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Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores—a B.C. first

Gavin Hanke reaches a gloved hand into the formaldehyde tank at the Royal British Columbia Museum very, very carefully. What emerges is a B.C.

Oct 28, 2019 2:21 AM Read more >

District of North Van to offer single-family homes for affordable housing

The district currently owns 14 such homes,

Oct 27, 2019 10:30 AM Read more >

Fraudsters denied driver's licences under new rules

B.C. Finance Minister Carole James has announced the first "significant" updates to the Securities Act since 2011 to ensure better enforcement and collection tools for the province's capital markets regulator. The B.C.

Oct 26, 2019 1:10 AM Read more >

Trans Mountain says it's hired thousands of people

One of the reasons why the Trudeau government said it bought the Trans Mountain pipeline and supported the expansion project was jobs. Lots of jobs. So many jobs that the project would pump a lot of money into the economy.

Oct 25, 2019 2:46 AM Read more >

Climate activist Greta Thunberg disputes invitation to B.C. legislature

VANCOUVER — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg says she is not aware of an invitation to speak in British Columbia's provincial legislature.

Oct 23, 2019 7:04 AM Read more >

Permafrost emits more carbon in winter than plants absorb in summer: study

Research has found Arctic soil has warmed to the point where it releases more carbon in winter than northern plants can absorb during the summer.

Oct 23, 2019 6:42 AM Read more >

Wexit talk percolates day after Liberals returned to power with minority

CALGARY — Talk of western separation — or Wexit, as some are calling it — is percolating a day after voters returned the federal Liberals to power but with a minority government.

Oct 23, 2019 6:10 AM Read more >

Jagmeet Singh vows to keep up Trans Mountain fight in minority Parliament

The morning after Canada's 43rd federal election, Jagmeet Singh vowed to keep fighting the Trans Mountain expansion project.

Oct 23, 2019 6:02 AM Read more >

How a Liberal minority government could help, or hit, Canadians' wallets

TORONTO - From more money for little ones to cheaper cellphone bills and a tax on luxury vehicles, a Liberal minority government and its potential parliamentary partners could help, or hit, your wallet, depending on your income level.

Oct 23, 2019 5:46 AM Read more >

Opinion: Housing policies to expect from Liberal minority government

With the minority Liberal government most likely to turn to the NDP for support, where does that leave federal housing and real estate promises?

Oct 22, 2019 7:42 AM Read more >