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British Columbia The Canadian Football League’s (CFL) most coveted prize, the Grey Cup, touched down in Vancouver on Sunday afternoon ahead of the championship game between Toronto and Winnipeg on Nov. 17. Vancouver last hosted the league championship in 2014CBC News · Posted: Nov 10, 2024 11:58 PM EST | Last Updated: NovemberContinue Reading

British Columbia The prime minister has announced that a byelection will be held in the federal seat of Cloverdale-Langley City, in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, on Dec. 16. John Aldag represented Liberals in the Lower Mainland-area seat since 2021, but resigned to run provinciallyCBC News · Posted: Nov 10, 2024 2:43Continue Reading

WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. When police turned up at Melanie Hatton’s home in Kelowna, B.C., in November 2021, she says they found her in the bathroom covered in blood, with her then-husband Jeffrey Maclean standing over her “in an aggressive manner.” She describes a gruesome sceneContinue Reading

British Columbia Contract negotiations in a labour dispute that has paralyzed container cargo shipping at British Columbia’s ports since Monday have been called off. It comes as more than 100 organizations representing industries from automotive and fertilizer to retail and mining urged the government to do whatever it takes toContinue Reading

British Columbia B.C. health officials are investigating what’s believed to be the first human case of avian influenza caught in Canada after a teenager tested presumptively positive for the disease, the Ministry of Health announced Saturday. Teenager from Fraser Valley region in hospital as sample sent to lab for confirmationContinue Reading

British Columbia LAFC opened the series with a narrow 2-1 victory in California and Vancouver replied with a decisive 3-0 win at home to set up a do-or-die matchup on Friday, but they failed to overcome L.A. and suffered a 1-0 defeat. L.A. has now eliminated Vancouver in the 1st round ofContinue Reading

British Columbia A pair of Vancouver high school students hope their innovation using odour sensors and AI will help their peers better sort waste and divert more of it from the region’s landfills. Bin Genius recognizes waste put in the wrong place using odour sensors and AI Chad Pawson ·Continue Reading

For years, international students have made up a large portion of the student body at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George, B.C. But under Canada’s tightening immigration policies, many on campus are now questioning their decision to come north — and local businesses and community leaders are worriedContinue Reading

British Columbia The rare type of cloud, whose name is Latin for “roughness,” was first observed in 2006 by an amateur cloudspotter in Iowa. Clouds that look like a ‘turbulent, choppy sea’ first observed in 2006CBC News · Posted: Nov 08, 2024 8:15 PM EST | Last Updated: November 9 AsperitasContinue Reading