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Budget measures ensure homes are for people, not speculators

As part of Budget 2024 measures that will increase supply and make homes more affordable and accessible, the Province is taking action against speculators...

Minimum wage increases to $17.40 an hour on June 1

B.C.’s lowest-paid workers will get a pay raise when the general minimum wage increases from $16.75 to $17.40 per hour on June 1, 2024. This...

Drivers should prepare for winter conditions throughout south coast of B.C.

While spring may be just around the corner, people are reminded to be ready for winter conditions this week throughout the south coast region. Environment...

Earthquakes Canada receives hundreds of reports in B.C. after 4.9 magnitude...

VICTORIA - Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public reports poured in from hundreds of kilometres away from...

A Quebec man is dead after an off-road vehicle crash in...

A 34-year-old Quebec man is dead after an off-road vehicle crashed over the weekend in northwestern New Brunswick. RCMP say three people were on an...

Boost your immunity: Get immunized against influenza and COVID-19

SURREY – Fraser Health is encouraging people in our communities to boost their immunity by getting immunized against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 to protect themselves, their...

Mounties arrest ‘top priority’ U.S. fugitive wanted in Creston, B.C.

CRESTON, B.C. - The RCMP says a fugitive from the United States has been arrested in Creston, B.C. The Mounties say they were alerted Friday...

Parliamentary secretary’s statement on Islamic Heritage Month

Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, has released the following statement to acknowledge Islamic Heritage Month: “October is Islamic Heritage Month, when we are...

MLA Adam Walker ousted from BC New Democratic Party, Premier David...

Victoria: A New Democrat member of the British Columbia legislature representing a riding on Vancouver Island for the past four years has been turfed...

Premier Eby ‘white hot’ angry over Chinatown stabbing suspect’s release from...

SURREY, B.C.: British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is ``white-hot'' angry over the day release of a man from a forensic psychiatric hospital...