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Trade deal paused tariffs on Canada, but B.C. forest sector outlook remains unclear
Prime Minister Carney and President Trump negotiated a deal pausing 50% tariffs for three days, but critical softwood lumber disputes...
High-risk sex offender arrested twice by Langley RCMP in six days for trespass and break-and-enter
Michael Wayne Carpenter, deemed a significant danger to women and children, was arrested August 12 and again August 17 after police...
Vancouver police investigating if 33-year-old missing person case is solved in Amsterdam
An unidentified man in a Dutch care home who suffered a stroke in 2023 may be John Russell Kenny, who vanished from Vancouver in 1993.
Hospital transfer workers begin strike action Friday over wages and vehicle safety
More than 200 non-emergency medical transport workers are escalating job action after contract talks stalled, citing 41% lower pay and...
Richmond's restored Crystal S showcases Japanese Canadian boatbuilding heritage at Maritime Festival
The 63-year-old fishing vessel, built in 1963 by Mamoru Sakamoto at his Richmond shop, will be on display alongside live music and food...
B.C. businesses brace for 50 per cent U.S. tariffs as midnight deadline looms
West Coast Walls and Richmond Plywood warn they cannot absorb the costs; trade talks between Canada and the U.S. continue as Trump's...
B.C. Coroners Service inquest into Julian Jones death hears officer will not testify
RCMP Const. David Robichaud retired and moved out of province; the inquest into the 2021 shooting of the 28-year-old Tla-o-qui-aht First...
Richmond resident raises $50K in wildfire aid for Summerland evacuation zone
David Wang and a team of volunteers purchased and delivered supplies to communities displaced by the Bald Range fire, which triggered...
B.C. drowning deaths spike 50% this year; 40 deaths recorded so far
A 27-year-old man drowned at Goldstream Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, marking the latest in a troubling trend of elevated...
Surrey Alliance Church holds prayer service in parking lot after Friday fire damages sanctuary
Flames tore through the south wall and roof of the sanctuary at 13474 96 Avenue on Friday, August 14. The congregation gathered Sunday...
B.C. government removes public employee directory, blocking access to staff contacts
The Citizens' Services Ministry cited cybersecurity threats and phishing attempts in disabling a decades-old public service, leaving...
Violent crime rises 6 percent in Vancouver in first half of 2026; assaults, robberies lead increase
Vancouver Police data for January through June shows assaults up 7.1 percent and robberies up 7.8 percent, continuing a trend...
