Local, Regional News

Just about every time the Vancouver Canucks have shown a glimpse of the team they think they really are — aggressive, strong, with excellent finishing ability — they've managed to stop doing that and revert to this season's overriding narrative: too inconsistent in execution, too dreary in outlook. Read More

The Vancouver Whitecaps have advanced in the CONCACAF Champions Cup tournament after beating Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa 2-0. Read More

B.C. Mounties are providing updates this week about three people who have been missing for months or years, including one who's been the subject of unfounded rumours recently. Read More

A doctor is suing a fellow doctor, with the lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted her after a work party at which she was so “visibly and obviously severely intoxicated” she was unable to sit up, walk without help or speak coherently. Read More

Amid the chaos of the early days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term, one thing is emerging as crystal clear: We can't expect anything near “business as usual” in Canada’s trade relationship with the Americans. Read More

OK, the countdown to spring is on and on March 20, it's official. Read More

B.C.'s energy minister announced Thursday the province will be closing a regulatory loophole in an effort to stop subsidized U.S. diesel from flooding into B.C., a move that Prince George-based oil refinery Tidewater Renewables has been calling for as it risks going out of business. Read More

Conservative Leader John Rustad has renewed calls for an inquiry into the outcome of the Surrey-Guildford race during last October's provincial election, and is relying, in part, on an affidavit from the Green candidate in that riding to support his bid. Read More

The province appears unlikely to let the City of Surrey's pull out of Metro Vancouver's regional growth strategy, if that's even possible. Read More

A special avalanche warning has been issued for large parts of B.C. and Alberta after some serious incidents and close calls in recent days due to an unstable snowpack in the mountains. Read More

VICTORIA — The B.C. Conservatives used question period Thursday to dramatize the repeated closures of emergency rooms at provincial hospitals, in a way that was as simple as it was effective. Read More

B.C.'s 240 craft brewers are bracing for more cost pain as U.S. President Donald Trump says he will end a month-long pause of tariffs on most goods from Canada on March 4. Read More

A week ago, the Vancouver Canucks were almost a lock to make the playoffs. Read More

Tariff threats by U.S. President Donald Trump are forcing Canada to reassess its economic future. Two strategies that come to the fore are self-reliance and trade diversification. Read More

For too long, skyrocketing rents and limited supply have prevented working- and middle-class Vancouverites from finding stable, affordable housing. While private-sector development has expanded supply, the market alone has not provided the rental stability residents desperately need. Read More

Metro Vancouver will consider cutting a housing development fund and zero-waste program at a board meeting on Friday. Read More

Calgarians hoping to enjoy the last stretch of winter on outdoor ice rinks may be out of luck, as rising temperatures have forced the city and community rink managers to close many outdoor skating locations this week. Read More

Noah Juulsen's season may be coming to an end. Read More

The City of Regina has been granted $667,000 from the federal Emergency Treatment Fund, which was launched in the fall to support urgent responses amid the opioid and toxic drug supply crisis in Canada. Read More

Three people are facing kidnapping and weapons charges after a man was found Monday tied up and suffering a gunshot wound at a Samson Cree Nation home south of Edmonton, say Mounties. Read More