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B.C. and Washington state to collaborate on flood-risk and salmon habitat initiative

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it has finalized an agreement with Washington state and several First Nations to work together on flood-risk mitigation and salmon habitat restoration for the Nooksak and Sumas watersheds on the Canada-

Oct 20, 2023 3:11 PM Read more >

Atmospheric river passes in southern B.C., but area rivers still rising

VANCOUVER — Rainfall warnings across Vancouver Island and the inner south coast have lifted in most areas, but the effects of British Columbia's first atmospheric river of autumn could take a little longer to ease. The B.C.

Oct 19, 2023 10:38 AM Read more >

Tentative deal ends job action by teaching support staff at Simon Fraser University

BURNABY, B.C. — The union representing instructors, teaching assistants and other education support workers at Simon Fraser University says it has reached a tentative agreement, ending a strike that began just over three weeks ago.

Oct 19, 2023 10:14 AM Read more >

B.C. man who killed his pregnant wife in 2006 is granted full parole

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man who killed his pregnant wife and burned her body in 2006 has been granted full parole.

Oct 18, 2023 4:24 PM Read more >

REVIEW: 'Wonder' brings Super Mario back to his roots, with a few twists

TORONTO — Super Mario is returning to his old stomping grounds for the first time in more than a decade. The mustachioed plumber is best known as the prototypical hero of Nintendo's popular two-dimensional platform games.

Oct 18, 2023 1:08 PM Read more >

First atmospheric river of fall deluges parts of B.C. south coast, southern Interior

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's south coast is weathering its first atmospheric river of the fall and the province's Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness says residents should prepare for increased rainfall and the chance of flooding

Oct 18, 2023 11:32 AM Read more >

Amazon contractor charged after unoccupied van hit, killed Surrey, B.C., woman

SURREY, B.C. — A 25-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death after an unoccupied cargo truck hit and killed a pedestrian in Surrey, B.C. Police say the woman was walking on the sidewalk on Dec.

Oct 17, 2023 2:55 PM Read more >

Alberta says Quebec pension model back on table in Canada Pension Plan exit debate

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is again considering using the Quebec investment model for a possible provincial pension plan, less than a week after Finance Minister Nate Horner announced the Quebec option had been scrapped.

Oct 17, 2023 2:51 PM Read more >

Heavy rain deluges B.C.'s coast, bringing potential for low-lying flooding

VANCOUVER — Wind and rainfall warnings cover much of the British Columbia coast as a wave of stormy weather washes over western parts of the province this week.

Oct 17, 2023 11:06 AM Read more >

Suspicious fire guts B.C. elementary school, plans underway for students and teachers

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. — Plans are underway to bring school life back to normal as quickly as possible for students and teachers at a Metro Vancouver elementary school that was destroyed in a suspicious weekend fire.

Oct 15, 2023 3:55 PM Read more >