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Metro Vancouver residents urged to shorten showers, stop watering lawns as drought persists
Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve.
Coroner reports deaths of homeless people in B.C. rose by 75% in 2021
The toxic drug crisis in British Columbia was a key factor in pushing the number of deaths of homeless people up by 75 per cent in 2021 compared with the year before, the BC Coroners Service says.
Small Yukon First Nation uses COVID emergency law to ban sex offender
The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Old Crow issued a declaration under its Community Emergency Act banning Christopher Schafer from the fly-in community nearly 800 kilometres north of Whitehorse for at least the next 90 days.
Diagolon founder Jeremy MacKenzie denied bail
The founder of the online group "Diagolon" remains in custody after being denied release following a bail hearing in Saskatchewan.
Trudeau condemns deadly Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine as the country unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday, October 10, 2022, including downtown Kyiv where at least six people were killed.
Neighbours take legal action against Squamish Nation's Senakw project in Vancouver
A Vancouver residents association has launched a legal bid to quash a services agreement between the city and the Squamish Nation for the largest Indigenous-led housing and retail development in Canadian history.
B.C. signs climate agreement with California, Oregon and Washington
British Columbia Premier John Horgan has signed a new climate pact with the governors of Washington, Oregon and California that includes investments in cross-border climate infrastructure like electric vehicle charging stations.
Tim Hortons pulls sponsorship from Hockey Canada, and Hockey Quebec yanks funding
Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will not transfer funds to the national organization, while a well-known Canadian brand extended its sponsorship boycott.
United Conservative Party members vote for new leader to replace Kenney today
Albertans will learn today, October 6, 2022, who the new premier of the province will be.