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B.C. warns of elevated wildfire risk as winds arrive with warm, dry conditions

B.C. warns of elevated wildfire risk as winds arrive with warm, dry conditions

The British Columbia government is urging people to use caution as a combination of warm, dry conditions and strong winds moves over the southern part of the province, raising the wildfire risk.
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Understaffed pharmacies put patients at risk: B.C. regulator

Understaffed pharmacies put patients at risk: B.C. regulator

B.C.’s College of Pharmacists set up a tip line after reporting last year that corporate quotas were harming patient care.
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UPDATE: B.C. paused EV rebates partly to curb sending money to Musk, says premier

UPDATE: B.C. paused EV rebates partly to curb sending money to Musk, says premier

Premier David Eby made the comments two days after the province announced a pause in the program that provides up to $4,000 to buy a new electric vehicle
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B.C. proposes back-to-back laws to speed up renewable energy, infrastructure projects

B.C. proposes back-to-back laws to speed up renewable energy, infrastructure projects

Premier says the projects won't be used for fossil fuel projects, but role of oil and gas regulator worries some critics
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Police in Richmond, B.C., seek witnesses of alleged attempted kidnapping

Police in Richmond, B.C., seek witnesses of alleged attempted kidnapping

RICHMOND — Police in Richmond, B.C., say they're looking for witnesses after an alleged attempted kidnapping involving a vehicle that was later found on fire.
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Video: Teen who lost family in Lapu Lapu festival attack thanks strangers for their kindness

Video: Teen who lost family in Lapu Lapu festival attack thanks strangers for their kindness

Richard Le, Linh Hoang, and their five-year-old daughter Katie Le were killed. Andy Le stayed back to work on his homework.
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Mario Canseco: Canadians sour on the U.S. as Trump looms large, polling reveals

Mario Canseco: Canadians sour on the U.S. as Trump looms large, polling reveals

Research Co. survey shows a surge in anti-American sentiment cuts across age, gender and region in the wake of tariffs and tough talk
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May relieved to be re-elected, but surprised to be sole Green returning to Ottawa

May relieved to be re-elected, but surprised to be sole Green returning to Ottawa

May acknowledges the hard work ahead to rebuild, after a Green incumbent lost his seat in Kitchener Centre, as did co-leader Jonathan Pedneault
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Les Leyne: Festival mass killing probes face long, uncertain road

Les Leyne: Festival mass killing probes face long, uncertain road

The mass casualties in Vancouver after a man drove an SUV through a crowd at the Lapu Lapu festival have put the government’s attempts to grapple with mental health crises into overdrive.
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B.C. business groups seek 'drastic' action on trade, tariffs following election

B.C. business groups seek 'drastic' action on trade, tariffs following election

One business group representing B.C. manufacturers and exporters says progress on breaking down interprovincial trade barriers is unclear
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