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FIFA drops Vancouver remix of World Cup theme song featuring local First Nations

FIFA drops Vancouver remix of World Cup theme song featuring local First Nations

Producer and DJ Grayson Repp works with səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nation artists to give the song a Vancouver sound.
B.C. injury prevention unit issues PSA for button battery poisonings

B.C. injury prevention unit issues PSA for button battery poisonings

From 2021 to 2023, the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre managed 159 cases of button battery exposures, with 55% of them involving babies and children ages five and under.
Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene

Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene

Alexis Eagles said she is already planning for the return of her daughter, Jasmine Mooney, even though the two have not had direct contact for more than a week.
Woman dies after being found unresponsive on Blackcomb Mountain in B.C.

Woman dies after being found unresponsive on Blackcomb Mountain in B.C.

WHISTLER, B.C. — A woman has died after being found unresponsive on a mountain at a British Columbia ski resort.
B.C. Amber Alert cancelled, young child located 'safe'

B.C. Amber Alert cancelled, young child located 'safe'

Officers are continuing to investigate the incident, according to VPD.
B.C. bill targets road tolls, contracts, interprovincial trade in tariff response

B.C. bill targets road tolls, contracts, interprovincial trade in tariff response

New legislation, if passed, could allow the B.C. government to impose a transit tax on Alaska-bound trucks coming from Washington state; but it also gives government sweeping regulatory powers to respond to perceived tariff threats from the United States
Trump family fortune began in a Canadian brothel-hotel

Trump family fortune began in a Canadian brothel-hotel

In one of history's little-known ironies, the Maple Leaf country pushing back against Donald Trump’s annexation bid is also host to a tiny, remote restaurant and brothel that helped launch the U.S. president's family fortune more than 100 years ago.
Environment Canada issues snowfall warnings for B.C. mountain passes

Environment Canada issues snowfall warnings for B.C. mountain passes

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says a low-pressure system passing through southeastern British Columbia will bring snow to some mountain passes.
Environment Canada issues snowfall warnings for B.C. mountain passes

Environment Canada issues snowfall warnings for B.C. mountain passes

Amounts up to 15 centimetres are expected for the region.
B.C. projects get $7.6M in federal funding for restoring aquatic ecosystems

B.C. projects get $7.6M in federal funding for restoring aquatic ecosystems

The Pacheedaht First Nation, based in Port Renfrew, is receiving $2.3 million over three years to restore lost salt-marsh and eelgrass habitat.