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Vancouver police arrested four people and seized firearms-related items and suspected drugs after searching a False Creek boat following a report of alleged gunfire into the water.
IRCC issued 2,000 Express Entry invitations to Canadian Experience Class candidates, who must apply within 60 days if they wish to pursue permanent residence.
Highway 99 lanes at the George Massey Tunnel will close overnight on Sept. 18 and 19 for maintenance, with drivers advised to use detours and check DriveBC.
Zumper’s August report says Burnaby’s median one-bedroom rent fell 7.4 per cent from a year earlier, the largest decline in B.C.
YVR says it will continue discussions with Ottawa and Musqueam as the federal government explores private investment at Canada’s four largest airports.
Harbour Air says its agreement to acquire Pacific Coastal Airlines will keep both carriers Canadian-owned while expanding service and connections across B.C.
Flair, Porter and Air Transat have received repayable government loans through a fuel-cost relief program, while WestJet says the financing could distort competition.
An RBC survey of 1,000 Canadian parents found 32 per cent say their children aged 18 to 40 are not financially independent, while 51 per cent provided adult children financial help in the past year.
Douglas Rotar won the keys to a $2.3-million Surrey home, while Langley resident Lloyd Law received nearly $800,000 in the PNE 50/50 draw.
Canada is urging travellers to Italy to check flight status after ash from Mount Etna disrupted service in Sicily and closed Catania International Airport.
H&Z Market assistant manager Mohammad Ali says he was shot in the leg while working at a Vancouver convenience store on Sept. 6; police arrested a suspect later that day.
Macaulay Culkin, Dan Levy and Annie Murphy paid tribute to the late Canadian comic actor Catherine O’Hara during the 2026 Emmy Awards’ In Memoriam segment.
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