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Next phase of Highway 1 widening work underway in Fraser Valley

Drivers who frequently use Highway 1 between Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, take note.The B.C. government says work on…

Picking the White House Christmas tree is all about height, sight and light

On Monday, first lady Jill Biden is expected to reveal this year’s White House holiday decorations. Among them is the…

More Canadians experiencing ‘inflation isolation,’ cocooning at home

The high cost of living is driving more people to stay at home to save money, and many Canadians say…

RCMP helicopter rescues man after truck stuck in snow

A man whose truck got stuck in the snow west of Kelowna had to be rescued by an RCMP helicopter.Rescuers…

Not a snowy start to the season for Whistler Blackcomb

American Thanksgiving typically kickstarts the winter season for Whistler Blackcomb, but tourists and locals alike are not finding a ton…

India resumes electronic visa services for Canadians

India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged…

Inflation rate slows to 3.1% in October, still above Bank of Canada target

Statistics Canada says the inflation rate slowed to 3.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis, down from 3.8 per cent…

Vancouver Starbucks employee organized for union now out of job

Frederique Martineau was just 20 years old when she organized her first union, at a Starbucks in Vancouver’s Dunbar neighbourhood,…

What China’s Xi gained from his Biden meeting

When Chinese President Xi Jinping met executives for dinner on Wednesday night in San Francisco, he was greeted with not…

British Columbians increasingly opposed to carbon tax, poll shows

More than twice as many British Columbians are opposed to the province’s carbon tax than support it, a new poll…