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Google set to remove news links in Canada over online news law

Politics·BreakingGoogle says it will remove news links in Canada in response to a new law that will force digital giants to compensate media outlets for...

B.C. port union issues 72-hour strike notice affecting more than 7,000 workers

The union representing port workers in British Columbia says it has issued 72-hour strike notice and its members are ready to walk off the job on Saturday.The...

Western premiers to focus on climate resiliency at meeting in Whistler, B.C.

The high cost of replacing infrastructure and upgrading it to withstand damage from climate-related disasters will be a key topic of discussion as western premiers meet today...

Groups decry 'punitive,' 'coercive' drug policies in letter to federal ministers

A coalition of eight advocacy groups is decrying Canada's "devastating" drug policy that advocates say is doing more harm than good in the country's fight...

Provincial byelections held today in B.C. ridings previously held by former NDP premier and minister

Voters in two British Columbia constituencies previously represented by a former New Democrat premier and an NDP cabinet minister will cast ballots in separate byelections...

B.C. warns of summer drought and asks people to conserve water

The British Columbia government is urging people to save water, saying the forecast predicts drought across much of the province this summer.A statement from the...

B.C. Hydro was warned vault was dangerous years before explosion in downtown Vancouver

British Columbia's public utility says it was warned that an underground electrical vault was a danger seven years before it blew up under a Vancouver...

B.C.'s largest recorded wildfire could burn until winter, officials say

Mark Healey says he recently took a 2½-hour flight over the southern flank of the enormous Donnie Creek fire in northeastern British Columbia."I never saw...

Vancouver Police Board accepts department's report on inquest into Myles Gray's death

The Vancouver Police Department is committed to adopting the recommendations from a coroner's inquest into the beating death of Myles Gray, it says in a...

Special adviser says Simon Fraser University football exhibition plan not feasible

Simon Fraser University's athletic department says its football program will not play exhibition games in the fall as it is "not feasible."The decision comes after...

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