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The B.C. government will pay $7.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit launched 18 years ago on behalf of doctors who treated certain patients but were never paid by the government.

The Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement expires on Oct. 12, nine years after it was last renewed.

While support for the federal Conservative Party continues to slip in British Columbia, the New Democratic Party is gaining further ground, Insights West announced Tuesday.

OTTAWA - Never mind the prospect of enemies on the battlefield - Canadian Forces soldiers face a hostile environment even among their own ranks, says a long-awaited review into sexual misconduct in the country's military.

TORONTO — The federal government will introduce new legislation to ensure that a life sentence means exactly that - a sentence for life without parole - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday.

Many young athletes use the Canada Winter Games as a stepping stone to greater exposure, and this year's host city hopes to do the same. Prince George, B.C.

VICTORIA - A diverse economy will buffer British Columbia from declining oil prices that could affect investment decisions in the liquefied natural gas industry, says Premier Christy Clark.

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - There will be no shortage of kibble in the home of an Alberta man who was on a food run for his cat when he discovered he'd won a $50-million lottery prize.

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously struck down the ban on providing a doctor-assisted death to mentally competent but suffering and "irremediable" patients.

CALGARY - The RCMP have identified a suspect in as many as nine bank robberies across Western Canada. Mounties say Shaun Christopher Cornish, who is 26 and formerly of Langley, B.C., has been charged in three robberies committed in Alberta.