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Alberta's latest pipeline push dredges up ghosts of projects past
October 26, 2025 - 8:55 AM

CALGARY — Few are as acquainted with Canada's graveyard of defunct oil pipelines as Alex Pourbaix, a former executive at the company behind the Keystone XL and Energy East proposals.
Police cite extortion in third shooting at Indian star Kapil Sharma's B.C. café
October 16, 2025 - 4:35 PM

SURREY — Mike Grieve says he walks past Kap's Cafe in Surrey, B.C., every day and he’s sad to see the restaurant owned by Indian entertainer Kapil Sharma has been shot up for the third time.
Nisga'a Nation can help convince other nations for LNG export site off coast: Eby
September 16, 2025 - 1:13 PM

British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is "counting" on the Nisga'a First Nation to help "increase the level of support" among other nations that opposed a massive liquefied natural gas export facility soon to float off the northwestern coast.
Surrey, B.C., offers rewards for extortion tips, citing dozens of threats, shootings
September 15, 2025 - 1:03 PM

SURREY — Dozens of extortion attempts and shootings in Surrey, B.C., are threatening the way of life in the city, Mayor Brenda Locke said, calling the extortionists "thugs and criminals" who don't belong.
Health warnings as minister says shroud of wildfire smoke set to worsen in B.C.
September 03, 2025 - 7:00 PM

VANCOUVER — British Columbians are being told to prepare themselves for the worsening of a dense shroud of wildfire smoke that has descended over the province, with health experts saying the dangerous impacts of the pollution might not be immediately apparent.
B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn't have cash to launch new chain: landlord
August 29, 2025 - 4:45 PM

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay landlords were back in court Friday arguing a B.C. billionaire doesn't have the cash needed to launch a new retailer.
New Victoria police chief to apply lessons from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
August 28, 2025 - 5:08 PM

VICTORIA — Victoria's new police chief Fiona Wilson says she faces "a very, very steep learning curve" in her new post after almost 27 years with the Vancouver Police Department, where she rose to deputy chief constable.
Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved
August 25, 2025 - 5:30 PM

Celebrity doctor-turned-U.S. health official Mehmet Oz says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's order to cull a herd of ostriches in B.C. over bird flu concerns would amount to a "slaughter" based on rules made in a "bygone era."
B.C. recreational anglers get rare chance for sockeye, amid bumper salmon run
August 21, 2025 - 1:33 PM

British Columbia fishing guide Dean Werk says he was getting calls last week from keen anglers wondering if this would be their year.
Elon Musk, world's richest man, spotted in Bella Bella, B.C., on weekend visit
August 20, 2025 - 1:27 PM

Airport shuttle driver Sean Carter has lived in the remote northern British Columbia community of Bella Bella for almost nine years and says the small coastal village occasionally gets a celebrity visit.
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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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Alberta's latest pipeline push dredges up ghosts of projects past

Police cite extortion in third shooting at Indian star Kapil Sharma's B.C. café

Nisga'a Nation can help convince other nations for LNG export site off coast: Eby

Surrey, B.C., offers rewards for extortion tips, citing dozens of threats, shootings

Health warnings as minister says shroud of wildfire smoke set to worsen in B.C.

B.C. billionaire wanting Bay leases doesn't have cash to launch new chain: landlord

New Victoria police chief to apply lessons from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved

B.C. recreational anglers get rare chance for sockeye, amid bumper salmon run

Elon Musk, world's richest man, spotted in Bella Bella, B.C., on weekend visit

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