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Premier David Eby says B.C. is looking for other, non-American customers. The comment comes as Eby and some fellow premiers wrap up their meetings with members of the Trump Administration in Washington, D.C. The premier described the meetings as mostly positive but lawmakers are already pushing back on Eby’s comments that Canada becoming a 51st state is a non-starter. Donald Trump did not meet wit...

The Independent Investigations Office and the RCMP in Surrey continue to withhold information and details after a Mountie shot an autistic 15-year-old dead on Sunday. IIO Chief Civilian Director Jessica Berglund defends the lack of info saying patience is appreciated while the investigation is conducted thoroughly, fairly and to the highest standard possible. The Clayton Heights Secondary student...

Students at Surrey’s Clayton Heights Secondary are receiving grief counselling after learning police shot an autistic Grade 10 classmate dead on Sunday. Family members say the 15-year-old was not suicidal and not carrying a real gun despite what officers believed when they opened fire. The Independent Investigations Office continues to look into the actions of police - standard protocol when any p...

Donald Trump is going ahead with his 25 per cent tariffs on aluminum and steel imports. The U.S. president is using a Monday announcement to green light the first of his tariffs on Canadian imports. He also says he’ll impose extra penalties on any countries that reciprocate. The aluminum smelter in Kitimat is a major exporter to the States. Canada and Mexico continue to prepare for what will likel...

The BC Conservatives are demanding a public inquiry into allegations of fraud, abuse, drug trafficking and organized crime infiltration linked to the provincial government’s prescribed opioid alternatives program. This follows the explosive findings in an internal Health Ministry report into the PharmaCare harm reduction program. There are concerns millions of taxpayer dollars are being diverted i...

Another truck has hit a Lower Mainland overpass, snarling traffic during the afternoon rush. A truck, with an load that was not properly secured, hit the Gilmore Diversion over Highway One in Burnaby. It happened Wednesday afternoon causing minor eastbound delays. Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement officers are still investigating.

Police are now looking for those responsible for the kidnapping of a 19-year-old who died after being found in the Crescent Beach area of Surrey. Investigators say the man died five days after being attacked and shoved in a vehicle in Abbotsford in the early morning hours of Jan. 27. Police say the victim was targeted and there is no risk to the public.

Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports to the U.S. are now on hold - for 30 days. Trump’s tenuous change of heart comes as Justin Trudeau promises to appoint a Canadian fentanyl czar and beef up patrols along the border. The development also means most of Canada’s counter actions are also on hold including B.C.’s ban on booze from many southern States. Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke is...

Trudeau and Trump will be talking Monday. Word of that major development comes as the trade war involving the U.S., Canada, Mexico and China ramps up before it even starts. The Prime Minister has announced a long list of 25 per cent tariffs on American imports as a reaction to the Trump Administration’s tariff assault. A number of B.C. businesses have joined in supporting Premier David Eby in his...

Donald Trump has confirmed Canada and Mexico will be hit by 25 per cent tariffs on U.S. bound exports on Saturday. The U.S. President also warns those tariffs could go up if both countries fail to meet American demands over fentanyl and migrants crossing the border into the States. Trump does say oil might be excluded from the tariffs.

Breaking News: A passenger plane has crashed into the Potomac River in Washington D.C. It’s believed 60 passengers and four crew were on the American Airlines regional jet when it reportedly collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening - a closure will remain in effect until at least Friday. It appears the pilots of the airliner were not aware of the approac...

Sonia Furstenau is stepping down as leader of the BC Greens. The 54-year-old was first elected as an MLA in 2017 and became leader five years ago. But Furstenau failed to win a seat in last fall’s election after choosing to run in the NDP stronghold of Victoria-Beacon Hill. A new leader will be chosen by the party in September.

A snowboarder from Richmond has been found dead at Cypress. The 21-year-old, was found in a gully next to a ski and snowboarding run. It followed an extensive search effort. The man was skiing with friends when he was reported missing late Friday morning.

One of B.C. and Canada’s best known hereditary chiefs has died. Vancouver Island’s Bill Wilson passed away on Friday according to an announcement by his daughter - former federal attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould. She described her father as living a life of leadership and always striving to make change. Wilson pushed to make sure Indigenous title to land and treaty rights were enshrined in Ca...

One of B.C. and Canada’s best known hereditary chiefs has died. Vancouver Island’s Bill Wilson passed away on Friday according to an announcement by his daughter - former federal attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould. She described her father as living a life of leadership and always striving to make change. Wilson pushed to make sure Indigenous title to land and treaty rights were enshrined in Ca...

The class action lawsuit against companies that make opioids has been certified by the B.C. Supreme Court. The provincial government launched the lawsuit six years ago in an effort to recover health care costs for wrongful corporate conduct. B.C. has been the hardest hit province with the most per capita deaths due to opioid related overdoses.

A convicted killer has pleaded guilty to a second deadly attack - this one at a motel in Langley’s Walnut Grove neighbourhood. Justin Bos has entered the plea for a lesser manslaughter charge in the killing of Cody Mostat in March of 2022. Mostat could not be revived after being found outside the Highway Hotel on 88 Avenue. In November, Bos was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of a...

Premier David Eby says British Columbians should rethink their American vacations now that Donald Trump appears poised to slap that 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods as early as February 1. Eby is also not ruling out banning the sale of American wine in B.C. liquor stores, stopping U.S. companies from bidding on infrastructure projects and slapping new charges on truckers crossing the border to...

TEAM for a Livable Vancouver will run two candidates in the Vancouver by-election - that announceme nt comes from party president Colleen Hardwick. The Vancouver civic party will hold its nominating meeting on February 1st in anticipation of an April 5th by-election. One City’s Christine Boyle and Adrian Carr of the Greens quit the ABC dominated council. Hardwick accuses Ken Sim and ABC of failing...

Those aboard a small boat in Indian Arm managed to escape after the vessel erupted in flames Sunday afternoon. It happened near the entrance to the inlet, prompting a quick response from the Kitsilano Coast Guard Base. The boat burned to the water line and smoldered for several hours. There’s no word on the cause.

Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs will cost the B.C. economy $69B over the next four years - at least according to our provincial government. The NDP government’s news release also says any 25% levy on Canadian exports will result in the loss of 124,000 jobs. The provincial budget will be unveiled in March.

SFU has made it official - the football team is no more. Simon Fraser says the university is facing an uncertain financial climate and the football landscape has changed significantly. The SFU football program started back in 1965 and has been recognized as one of the best in the country. It was put on hold in 2023 after the Texas-based Lone Star Conference decided not to renew its affiliation.

Christy Clark is out. The former premier now says she will not be seeking the federal Liberal leadership. Clark says she hasn’t been able to learn enough French to connect with voters in Quebec and there’s not enough time to launch a successful campaign. Clark has had a difficult week trying to backtrack her claim that she’s never been a member of the Conservatives. She was. Recently.

The BC Conservatives now want a police investigation into their allegations of voter irregularities in last fall’s provincial election. The Opposition is questioning what they call ‘contradictions’ in statements made by Elections BC. Conservative Leader John Rustad called for an independent review last week citing issues including those at a care home across the street from a polling station where...

Dozens of firefighters from B.C. and Alberta are heading to Los Angeles. The federal government is working with the provinces in deploying more resources as LA continues to deal with uncontained, deadly wildfires. More than two dozen people are now confirmed dead in fires that have consumed homes, businesses and land around Los Angeles County.