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BCJul 31, 2024

Opposition BC United party looks to add former Liberal party name to election ballot

British Columbia's Opposition BC United says it wants to include the party's previous Liberal name on the fall election ballot after internal polling shows up to 30 per cent of people didn't know the party changed its name. BC United communications director Adam Wilson says the party is preparing to formally apply to Elections BC to have a phrase acknowledging that it was formally known as the B.C. Liberals included on the ballot for the election this fall. BC United changed its name from the B.C. Liberals in April 2023 in a membership vote after Leader Kevin Falcon said a name change would fu
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BCJul 31, 2024

TSB to release report on ship fire and containers lost off B.C.'s coast

The Transportation Safety Board will release its report today on the fire and loss of more than 100 containers from a cargo ship off British Columbia's coast. The containers fell off MV Zim Kingston in October 2021 as it sat off the west coast of Vancouver Island and a storm blew in, bringing strong winds. The Kingston moved to the waters off Victoria, then days later fire erupted in one of the containers and spread on the ship, taking several days to put out. Just four of the 109 containers that tumbled from the ship were found, although debris, ranging from refrigerators to blow-up unicorns,
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BCJul 29, 2024

Two dead in crash of 'homebuilt amphibious' plane near Merritt, B.C.

Police say two people are dead after an amateur-built plane crashed north of the Merritt, B.C. airport, about 270 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. Merritt RCMP say emergency personnel responded to a report of the crash on Sunday evening and found the pilot and passenger had died. The Mounties describe the two-seat aircraft as being "homebuilt" and "amphibious." The say the plane was two kilometres from the airport when it went down east of Highway 5A. The Transportation Safety Board said it would deploy a team of investigators to look into the crash. The board says the plane was a Coot A amp
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BCJul 29, 2024

Slocan region in interior B.C. evacuated due to multiple wildfires

A small town in the B.C. interior has been evacuated due to wildfires raging nearby. The Regional District of Central Kootenay issued a statement Saturday night issued an evacuation order for the village of Slocan. The evacuation order also applies to over 400 properties in the areas around the village, a community about 370 kilometres east of Kelowna. Several fires are burning out of control in the area, including the Komonko Creek and Aylwin Creek wildfire. Both blazes total over 29 square kilometres. There are 372 wildfires burning in British Columbia as of Sunday morning, 177 of which the
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BCJul 26, 2024

B.C.'s top doctor ends COVID-19 public health emergency

British Columbia's top doctor says she is ending the public health emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says any remaining restrictions, including the vaccination requirement for health-care workers, are being rescinded. Henry says after reviewing all the data she is confident the province has reached the point where there is no longer a need for the public health emergency and all requirements that remain can be lifted. She says wastewater indicators and testing data show COVID-19 has levelled off and the number of p
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BCJul 24, 2024

Team chosen to design eight-lane replacement for B.C.'s Massey tunnel

A team has been selected to design a new eight-lane tunnel to replace the aging George Massey Tunnel under the Fraser River in Metro Vancouver, with British Columbia's transportation minister calling it a "huge step" for the project. Rob Fleming says the selection of the preferred proponent for the tunnel project, Cross Fraser Partnership, means design plans can now be finalized. A statement from Fleming's ministry says the proponent will build on extensive design work the province has already completed, working toward a final design and construction agreement that considers the risks and cost
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BCJul 24, 2024

B.C. wildfire tally surges as firefighters take to air to battle blazes

The numbers seem ever increasing for British Columbia wildfire statistics, including more than 400 fires, tens of thousands of lightning strikes and at least six homes lost. The homes were in the Venables Valley, and Colton Davies with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District says they were among 20 buildings destroyed by the Shetland Creek wildfire. The BC Wildfire Service says recent thunderstorms brought 58,000 lightning strikes, and they expect to see new fire starts from those over the next few days. More than 80 per cent of current wildfires were started by lightning and about two-thirds of
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BCJul 24, 2024

Police identify two women found dead in Vancouver, say deaths aren't connected

Police in Vancouver say they have identified the two women whose bodies were found on the shores of English Bay on Sunday and Monday. Sgt. Steve Addison says police now know the women's names and their families have been informed of their deaths. He says in a statement that police are still investigating both cases, but they are confident the deaths are not connected. They say the cause of death of the woman found on Sunset Beach on Sunday is not yet known and police are not releasing her name at this time. Police say criminality is not suspected in the death of the second woman found near Kit
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BCJul 23, 2024

B.C., Ottawa ink $426M deals to support care assistants, drugs for rare diseases

Ottawa is providing $426 million to support heath care in British Columbia. A statement from Health Canada says $232 million will flow through an "aging with dignity agreement" to help pay the salaries of nearly 13,000 health-care assistants in public long-term care and assisted living facilities over the next five years. That agreement was first struck in February and Health Canada says the funding will be extended through to 2029. The remaining $194 million is being provided through an agreement to help B.C. expand access to drugs used to treat rare diseases. The funding is part of close to

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WorldSep 04, 2025

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91

Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer, has died at 91, his fashion house confirmed. Armani, known for his understated elegance, missed Milan Fashion Week in June 2025 due to an undisclosed condition. He was planning a major event for his fashion house's 50th anniversary this month. Armani revolutionized Italian ready-to-wear fashion in the late 1970s with his relaxed silhouette. His empire, worth over $10 billion, included clothing, accessories, and more. Armani's influence extended to Hollywood, dressing stars like Richard Gere and Anne Hathaway.
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WorldSep 04, 2025

Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17 as investigators

The death toll in the crash of a famous Lisbon streetcar popular with tourists has risen to 17 after two of the 23 injured people died from their injuries while in hospital care. A Portuguese emergency services official said Thursday that the dead were all adults. The head of Lisbon's Civil Protection Agency declined to provide their names or nationalities. The official said that their families would be informed first. She said that another 21 people were injured in Wednesday's crash. More than half were foreigners. The cause of the crash was under investigation.
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CanadaSep 04, 2025

RCMP arrest 17, including 'Queen of Canada,' at conspiracy compound in Saskatchewan

RCMP say 17 people, including self-proclaimed ``Queen of Canada'' Romana Didulo, have been arrested in southwestern Saskatchewan. Followers of Didulo, who has promoted various conspiracy theories, set up a ``Kingdom of Canada'' compound in an old school in Richmound, west of Regina, in 2023. Insp. Ashley St. Germaine says a warrant was executed Wednesday morning at the property and four replica handguns were found. She says police continue to collect evidence and conduct interviews, but that so far, no charges have been laid. Mounties charged the owner of the property earlier thi
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CanadaSep 04, 2025

Carney says his ministers are looking for ways to cut spending at cabinet retreat

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet will meet behind closed doors for a second day in a row today, as the Liberal government prepares for Parliament's return in a little under two weeks. Cabinet is discussing efforts to spur industrial investment, refocus Ottawa's spending priorities for the coming fall budget and counter U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. The federal government is expected in October to table Carney's first budget since taking office. Carney billed the budget on Wednesday as both an austerity plan and one that will ramp up investments to bolster the economy. Conser
BCSep 03, 2025

Phone services, including the 911 landline, down in northern Vancouver Island

Residents in parts of northern Vancouver Island are without landline and cellphone service due to what telecom provider Telus says was damage to infrastructure caused by vandalism. The company's service status map shows both Port McNeill and Port Hardy without home phone, mobile, internet and 911 landline service due to what it says is "damage inflicted upon Telus infrastructure." Other communities on Vancouver Island, including Alert Bay, Campbell River and Port Alice, have also been affected. Emergency Info B.C. says on social media that residents should still try to call 911 if they have an