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Vancouver officials to present safety report following Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy

Vancouver's mayor and chief constable are expected to present the final report from a review of public safety and planning for outdoor events prompted by the alleged vehicle-ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino street festival in April.

BCGEU escalates job action as strike over wages enters 3rd day

The B.C. General Employees' Union says nearly 90 workers are picketing outside the Ministry of Finance office in downtown Vancouver Thursday, joining thousands of other public service employees who began strike action earlier this week

Expert worries about screen time, supervision as some B.C. students try hybrid learning this fall

While some have raised concerns about the burden a hybrid model will place on teachers, having to create lesson plans for both in-class and at-home learning, occupational therapist Cris Rowan worries about the effects of more screen time for teens.

'Incredible person': Carnival worker killed by ride remembered as investigation continues

Robert James Nickerson of Halifax died after being hit by the Zipper ride in Prince Rupert, B.C.

Why Trans Mountain wants to expand when the oil pipeline isn't even full

A little more than one year after completing construction of the Trans Mountain expansion oil pipeline, the Crown corporation is pursuing two different methods to increase how much oil can be exported. The move comes at a time when the pipeline still isn’t operating at full capacity.

Unions preparing to 'fight' as Canada sees the most strike action in decades

Canada is experiencing a spike in strikes — and as tariffs and the affordability crisis continue to hit workers hard, unions say they are preparing for a fight ahead — including with the federal government.

Major B.C. routes including Coquihalla Highway closed due to wildfires

A wildfire has shut down the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) between Hope and Merritt, B.C., late Wednesday afternoon, with a separate wildfire closing Highway 20 east of Bella Coola.

Air quality warnings spread across B.C. as wildfire smoke lingers, heat records topple

Heat warnings remain in effect for parts of British Columbia as the province grapples with record-setting temperatures, smoky skies and a growing wildfire risk heading into September.

B.C. Ferries passenger goes overboard on Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay route

A passenger went overboard on a B.C. Ferries vessel bound for Vancouver Island from Metro Vancouver on Wednesday.

Heiltsuk Nation search for missing elder on B.C.'s Central Coast

The search is ongoing for missing Heiltsuk Nation member Edward Vickers, who was last seen on Friday, Aug. 29, in Bella Bella, B.C.

Wildfire helicopter crew avoids critical injuries in forced landing near Pemberton, B.C.

A B.C. Wildfire Service helicopter carrying an initial attack crew made a forced landing late Wednesday morning in what is being called an "unfolding situation."

2 dead, 3rd presumed dead, after hikers go over waterfall in the Kootenays: RCMP

Two people are confirmed dead and the third presumed dead after three hikers went over the Meachen Creek Falls in East Kootenay on Sept. 1, according to the RCMP.

Xatśūll First Nation hopes to overturn court ruling on controversial Mount Polley mine

Xatśūll First Nation lost a bid to stop the height of a tailings dam from being increased at the Mount Polley mine, site of a catastrophic dam collapse in 2014.

PHAC cutting hundreds of jobs as part of 'post-pandemic recalibration'

The Public Health Agency of Canada is cutting roughly 10 per cent of its employees as it continues to shrink its workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ksi Lisims LNG project in northwest B.C. survives judicial challenge

A group of hereditary chiefs in northwest B.C. has failed in a legal bid to challenge the proposed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal project just north of Prince Rupert.

The ticket window for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is about to open. Here's how it works

Buying tickets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is going to take patience, research and a lot of luck. And the ticket window is about to begin.

Vandalism blamed for loss of 911 service on northern Vancouver Island

Residents in parts of northern Vancouver Island were without landline and cellphone service Wednesday morning due to what telecom provider Telus says was damage to infrastructure caused by vandalism.

Train cars leave the tracks in B.C.'s Kootenay region near Alberta boundary

Federal investigators are looking into a train derailment in British Columbia's Kootenay region, near the Alberta boundary.

Man pleads not guilty in stabbing death of young Prince George, B.C., mother of 2

Zain Xavier Wood, 25, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Isabelle Thomas, who was 22 when she was found dead in her home at the Alpine Village townhouse complex in Prince George, B.C.

Sask. RCMP raid 'Queen of Canada' cult compound, arrest 16 adults

For the past two years a former school in the Richmound, Sask., has been the home of Romana Didulo and her followers.