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Prime Minister Trudeau says it's up to provinces to make Orange Shirt Day a holiday

WINNIPEG — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is encouraging provinces and territories to step up reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples but stopped short of saying they should make the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, commonly called Or

Apr 12, 2023 2:10 PM Read more >

Engineering firm fined $1M over B.C. spill linked to 85 trout deaths

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia court has ordered an international engineering firm to pay a $1-million fine for releasing a harmful substance that flowed into a Metro Vancouver creek, after an investigation into the deaths of dozens of fish.

Apr 12, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

'We need more people': B.C.'s struggling construction industry gets $540K boost

The financial boost towards the construction sector is a start, but more is needed to keep up, says the BC Construction Association.

Apr 12, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

FortisBC considers leasing BC Rail property in Squamish's Industrial Park

If the lease occurs, the property would be for a construction laydown yard for Eagle Mountain to Woodfibre pipeline construction activities in 2023.

Apr 12, 2023 11:55 AM Read more >

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 4.5%, says no plans to cut soon

"This is good news, but it is not job done," Macklem said at a news conference in Ottawa.

Apr 12, 2023 11:51 AM Read more >

'Miscarriage of justice': B.C. toddler's death conviction quashed

The Crown's lack of full disclosure violated Tammy Marion Bouvette's rights to properly defend herself, a judge has ruled.

Apr 12, 2023 11:35 AM Read more >

'Is this real?': B.C. woman couldn't believe $1M April Fools' Day lottery win

The residential school survivor thought her big win was a late April Fools' Day joke.

Apr 12, 2023 11:32 AM Read more >

Ravi Parmar to seek NDP nomination for John Horgan's former seat

Ravi Parmar was the youngest school trustee in Canada when he was first elected in 2014 and began serving as chairman in 2017 at the age of 22.

Apr 12, 2023 11:11 AM Read more >

More than 100 DTES homeless will move to ‘ultra-trendy’ South Granville

Residential tower is ‘Just steps from the ultra-trendy South Granville shopping district, with a mix of high end fashion boutiques, home furnishing stores, cafés and restaurants’

Apr 12, 2023 11:03 AM Read more >

Massive sale: Fly to multiple U.S. cities from Vancouver at a steal

Are you looking for a cheap ticket to a popular U.S. destination?

Apr 12, 2023 10:19 AM Read more >