than 120,000 cannabis-laced edibles, including chocolate and candies with packaging that mimics recognizable treats.
Eby says NDP 'happy' to work with other parties in tight B.C. legislature
October 29, 2024 - 4:18 PM

British Columbia Premier David Eby has scheduled a meeting with the B.C. Greens as he prepares to form government, a day after the NDP won the barest of majorities in a legislature where every vote will count.
Sea lion with netting embedded in his neck, sealing mouth shut, rescued in B.C.
October 29, 2024 - 11:06 AM

VANCOUVER - A sea lion has been freed off the coast of Vancouver Island after getting so entangled in netting that rescuers say it's possible he hadn't eaten in weeks or months.
Saskatchewan Party wins fifth straight majority government, Scott Moe back as premier
October 28, 2024 - 11:38 PM

Premier Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party won a fifth consecutive majority government Monday, losing in the big cities but retaining its iron grip on rural areas to secure victory.
The long path to a result in British Columbia's provincial election
October 28, 2024 - 11:23 PM

The election to form British Columbia's next government came down to just a handful of votes. The NDP has secured enough seats to form a majority government, though that result is subject to two automatic recounts.
B.C. NDP wins razor-thin majority after marathon vote count; two recounts pending
October 28, 2024 - 10:59 PM

VICTORIA - The New Democrats and Premier David Eby were on track to win a bare majority government nine days after voters went to the polls in British Columbia, but the final verdict will still require two judicial recounts to become official.
CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck wins seat in Regina
October 28, 2024 - 9:53 PM

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has won her seat in Regina Lakeview.
British Columbia's tight election, by the numbers
October 28, 2024 - 5:43 PM

British Columbia Premier David Eby has been asked to form government after a tally of absentee and special ballots on Monday. The result came nine days after the Oct. 19 provincial election.
First of six units begin generating power at B.C.'s Site C dam
October 28, 2024 - 4:44 PM

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - BC Hydro says the massive Site C dam project in northeastern British Columbia has started generating power.
Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor
October 28, 2024 - 2:27 PM

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia political scientist says social media questioning of the provincial election's integrity is an "inevitable" result of political "toxicity" and a tight race.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan
An organization that matches young, aspiring farmers to landholders has noticed fewer people are investing in orchards and vineyards in the Okanagan following the industry’s challenges this year. Young Agrarians is a national organiza

BC Interior pot shop fined $1,000 for having a sale
Having a sale is a normal thing that stores do if they've got inventory to shift and bills to pay, but a BC weed store has fallen foul with the government for slashing prices. Cost Cannabis in Revelstoke has been fined $1,000 for advert

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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Police seize cannabis-infused candy mimicking popular name-brand snacks in B.C.

Eby says NDP 'happy' to work with other parties in tight B.C. legislature

Sea lion with netting embedded in his neck, sealing mouth shut, rescued in B.C.

Saskatchewan Party wins fifth straight majority government, Scott Moe back as premier

The long path to a result in British Columbia's provincial election

B.C. NDP wins razor-thin majority after marathon vote count; two recounts pending

CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck wins seat in Regina

British Columbia's tight election, by the numbers

First of six units begin generating power at B.C.'s Site C dam

Toxicity and tight race fuel B.C. election integrity doubters, says professor

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