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B.C. port foremen's union and employers ratify 4-year deal

Maritime employers in British Columbia and the union representing port foremen say they have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, after a dispute that saw workers locked out of container terminals last year.

B.C. to open 18 long-term involuntary care beds in Metro Vancouver

The beds are for people needing involuntary long-term therapeutic care outside the justice system under the Mental Health Act, according to the health minister.

Chinese pop music's 'deeply local' Canadian story shines in Vancouver exhibition

A new exhibition on Cantopop and Mandopop music in Vancouver is a Canadian story, says curator Melissa Karmen Lee.

Mount Polley mine agrees to limit tailings dam deposits while court challenge heard

The Mount Polley mine has agreed in a B.C. Supreme Court to limit the tailings it can deposit into its storage facility, while the Xatsull First Nation challenges an addition to the dam.

Talk of Alberta separatism gets sympathy — but not support — from B.C. leaders

Politicians and business leaders in British Columbia say talk of separation in Alberta is an opening for better co-operation between Ottawa and Western provinces, but dividing the country is a step too far

Former PM Harper praises Poilievre's experience, ascent in huge Edmonton rally

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's political experience and his climb to the top of the party's ranks makes him aptly positioned to lead Canada, former prime minister Stephen Harper says.

Necessary tool or 'power grab?' B.C. NDP seeks to give itself new powers to fight U.S. threats

B.C. Greens, Conservatives want answers about New Democrats' emergency powers legislation introduced last week.

David Eby joins Canadian premiers on trip to U.S. to speak to lawmakers about tariffs

The trip comes just after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum.

California builders say few alternatives to Canadian timber exist, amid tariff threat

California homebuilders say they have few options but to keep buying Canadian lumber, even if it's hit with 25 per cent tariffs, as they rebuild thousands of homes destroyed by devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.

5 years on, Chinese Canadians recall racism over their early pandemic precautions

Almost five years after the first positive case of COVID-19 in B.C., Chinese Canadians recall ridicule and racism over their early adoption of pandemic precautions like masks, protective eyewear and gloves.