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Could Canada be a safe haven for climate refugees?
Lying in the central Pacific Ocean, the islands of Kiribati look like a tropical paradise. Surrounded by crystal-clear water and coral…
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Alleged shark tank skinny-dipper set to appear in court today
A British Columbia man accused of skinny dipping with the sharks at Ripley’s Aquarium in Toronto is due in court…
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3 more grey whales found dead on B.C. Coast
Three dead grey whales have washed ashore on Haida Gwaii, just off the northwestern coast of mainland B.C. Their discovery means…
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Salmonella outbreak linked to Compliments-brand chicken strips
Chicken consumers, check your freezer. The Public Health Agency of Canada has announced a national outbreak of salmonella linked to…
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London, Ont., court to decide if police can access Facebook messages
A London, Ont., homicide case could determine how far into your Facebook inbox the arm of the law could reach…
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Ontario to join B.C.’s proposed class action against opioid manufacturers
The Ontario government will announce Monday that it intends to join British Columbia’s proposed class action lawsuit against dozens of…
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Ontario plans to eliminate enhanced driver’s licences used at border crossings
Ontario is proposing to eliminate an enhanced driver’s licence that allows people to enter the United States at land and…
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou scheduled to appear in B.C. Supreme Court
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou is slated to make a court appearance in Vancouver on Wednesday morning as her lawyers gather…
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Weak rules have made Canada a magnet for money laundering: Don Pittis
Canada has become a well-known target, even a magnet, for money laundering, and no wonder. According to a report out today…
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Any Canadian Green New Deal must be more than free money: Don Pittis
Conservative politicians who think action on climate change is a left-wing project should look to Britain. While not advertised under…
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Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection marks last one before the federal vote
Voters in the British Columbia riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith will go to the polls today to elect a new member of Parliament.…
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‘Blame John Horgan’ billboard drives political blame game over gas prices
The political bickering over high gas prices has moved outside the walls of the B.C. Legislature and is now staring…
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B.C. government introduces legislation to raise the working age for children
The British Columbia government is changing employment standards to protect children on the job after WorkSafeBC paid a total of…
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B.C. man ordered to pay $500K cost of fighting 2012 fire
A British Columbia man has been ordered to pay half a million dollars to cover the costs of fighting a…
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Smuggler’s Inn owner must put up sign, warning against entering Canada
The owner of a bed and breakfast that hugs the B.C.-Washington border has been released on bail on condition that he erect…
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Who’s having babies when has changed dramatically in Canada
The fertility rates of Canadian women have undergone a dramatic shift since the turn of the century, dropping among women…
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Top health officer calls on B.C. to ‘urgently’ decriminalize possession of illicit drugs
B.C.’s top health officer has recommended the province move urgently to decriminalize possession of illegal drugs for personal use, saying the…
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Canada to ban industrial activities inside marine-protected areas
Canada is banning industrial activities inside marine-protected areas (MPAs), including offshore oil and gas development and bottom-trawl fishing, but the…
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The federal budget bill can’t actually ‘free the beer’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this year’s budget bill does what the Harper government could never do over ten years…
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Coyote co-existence policies mean pets are never safe, group of homeowners say
Wayne Burley is on high alert when he takes his new pug Maya for a walk, especially if it’s dusky…
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Proposed $1.8B mining project for Northern B.C. gets environmental approval
The federal environment ministry has greenlit a proposed $1.8 billion mining project in Northern B.C. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change…
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‘A very dark day for Penticton’: Man, 60, in custody after 4 slain in ‘targeted’ shootings
Penticton, B.C., RCMP say four people are dead after a string of fatal shootings in three locations Monday morning. South Okanagan-Similkameen Supt.…
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Father of Grade 1 student suspended over vaccination records highlights ‘bureaucratic black hole’
The father of a seven-year-old Toronto student is speaking out about what he says is a “bureaucratic black hole” when…
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Ontario teachers who face losing their jobs are ‘more than welcome’ in B.C., minister says
Teachers who might soon be out of work in Ontario are being welcomed in B.C. A provincial memo in Ontario laid…
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Scrapping front licence plates could make it harder to fight crime, police chiefs warn
The province’s police chiefs are worried a possible move by the government of Ontario to eliminate the requirement for front licence…
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Public Health Agency of Canada says salmonella outbreak hits 6 provinces, dozens sick
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of salmonella in six provinces that has sickened 63 people, including 18 who have…
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Canada lost 7,200 jobs in March, ending 6-month string of gains
Canada’s job market shrank by 7,200 positions in March, but the jobless rate held steady at 5.8 per cent. Statistics…
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How B.C. brought in Canada’s 1st carbon tax and avoided economic disaster
Eleven years ago, Jock Finlayson and his colleagues at the Business Council of B.C. were mildly alarmed by how quickly…
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