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From wages to pickets, here are 5 things to know about B.C.'s public service strike
September 09, 2025 - 10:22 AM

Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia has entered its second week.
Union says 4,000 workers on 22 pickets as B.C. public service strike expands
September 09, 2025 - 10:07 AM

Picket lines by British Columbia's public service employees are expanding to 22 sites involving more than 4,000 workers in an escalation of their labour dispute with the province.
B.C. strike escalates but doesn't hit liquor sites, as province unveils 4.5% offer
September 09, 2025 - 9:59 AM

SURREY — The president of the British Columbia General Employees' Union says an expansion of job action in the province's public service strike doesn't immediately include liquor or cannabis distribution sites.
Search suspended for man believed missing in B.C. backcountry
September 05, 2025 - 10:07 AM

NELSON — Police in British Columbia say they have suspended the search of a man missing since July in the province's backcountry.
Lightning sparks new wildfires in B.C., as number of active blazes near 160
September 01, 2025 - 12:00 PM

VANCOUVER — The BC Wildfire Service says there were more than 1,000 more lightning strikes across the province on Sunday, most of which happened in the Cariboo region.
B.C. wildfires jump, campfire bans take effect in Cariboo and Kamloops regions
August 28, 2025 - 4:12 PM

The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has leapt by about a dozen in a spate of hot, sunny weather that has sent daily temperature records tumbling.
Motorhome crash triggers Okanagan wildfire and evacuations, blaze now held
August 27, 2025 - 4:28 PM

A motorhome collided with a tree and burst into flames along Highway 97 in British Columbia's Okanagan region Tuesday night, sparking a wildfire that forced the evacuation of nearly 60 homes in Peachland, police said Wednesday.
Vancouver Whitecaps draw Houston Dynamo 1-1 in Thomas Muller's MLS debut
August 18, 2025 - 10:27 AM

VANCOUVER — Thomas Muller's Major League Soccer debut was almost perfect.
Wildfires decline in B.C. with rain, cooler weather, but heat forecasted to return
August 07, 2025 - 5:08 PM

Crews fighting an out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island are building helipads to improve access to the flames burning on challenging, rocky terrain.
Forecasters predict Prairie wildfire smoke could cause hazy skies across Canada
August 03, 2025 - 2:29 PM

Wildfire smoke from the Prairies was forecast Sunday to fill many of the skies from Vancouver Island to Charlottetown with gritty, hazy dust.
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From wages to pickets, here are 5 things to know about B.C.'s public service strike

Union says 4,000 workers on 22 pickets as B.C. public service strike expands

B.C. strike escalates but doesn't hit liquor sites, as province unveils 4.5% offer

Search suspended for man believed missing in B.C. backcountry

Lightning sparks new wildfires in B.C., as number of active blazes near 160

B.C. wildfires jump, campfire bans take effect in Cariboo and Kamloops regions

Motorhome crash triggers Okanagan wildfire and evacuations, blaze now held

Vancouver Whitecaps draw Houston Dynamo 1-1 in Thomas Muller's MLS debut

Wildfires decline in B.C. with rain, cooler weather, but heat forecasted to return

Forecasters predict Prairie wildfire smoke could cause hazy skies across Canada

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