Several First Nations organizations are calling on the federal government to follow a recommendation from...
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The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says it has received all federal permits to allow for...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney and BC Premier David Eby are trying to solve two housing problems at once: stalled construction economics and empty condos that are already built but not absorbed by the market. That overlap is what makes the plan politically explosive. The governments say more than 2,200 vacant condo units in priority growth […]
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GRAND FORKS, BC – Police have charged 45-year-old Otis Claypool with criminal negligence after he left two milk crates filled with vinyl records inside his hot van for nearly an hour. “Leaving 12” records inside a hot vehicle is extremely dangerous,” an RCMP spokesperson told reporters. “Not only because it can cause irreversible damage to […]
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Canada’s newest housing push in British Columbia has a simple promise and a complicated balance sheet. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby are putting up to $3.2 billion behind a plan to lower housing-related development costs, fund local infrastructure, and bring more than 2,200 already-built vacant condos into the affordable-housing system. The announcement […]
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Charlotte Nolin has two birthdays. “November 10 is when I got my bottom surgery in...
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A Coolcation Shaped by Ocean, Air, Forest, and Slow Adventure As global temperatures rise, Victoria, B.C. offers a cooler summer escape shaped by ocean air, forest landscapes, and slow adventure. As climate patterns shift and a potentially strong El Niño is expected to influence global weather through 2026 and into 2027, bringing increased temperatures and ... Read more
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RED Mountain Resort Emerges as a Quieter Alternative to British Columbia’s Crowded Resort Destinations opens June 20, 2026 RED Mountain Resort, long known for its legendary powder and authentic mountain culture, continues to evolve as one of British Columbia’s most compelling mountain destinations. As travellers increasingly seek alternatives to crowded resort regions across the Coast, ... Read…
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After a serious crash on a rural, British Columbia highway, a woman and her husband had to search for days to find their missing dog Daisy. Along the way, they experienced just about every kind of help imaginable until 96 hours after their crash, they were reunited with their Australian shepherd. Dearah Jordan and her […]
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For generations, Quw’utsun families traversed the Salish Sea from Cowichan Bay – on what is...
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Several assemblies representing First Nations across Canada are expressing “profound disappointment” over the Canadian Senate’s...
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A partnership between a Port Alberni-based housing construction startup and a local college is poised to provide dozens of full-time manufacturing jobs and thousands of new energy-efficient, low-embodied carbon homes per year, in and around the former forestry town.
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – Overt racist speech has narrowly won out over the more traditional dogwhistle racist messaging this past Sunday, with “Loud Racism” officially becoming the new leader of the B.C. Conservative Party. Voting in the leadership election took four rounds, with ‘No Racism’ landing solidly in last place, followed by ‘Moderate Racism’ and […]
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The “milestone” purchase agreement announced May 27 for the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in British Columbia is a good deal more tentative than a federal media release made it sound, according to the German state utility that signed the deal.
The Supreme Court of Canada is refusing to hear a case brought by the Wolastoqey...
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wo new polls released Wednesday indicate that people across Canada, including Albertans, support faster implementation of the country’s new industrial carbon pricing system, and that voters in swing ridings in Quebec and British Columbia oppose federal subsidies for a new fossil fuel pipeline.
This year, Vivian Ketchum celebrated her birthday by wishing more than 200 others a happy...
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In August 1937, workers at the Naden Harbor whaling station in Haida Gwaii were cutting up a harpooned sperm whale when they found something in its gut that nobody recognized. Ten feet long, with a horse-like head, a long neck, small front flippers, and a fan-shaped tail — not a known fish, not a shark, not anything in the standard field guide. — Read the rest
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The new names for the upcoming major ships:
Summit Arbutus
Summit Cedar
Summit Maple
Summit Spruce
This seems stupid? Why not name them after…summits?
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Winnipeg-based residential school survivor Geraldine Shingoose says she supports a CBC-APTN production that used satirical...
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RAISE A GLASS TO WINE THAT GIVES BACK TO THE EARTH: CELEBRATING NATIONAL WINE DAY WITH REWILD WINE Sustainably crafted and 100% vegan, Rewild Wine offers Canadians National Wine Day on May 25th. May 25th, 2026, marks National Wine Day, honouring the craft of one of the world’s oldest and most cherished beverages. With Canadians ... Read more
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An enormous national marine conservation reserve is being established on British Columbia’s central coast, spanning...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney traveled to Vancouver on Wednesday to deliver a pointed message to British Columbia’s government: get on board with energy development, or Ottawa moves on. Speaking to business leaders at the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade ahead of a closed-door meeting with Premier David Eby, Carney declared the world is in an […]
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A render of the completed Cheekeye Debris Barrier. Image via the District of Squamish.
The Vancouver-area cabin seen in the 1996 thriller with Mark Wahlberg has since been replaced with a $13 million steel-and-glass retreat overlooking Bachelor Bay.
Indigenous Tourism British Columbia (ITBC) says it’s withdrawing its support for the Indigenous Tourism Association...
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In a statement, Blouin said the change is due to evolving defence modernization priorities and military priorities. He said this shift includes the divestment of the legacy artillery systems that are used to manage…
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