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Man believed drowned after falling into Coquihalla River near Hope, B.C.

Man believed drowned after falling into Coquihalla River near Hope, B.C.

Access to the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park near Hope, B.C., has been closed as emergency responders work to recover the body of a man believed to have drowned.
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DoorDash wants Competition Bureau case alleging it misled customers turfed: doc

DoorDash wants Competition Bureau case alleging it misled customers turfed: doc

DoorDash Inc. is asking the Competition Tribunal to throw out a case accusing it of misleading Canadian customers by advertising food deliveries at a lower price than customers actually wind up paying.
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Residential fire kills two people in Prince George, B.C., RCMP say

Residential fire kills two people in Prince George, B.C., RCMP say

PRINCE GEORGE — A residential fire has killed two people in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says firefighters told police they were responding to the blaze shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
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Delta business aircraft crashes in Newfoundland, two dead

Delta business aircraft crashes in Newfoundland, two dead

Incident happened in Deer Lake, Newfoundland, Saturday afternoon
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Air Canada flight attendants start voting on strike mandate

Air Canada flight attendants start voting on strike mandate

Key issues such as pay, unpaid work and pensions remain unresolved, says union.
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Rob Shaw: Years of warnings ignored as U.S. slaps B.C. forestry with punishing new duties

Rob Shaw: Years of warnings ignored as U.S. slaps B.C. forestry with punishing new duties

A fresh hike in anti-dumping fees threatens to finish the job, but the real damage came from government stalling
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Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.

Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.

SMITHERS — A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior.
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Ottawa's foreign worker cap is already being felt

Ottawa's foreign worker cap is already being felt

As fewer permits are approved, businesses scramble for staffing and migrants say they've been abandoned.
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Drug user advocacy groups challenge 'recriminalization' in court

Drug user advocacy groups challenge 'recriminalization' in court

Foes of decriminalization wrongly conflated it with poverty and the rise of homelessness, lawyer argues.
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'Goosebumps' and euphoria after workers trapped in B.C. mine were freed

'Goosebumps' and euphoria after workers trapped in B.C. mine were freed

It was a "euphoric" moment as three drilling company workers were brought to safety after spending more than 60 hours trapped underground in a mine in a remote area of northwestern British Columbia, their employer said Friday.
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