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B.C. residents with family in Lebanon say they are watching the escalating conflict in the Middle East with fear, as Israeli airstrikes and evacuation orders push more civilians from their homes and deepen worries that ordinary people will once again bear the cost of war.

Strong winds sweeping across northern British Columbia have knocked out power for thousands with some outages expected to last overnight.

Shortly after British settlers established the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1849, governor James Douglas signed a flurry of treaties with the region’s First Nations to secure lands for fur trapping, mining and other activities. Known as the Douglas Treaties, the 14 agreements between 1850 and 1854 might have seemed at the time like a…

The Carney government’s plan to protect jobs in the energy sector amounts to a report that critics say offers no new actions for workers who are at risk of losing work.

United States customs officers conducted a record number of searches of electronic devices last year of people travelling to the U.S., and a recent update to its directives adds new devices such as smart watches, SIM cards and flash drives to the list of things subject to search.

It’s not a busy night at Pub 1905. A few people have come in from Jasper Avenue to play pool. Only a few tables are occupied. It’s slow enough that the bar manager doubles as the server, and he’s called into action to sweep up some broken glass after someone inadvertently knocks over a drink…

There is already talk among Quebec’s political class — across the political spectrum — of invoking the notwithstanding clause after Canada’s top court struck down a law that barred people seeking refuge from Quebec’s daycare system. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Friday the province’s policy — which excluded asylum seekers from the province’s…

One of three sisters growing up on her family farm near Moosomin, Kirsten Oram was definitely the most interested in the world of producing grain and raising cattle. That interest has helped guide her through many seeding and harvest seasons, not to mention a degree from the University of Saskatchewan that led to a career…

Some Canadian security and intelligence experts say they’re concerned Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest shakeup in the senior ranks of the public service has broken up   a key role at the centre of the federal bureaucracy during a moment of heightened international tension. On March 4, Carney announced his second significant deputy minister shuffle in less than…

As tensions continue between the United States, Israel and Iran, some Iranians living in P.E.I. say they are experiencing what one calls a “very strange feeling.” They express deep grief for those killed in the strikes, coupled with celebration over what they hope could lead to political change. Hamid Aflaki, who has lived in P.E.I.…