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Kitimat’s Rio Tinto Alcan smelter to feel Trump’s sudden aluminum tariff

Smelter has workforce of 1,500 and adds more than $1 million a day to B.C. economy

Feb 10, 2025 | Local

B.C. crime news: IIO called in after death in Surrey and Abbotsford in-custody death |...

Here’s a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025

Feb 10, 2025 | Local

The Bookless Club: What does it mean to be Canadian?

Opinion: Canada, quit it. Stop letting someone dictate our behaviour. We’re better than that.

Feb 10, 2025 | Local

Are extreme sports good for kids? B.C. experts weigh in on benefits of risk taking

A new exhibit at Science World in Vancouver challenges people of all age to explore some of the most thrilling sports in the world.

Feb 10, 2025 | Local

RCMP investigating cause of deadly landslide in Lions Bay

There has been an unexpected twist in the aftermath of a deadly landslide in Lions Bay last month: the RCMP is now investigating. David and Barbara Enss were killed on Dec. 14, 2024, when their home was destroyed by a landslide that spilled across the Sea...

Jan 13, 2025 | Local

B.C. crime news: Langley RCMP seek witnesses to pedestrian hit and run | 122 speedsters...

A pickup truck involved in a pedestrian hit and run crash last year in Langley has been identified and police are asking for the public’s help tracking down the owner or driver. Article content Article content Langley RCMP were called...

Jan 13, 2025 | Local

‘Trajectory has accelerated’: B.C.’s online gambling regulation needs attention, say observers

What comes to mind when you hear the words “Sea-Monkey”? “Bowl full of happiness”? Or, “Fool and his money”? For many of us, it was probably our first encounter with the term “caveat emptor”. It was the first time we...

Jan 13, 2025 | Local

Man found buried in snow at ski resort in Fernie dies

A skier has died after he was found buried in what the RCMP called snow sinkhole at a ski resort in Fernie on Wednesday. The ski patrol at the Fernie Alpine Resort tried to save the man and were joined...

Jan 13, 2025 | Local

Why Teck’s Trail smelter may hold leverage against Donald Trump’s tariff threat

President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly touting that “tariff” is his favorite word, many observers, investors, and foreign government officials hoped that his promises were mere rhetoric, doubting he would actually pursue the tariff-centered protectionist agenda he campaigned on. His recent appearance on “Meet The...

Jan 13, 2025 | Local

‘A housing revolution’: B.C. family’s unique living arrangement gets international exposure

A small, multi-family housing development in North Delta is attracting international attention, and it could be a model for others who don’t want to live in towers, experts say. Four generations of the same family share a four-home compound that...

Jan 13, 2025 | Local