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Injured snowshoer rescued after 100-metre slide on 5040 mountain slope

Injured snowshoer rescued after 100-metre slide on 5040 mountain slope

She was on a mountain cliff, 5040, about halfway between Port Alberni and Tofino.
Federal cabinet braces for trade war as Donald Trump is inaugurated

Federal cabinet braces for trade war as Donald Trump is inaugurated

OTTAWA — Federal cabinet ministers are gathering in Montebello, Que., today as Donald Trump returns to the White House. Trump has pledged to sign an executive order on inauguration day to impose 25 per cent tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico.
Boat sinks after smouldering for three hours in Indian Arm waters

Boat sinks after smouldering for three hours in Indian Arm waters

VANCOUVER — A boat was destroyed in the waters of the Indian Arm fjord near North Vancouver's Deep Cove on Saturday afternoon after it caught fire, smouldered for over three hours and sank.
B.C. premier should work with U.S., not ramp up trade threats: Opposition leader

B.C. premier should work with U.S., not ramp up trade threats: Opposition leader

The provincial government has estimated that the tariffs and a similar response from Canada would cumulatively cost B.C. $69 billion in lost GDP if the trade war lasts the entire four years of the Trump presidency.
Vancouver heritage building being demolished over risk of collapse

Vancouver heritage building being demolished over risk of collapse

VANCOUVER — Crews in downtown Vancouver are demolishing a more than century-old heritage building that the city's chief building official says is so badly damaged it is at risk of collapse. The building at 500 Dunsmuir St.
B.C. lawyer who stole client's ICBC settlement money disbarred second time

B.C. lawyer who stole client's ICBC settlement money disbarred second time

Former personal injury lawyer Rene Joan Gantzert was disbarred a second time after two more findings of professional misconduct
‘Negligent and rude’: B.C. dog killer’s sentencing delayed

‘Negligent and rude’: B.C. dog killer’s sentencing delayed

Judge Ellen Gordon scolds Randeep Singh Ghataura’s lawyers
Will B.C. fare better than other provinces in potential U.S. trade war?

Will B.C. fare better than other provinces in potential U.S. trade war?

British Columbia less reliant on U.S. for exports but ripple effect from more affected provinces just as damming, says business group
Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney emerge as top contenders in Liberal leadership race

Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney emerge as top contenders in Liberal leadership race

The former finance minister's official campaign launch is set for Sunday in Toronto but Chrystia Freeland used social media Friday to make clear her intention to join the race.
Concrete bear sculpture weighing 45 kg stolen from Metro Vancouver porch

Concrete bear sculpture weighing 45 kg stolen from Metro Vancouver porch

COQUITLAM, B.C. — Police are on the lookout after a large concrete sculpture of a bear weighing about 45 kilograms was stolen from a porch of a home in Port Coquitlam, B.C. Mounties say the sculpture owner called police on Jan.