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B.C. First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis

A First Nation on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency over what its leadership describes as the "unrelating impact of drugs and alcohol" on its members, particularly children and youth.A statement from the Ehattesaht First Nation says six young people have died from drug overdoses in the small village over the past few months.It says the nation's chief and council are calling on officials from the British Columbia and federal governments to sit down with them to help find the resources necessary to create a "survival plan."The nation's council has been try...

Former B.C. premier John Horgan to retire early as member of legislature

Former British Columbia premier John Horgan says he is leaving politics, and gave an emotional farewell speech in the legislature.While he didn't give a specific time for his departure, he suggested St. Patrick's Day on March 17 m...

B.C. fines Teck Coal more than $16 million over Elk Valley infractions

The British Columbia government has fined Teck Coal Limited more than $16 million for exceeding pollution thresholds as well as failing to build an active water treatment facility on time at one of its operations in southeastern B...

Toronto woman loses seven family members in Syria earthquake

A Toronto woman says she's devastated after seven members of her family were killed in the massive earthquake that hit parts of Syria and Turkey earlier this week.Aya Hammoud, who came to Canada as a refugee in 2017, says her gran...

BC Minister Selina Robinson says her cancer has returned, undergoing chemotherapy

British Columbia's minister of post-secondary education says she is undergoing chemotherapy after a scan revealed cancer had returned.Selina Robinson told the B.C. legislature that she got the news on Jan. 27.Robinson, who was rep...

Vancouver's Turkish community continues to collect donations for quake survivors

Donations are pouring into a Vancouver warehouse for those affected by Monday's devastating earthquake in Turkey, but a volunteer organizer says the country could most benefit from professional search and rescue teams."The next 72...

BC declares September 30 as statutory holiday to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The British Columbia government has introduced legislation to make September 30 as a paid statutory holiday marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Labour Minister Harry Bains introduced a bill in the legislature tod...

Alberta law society retains decision for members to take Indigenous course

The Law Society of Alberta has voted in favour of keeping a requirement for its members to complete a course on Indigenous history and culture. Almost 3,500 lawyers voted on the motion, which would have struck down the society's right to require such courses. Last week, 51 lawyers signed a petition calling that right into question, with some of the signatories calling the required course political indoctrination. In the end, their petition was defeated by a roughly three-to-one margin. That means lawyers will continue to have to take the course as a condition of practising law in Alberta. Brit...

Home sales in January fell 55% from last year: Vancouver Board

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales in January were down more than half from a year earlier and down 21 per cent from December.The board says sales for the month totaled 1,022, down 55 percent from January.The number of home resales last month was also 42.9 percent below the 10-year January sales average.The board blamed the lackluster month on mortgage rates, which rose faster than last year.The combined benchmark price for the region was more than $1.1 million, according to the board.The total number of homes currently listed for sale on its listing service is 7,478, a...

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Man charged with murder following stabbing outside Vancouver coffee shop

A 32-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder following a fatal stabbing outside a Vancouver Starbucks.Police say the stabbing happened Sunday after a brief altercation between two men outside the coffee shop in the...

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