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Canada is getting a second shot at becoming a major LNG player

A long-awaited liquified natural gas (LNG) export facility in Kitimat, B.C., is up and running and there are several more projects in various stages of development. Global appetite for LNG is on the rise, but some caution Canada faces significant challenges in becoming a significant industry player.

Teacher shortages persisted this school year. What's being done to fill the gap for the next?

Kids facing one substitute teacher after another. French taught by a non-speaker. Uncertified adults supervising classrooms. What's behind teacher shortages that plagued this school year and what's being done to improve the situation for the next?

First Nations have plan to move problem grizzly but need go-ahead from B.C.

A legislator with the Tla’amin Nation says there is a plan — and funding — to trap the grizzly on Texada Island and move it 100 kilometres away to Bute Inlet, so far that it wouldn’t be able to swim back. But so far, they don’t have a sign-off from the province to proceed.

Vancouver Canucks select Braeden Cootes with 15th pick in NHL draft

The first Canadian club to make a selection Friday night chose the centre from the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds at No. 15.

Hudson's Bay landlords don't want Ruby Liu to move in, but retailer still has a shot

A group of Hudson's Bay's landlords don't want to transfer more than two dozen leases to British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu, but the department store still has a chance to get its way.

New government report shows 'hard evidence' of racial wage disparities in B.C.

The B.C. Anti-Racism Data Committee’s recent report has found that in many occupations, "significant gaps" exist between the salaries of racialized and white workers.

Indigenous people's health tightly tied to speaking their own languages, review finds

Researchers analyzed 262 academic and community-based studies from Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and determined 78 per cent of them connected Indigenous language vitality with improved health.

B.C.'s Cassandra Brown scores pivotal basket as Canadian women win at 3x3 basketball World Cup

The Canadian women's 3x3 basketball team is through to the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup after edging Spain 11-10 on Saturday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

To 'build, baby, build,' this country is going to need a whole lot more shop teachers

To meet the federal government’s promise to “build, baby, build,” the country is going to need a whole lot more skilled trades workers. But a shortage of shop class teachers in Canadian high schools might make them hard to find.

Carney promised big changes by Canada Day. Will he deliver?

During the campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised a re-elected Liberal government would solve a number of problems by Canada Day. Here is a look at the pledges Carney made, how he has done in addressing them and what comes next.

Bankers, athletes, students are using drugs. This hotline tries to keep them safe

Since the National Overdose Response Service (NORS) launched nearly five years ago, it's been reaching drug users who wouldn't typically use consumption and treatment sites.

Politicians, neighbours rattled after explosion damages B.C. cabinet minister's office

An email to MLAs and constituency assistants said the device detonated and caused damage to the North Vancouver office, but no one was hurt.

Street closed in downtown Fort St. John as police investigate homicide

Police say one man was found dead in the 9900-block of 99 Avenue Tuesday, and that the area will be closed 'for a significant amount of time' as they investigate.

Metro Vancouver's condo market is slumping. Here are 4 key factors behind the slowdown

After years of soaring prices, Metro Vancouver's condo market is showing signs of strain, with projects stalling and sales declining. Industry experts say it’s the result of four major forces converging: high interest rates and softening rental income, reduced foreign capital and lower immigration.

1.5-metre-long boa constrictor found on the loose in provincial park near Comox, B.C.

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service found a 1.5-metre-long boa constrictor in Miracle Beach Provincial Park on Thursday.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's city hall gym is no more

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has quietly backpedalled away from a controversial fitness initiative. Last year, a city hall boardroom was taken over by the mayor's office and converted into a gym. Now, the gym equipment has been taken away, and as Justin McElroy reports, it's not the only pivot the mayor has made around his public persona in recent months.

First Nations on B.C.'s North Coast say they would not support a new pipeline

The president of the Coastal First Nations' Great Bear Initiative says it would not support any proposal for a pipeline to B.C.'s North Coast.

Interior Health CEO steps down amid pediatric unit closure at Kelowna General Hospital

The CEO of Interior Health is stepping down amid an extended closure of the pediatric in-patient unit at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH), the regional health authority announced Friday.

B.C. police watchdog calls hearing into officers' 'racist, sexist' WhatsApp group

British Columbia's police complaint commissioner says he's called a public hearing to probe misconduct allegations against three current and three former Nelson, B.C., police officers over alleged racist, sexist and inappropriate comments made in a private WhatsApp chat group.

Trump wants Canada's digital services tax gone before trade talks resume

U.S. President Donald Trump says he's ending all trade discussions with Canada to hit back at Ottawa for slapping a tax on web giants — and he wants it removed before negotiations can begin again.