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NDP leadership candidates pitch their rebuilding plans to voters in final debate
February 20, 2026 - 1:35 AM

OTTAWA — The NDP leadership candidates began the final official debate with a general acknowledgment they agree on policies, but have different visions for how to achieve their most existential goal — rebuilding the party.
Cascadia movement has roots in the past, but does B.C. separatism have a future?
February 08, 2026 - 8:44 AM

VICTORIA — In 2017, Cory Pahl was a candidate for the Cascadia Party of British Columbia, whose official goals included the creation of a provincial assembly that would assert the sovereign rights of "British Columbians, Canadians and Cascadians."
Inside the 'con code', the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence
February 05, 2026 - 7:00 PM

VANCOUVER — In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate — dubbed a "rat" by fellow prisoners — but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold.
Owner of B.C. ghost town taking another swing at energy exports
January 31, 2026 - 9:00 PM

CALGARY — Krishnan Suthanthiran is trying to make Kitsault, B.C., happen — again.
B.C. police investigating after Molotov cocktail tossed through home's window
January 23, 2026 - 7:23 AM

CASTLEGAR — Police in Castlegar, B.C., are investigating after an unknown man allegedly set fire to a red fuel can on the porch of a home on Thursday and threw a Molotov cocktail through the front window.
B.C. to end drug decriminalization project, after 'challenging' three-year-experiment
January 14, 2026 - 5:47 PM

British Columbia won't be renewing its agreement with Health Canada that allowed for the decriminalization of small amounts of drugs for personal possession, officially ending a three-year program that was hailed as a groundbreaking experiment before critics blamed it for fuelling public disorder and failing to rein in the overdose crisis.
Highway in B.C. reopens after atmospheric rivers washed out sections
December 25, 2025 - 6:51 AM

VANCOUVER — A portion of a British Columbia highway linking the Lower Mainland to Alberta that's been closed since atmospheric rivers washed away sections of the road earlier this month has reopened.
B.C. First Nations cautions premier against changing UN law for Indigenous rights
December 22, 2025 - 11:20 AM

VANCOUVER — First Nations leaders in British Columbia have issued a joint statement criticizing calls to amend the provincial Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in response to a recent court ruling.
Trust of First Nations 'fragile' as B.C. government considers changes to UN law
December 19, 2025 - 7:14 AM

VICTORIA — The chief of a First Nation in the Great Bear Rainforest says B.C. Premier David Eby risks losing the trust of Indigenous people and could fuel racism if he changes the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
How does climate change affect the likelihood of extreme rain? Federal department aims to publish rapid results
December 11, 2025 - 7:57 AM

Federal scientists will start to publish rapid results looking at how much more likely major rainstorms have become due to climate change.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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NDP leadership candidates pitch their rebuilding plans to voters in final debate

Cascadia movement has roots in the past, but does B.C. separatism have a future?

Inside the 'con code', the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence

Owner of B.C. ghost town taking another swing at energy exports

B.C. police investigating after Molotov cocktail tossed through home's window

B.C. to end drug decriminalization project, after 'challenging' three-year-experiment

Highway in B.C. reopens after atmospheric rivers washed out sections

B.C. First Nations cautions premier against changing UN law for Indigenous rights

Trust of First Nations 'fragile' as B.C. government considers changes to UN law

How does climate change affect the likelihood of extreme rain? Federal department aims to publish rapid results

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