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Snowshoers not prepared for potentially deadly avalanche risks, study finds
Snowshoers not prepared for potentially deadly avalanche risks, study finds
SFU researchers surveyed snowshoers in North Vancouver and found that almost half were unaware or unconcerned about avalanche risks despite several recent deaths in B.C.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Snowshoers not prepared for potentially deadly avalanche risks, study finds
45% of B.C. restaurants struggling to stay afloat: survey
45% of B.C. restaurants struggling to stay afloat: survey
The top operational challenges are rising costs and the drop in customer traffic and sales.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
45% of B.C. restaurants struggling to stay afloat: survey
Opinion: Encouraging young people to vote requires understanding why they don't
Opinion: Encouraging young people to vote requires understanding why they don't
It’s not that youth don’t care enough to vote. It’s that they are turning away from conventional, formal participation in favour of alternative ways of sharing and expressing their views.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Opinion: Encouraging young people to vote requires understanding why they don't
Canada introduces new colour-coded weather alert system
Canada introduces new colour-coded weather alert system
B.C.'s 2021 atmospheric river event would have been a red alert.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Canada introduces new colour-coded weather alert system
Are Canadian airlines actually providing discounts to travellers? Here's what to know
Are Canadian airlines actually providing discounts to travellers? Here's what to know
Some deals are more transparent than others.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Are Canadian airlines actually providing discounts to travellers? Here's what to know
Squamish letter: Time for Rustad to go
Squamish letter: Time for Rustad to go
The issue is no longer if but when, says one party voice, as calls intensify within the B.C. Conservatives for leader John Rustad to make room for fresh leadership.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Squamish letter: Time for Rustad to go
Squamish letter: ‘If I were on council’
Squamish letter: ‘If I were on council’
A longtime resident has outlined three proposals he believes could help shape the future of Squamish—from protecting its name through trademarking, to ensuring essential workers live locally, and creating a culture of lifelong learning.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Squamish letter: ‘If I were on council’
Provinces brings in changes to prevent workers being sued for involuntary care
Provinces brings in changes to prevent workers being sued for involuntary care
The change is said to be about “immunizing” health-care workers from potential legal action, but will have “absolutely no impact at all on care.”
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November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Provinces brings in changes to prevent workers being sued for involuntary care
B.C. LNG push threatens electricity supply, finds CleanBC review
B.C. LNG push threatens electricity supply, finds CleanBC review
Overall, the independent review of CleanBC found the province's climate policies are strengthening its clean economy, but warns some targets are too ambitious, urges focus on affordability
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November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
B.C. LNG push threatens electricity supply, finds CleanBC review
Squamish editorial: Oh, the humanity!—leaders show compassion and empathy
Squamish editorial: Oh, the humanity!—leaders show compassion and empathy
Despite political differences, community leaders in the Squamish-Lillooet region show that empathy still has a place in public service.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Squamish editorial: Oh, the humanity!—leaders show compassion and empathy
B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to north coast 'will never happen'
B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to north coast 'will never happen'
OTTAWA — The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia said Wednesday an oil pipeline to the province's north coast "will never happen" and slammed Ottawa for negotiating with Alberta on a possible pipeline deal without involving Fir
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November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to north coast 'will never happen'
'December to remember': Winter will get off to an abrupt start, Weather Network says
'December to remember': Winter will get off to an abrupt start, Weather Network says
Expect a colder December and January.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
'December to remember': Winter will get off to an abrupt start, Weather Network says
B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to coast 'will never happen'
B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to coast 'will never happen'
OTTAWA — The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia says an oil pipeline linking Alberta to the province's north coast "will never happen.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to coast 'will never happen'
Record number apply for hampers from Squamish Community Christmas Care
Record number apply for hampers from Squamish Community Christmas Care
A growing number of Canadians say their paycheques no longer cover basic needs—and that reality is hitting home in Squamish, where a local charity has seen an all-time high in calls for help.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Record number apply for hampers from Squamish Community Christmas Care
Rob Shaw: Carney’s B.C. pipeline gambit looks less like strategy, more like flailing
Rob Shaw: Carney’s B.C. pipeline gambit looks less like strategy, more like flailing
PM courting Alberta in secret, elevating Eby in public, muddling Canada’s authority in the process
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November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Rob Shaw: Carney’s B.C. pipeline gambit looks less like strategy, more like flailing
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
VANCOUVER — Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours when she obtained her mental health records through a freedom of information request.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
Energy minister to brief B.C. Liberal MPs on expected Alberta pipeline deal
Energy minister to brief B.C. Liberal MPs on expected Alberta pipeline deal
OTTAWA — Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is set to brief B.C. Liberal MPs today on the government's expected energy deal with the province of Alberta. The move comes after B.C.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Energy minister to brief B.C. Liberal MPs on expected Alberta pipeline deal
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
VANCOUVER — Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours when she obtained her mental health records through a freedom of information request.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
More Canadians missing non-mortgage debt payments: Equifax
More Canadians missing non-mortgage debt payments: Equifax
TORONTO — Equifax Canada says the number of consumers missing a non-mortgage debt payment in the third quarter rose compared with a year ago.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
More Canadians missing non-mortgage debt payments: Equifax
Opinion: Calls for grizzly hunts to return to Western Canada oversimplify a complex ecological issue
Opinion: Calls for grizzly hunts to return to Western Canada oversimplify a complex ecological issue
Hunting advocacy organizations and politicians are inciting a moral panic about grizzly bears, oversimplifying an inherently complex ecological problem.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Opinion: Calls for grizzly hunts to return to Western Canada oversimplify a complex ecological issue
'Bailey will be proud': Aunt of slain B.C. woman sees impact of advocacy
'Bailey will be proud': Aunt of slain B.C. woman sees impact of advocacy
Bill C-225, known as Bailey's Law, would make first-degree murder charges automatic in cases of intimate-partner violence.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
'Bailey will be proud': Aunt of slain B.C. woman sees impact of advocacy
'Scavenger Bear' sculpture brings recycled art to life in Squamish
'Scavenger Bear' sculpture brings recycled art to life in Squamish
A towering metal bear now greets visitors at Brennan Park Recreation Centre, but look closer and you'll find a world of hidden details crafted from decades of collected scrap.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
'Scavenger Bear' sculpture brings recycled art to life in Squamish
Vancouver Canucks worth US$2.2B, same as the average NHL team: report
Vancouver Canucks worth US$2.2B, same as the average NHL team: report
Hockey team does not release business information, but CNBC estimates it drew US$234M in revenue
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November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Vancouver Canucks worth US$2.2B, same as the average NHL team: report
Les Leyne: Crackdown on 'excessive' off-street parking requirements raises alarms
Les Leyne: Crackdown on 'excessive' off-street parking requirements raises alarms
A new bill says if off-street parking requirements block new home construction, the province can put recommended minimum standards into regulations.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Les Leyne: Crackdown on 'excessive' off-street parking requirements raises alarms
Whistler RCMP seek witnesses in 'numerous incidents of dangerous driving'
Whistler RCMP seek witnesses in 'numerous incidents of dangerous driving'
Dark grey or black Volkswagen hatchback 'may have one or more deflated tires,' police say
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November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Whistler RCMP seek witnesses in 'numerous incidents of dangerous driving'