Parties on the campaign trail as B.C. hits 2 month countdown to provincial election
With health care, affordability and housing shaping up to be among the key issues, the verbal sparring has already begun…
August 2024
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Southern B.C. wildfire risk eases amid cooler, wetter weather
British Columbia’s wildfire service says southern parts of the province are benefiting from rain and cooler weather, a reprieve for…
Gorman’s Mill saved from path of wind-fuelled fire
The fire was driven by wind and dry grass, combined with sloping terrain. Crews stopped the fire from spreading towards…
1 dead, 6 missing after storm sinks luxury superyacht off Sicily
A Canadian is among those missing, as well as two Americans and four Britons.
Youth flaunt ‘underconsumption core’ on social media. What’s this new trend?
Youth are boasting about how they’re continuing to make use of the things they already own and repurpose household items…
Montreal parents to 18-month-old girl both diagnosed with life-threatening sickness
A young family is in the fight of its life, after both parents of an 18-month-old girl got life-threatening news…
Support coming for health-care workers in the South Okanagan
Residents in the South Okanagan will now have more access to health care as the province expands the Provincial Rural…
Wet weather helps fire fight in B.C.’s south, while the north remains warm and dry
As of Sunday, BC Wildlife Service listed 371 active fires across the province, including 13 that have started in the…
Municipal leaders ask Ontario to appoint minister for housing needs, addiction
Leaders from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario kicked off its annual conference in Ottawa today with a news conference…
Fatal house fire near Halifax that left 1 person dead under investigation: RCMP
The Halifax RCMP detachment says police and fire services were called to a residential fire on Friday evening in Porters…