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Taxpayers in British Columbia will be footing an estimated $27 million bill for provincial MLAs who retired prior to the Oct. 24 election or who lost their seats in that vote, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimates.

A portion of Highway 97 was closed for several hours Wednesday after the driver of a stolen pickup truck struck an ambulance carrying two patients just north of the Simon Fraser Bridge. Police were called to the scene at 11:15 a.m.

Alcohol, speed are believed to be factors in the investigation

RAINBOW LAKE, Alta. — Husky Energy says 900,000 litres of produced water spilled from one of its pipelines in northwestern Alberta. Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas extraction and sometimes contains residual petroleum and chemicals.

Three people have been arrested after crashing stolen pick-up into ambulance carrying patients

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says federal aid programs won't last forever, making the comments on the same day the Bank of Canada targeted 2022 for an economic recovery from COVID-19.

#WEcreateBC online campaign will run until Women’s Entrepreneurship Day

A number of firefighters deployed to Oregon and California brought back more than souvenirs and memories. Sixteen of the 429 BC Wildfire Service firefighters sent to battle the raging forest fires have tested positive for COVID-19.

The Tsilhqot’in National Government is calling for an independent investigation and the immediate suspension of Williams Lake RCMP officers captured in a widely-shared video showing a controversial takedown and arrest of a suspect.

More than $50,000 worth of sweets and treats are ready to be handed out when a family-friendly candy cruise is held on Halloween night this Saturday. From 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.