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This screen capture from video shows students exiting the Tumbler Ridge school after deadly shootings, in British Columbia, Canada,
Investigation continues after deadly shootings that killed 10 at B.C. school and home

Condolences are trickling in from around the world this morning as police continue to investigate a pair of shootings that left 10 people, including the suspect, dead in a tiny community in northeastern British Columbia.

NLC Dawson Creek Campus
One of three accused of double murder in B.C. arrived on student visa to study in Dawson Creek, says prosecution

Crown prosecutor Dorothy Tsui says Gurkaran Singh, who is facing first-degree murder charges after a couple was killed in a violent invasion of their Abbotsford home, had a student visa and was supposed to go to Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek but never made it there.

A dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination. (HE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins)
Canada stripped of measles elimination status

The Public Health Agency of Canada says the Pan American Health Organization revoked Canada's measles elimination status after confirming there has been ongoing transmission of the same strain of measles for more than one year.

Petronas CEO Tengku Muhammad Taufik pictured with Prime Minister Mark Carney. (Mark Carney, Facebook)
Petronas signs long-term deal for liquefaction capacity with Cedar LNG

Petronas has signed a 20-year deal for one million tonnes per year of liquefaction capacity at the Cedar LNG project in Kitimat.

The BCGEU strike in Fort St. John on September 9th. (Ed Hitchins, Energeticcity.ca)
BCGEU to recommend members accept deal to end strike after eight weeks

The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) says it will recommend its members vote to accept a tentative deal reached with the provincial government to bring an end to strike action.

Evacuee describes ‘surreal’ speed of B.C. wildfire that quadrupled in size

Shelley Calliou of the Kelly Lake Cree Nation said it was "surreal" how fast a wildfire threatening the community in northeast British Columbia moved.

Prime Minister Mark Carney in Charlottetown, on April 21st, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Carney appoints new minister of energy and resources

New Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed Tim Hodgson as his new cabinet's minister of energy and resources.

Federal election begins, Canadians to go to polls on April 28

Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday.

Trudeau prorogues Parliament, will step down as prime minister after leadership race

Justin Trudeau says he will resign as prime minister and the leader of the Liberal party following a leadership contest.

Canada Post workers go on strike Friday morning, disrupting deliveries

Canada Post workers hit the picket lines Friday after contract negotiations with their employer failed to conclude by the strike deadline — and Ottawa is signalling it's not ready to intervene.

Canada Post workers are on strike. Here’s what you need to know about your mail

Workers at Canada Post went on strike Friday in a move that is expected to create delays and other disruptions to mail and parcel delivery — just as the Crown corporation prepares for what's typically its busiest period.

B.C. to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby

A re-elected NDP government would scrap British Columbia's long-standing carbon tax and shift the burden to "big polluters" if the federal government dropped its requirement for the law, Premier David Eby said Thursday. 

Grain field
Fears for B.C. grain harvest, commuter train still suspended, amid rail disruption

British Columbia grain producers are closely watching developments in the nationwide railway dispute triggered on Wednesday night, saying its impacts could soon spread beyond farmers to producers of food and beer.

Wildfire near Jasper National Park prompts evacuation order and highway closures

Jasper residents to travel back to Alberta through the B.C. Peace after evacuation.

An aerial view of the City of Fort St. John.
Burgers run out, hotels heave, as wildfire evacuees swell Fort St. John

The Denny's restaurant in Fort St. John ran out of burgers on Tuesday, a waiter said.

Rob Fraser did not sugarcoat the situation facing Fort Nelson as forecasts called for westerly winds to pick up in northeastern B.C. late Sunday and turn a menacing nearby wildfire into a dire threat.
Fort Nelson braces for ‘last stand’ as high winds expected to push wildfire toward town

Rob Fraser did not sugarcoat the situation facing Fort Nelson as forecasts called for westerly winds to pick up in northeastern B.C. late Sunday and turn a menacing nearby wildfire into a dire threat.

Rivers recede as B.C. faces prospect of ‘unfamiliar territory’ for drought

"Prince George, Quesnel, Williams Lake, Vanderhoof, that's kind of the hot spot, and then the other (area) that would be a concern would be up in the northeast," according to head of BC's River Forecast Centre.

Latest milestones move Cedar LNG closer to getting a green light

The proposed US$3.4-billion Cedar LNG facility is looking more likely to become a reality in the wake of recent positive statements by the project partners.

UPDATE: BC Amber Alert cancelled

Police set off an Amber Alert late Thursday after three-month-old Tyler Durocher was allegedly abducted from a home by his mother, 35-year-old Brianne Ford. 

Drought poses key risk to Western Canada’s natural gas producers in 2024: Deloitte

Persistent drought conditions are poised to challenge natural gas producers even as they aim to ramp up in anticipation of Canada's first liquefied natural gas export terminal opening, a new report warns.

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