2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (349+ words) VICTORIA — Politics in British Columbia could be getting more crowded as a group tries to take over and revive the moribund BC United party, to give voters what they call a “principled, mainstream centre-right alternative” in the province. The group…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (163+ words) VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Opposition Conservatives have unveiled a new shadow cabinet under leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay after a spate of defections, with all 28 of the party’s remaining legislators receiving a portfolio. The new shadow cabinet also includes Findlay taking on the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (101+ words) OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday to ban the import of certain Canadian goods, including motorcycles and alcoholic beverages. The move escalates the trade war with Canada less than 24 hours after Canada implemented retaliatory tariffs on the…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (365+ words) BURNABY — An 85-year-old man has been shot dead in his own home in Burnaby, B.C., and homicide investigators believe he was struck by a stray bullet fired around a block away, in what they called a “heartbreaking and tragic” incident....

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (731+ words) CALGARY — What had been a quiet game for the Edmonton Elks’ leading rusher suddenly turned into a roar Monday. Justin Rankin’s 50-yard dash to the end zone gave the Elks their first lead of the Labour Day game with four…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (145+ words) VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Zeev Buium to an eight-year contract extension worth US$9.38 million per season, the club announced Friday. The 20-year-old had three goals and nine assists in 45 games with Vancouver last season. Buium was acquired…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (142+ words) The Metro Vancouver Regional District has parted ways with its chief administrative officer. Jerry Dobrovolny, also the commissioner, had been with the regional district since 2019. Metro Vancouver board chair Mike Hurley says the move comes ahead of the upcoming municipal…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (349+ words) The area labour force saw some modest gains in August. Statistics Canada reported that the Thompson-Okanagan economic region, which included Vernon, had an unadjusted unemployment rate of 7.2 per cent in the latest reporting month. That was down from the rate…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (202+ words) The local Member of Parliament had some strong words in response to the social media post from the U.S.’s Secretary of War. On Monday, Pete Hegseth reposted an image from the Vernon Cadets, implying they were unfit for service. In…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (772+ words) OTTAWA — In the final hours of byelection voting on Monday, Conservative candidate Jim Syrbos made one last appeal to the people of Beaches-East York: send a clear message to Ottawa and to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government. But that…...