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OTTAWA — The Canada Border Services Agency says it will be adjusting hours at 35 land ports of entry in January -- a move it says will allow it to deploy officers at busier land crossings.

VICTORIA — There's been a near total shakeup of British Columbia's government cabinet, with few ministers retaining their jobs and some longtime backbenchers and newly elected members moving in.

SURREY — Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating a fiery overnight crash that killed two people and caused a partial shutdown of Highway 99. RCMP say officers responded to a report of a vehicle rollover at 3:38 a.m.

Five Lower Mainland residents are appealing multimillion-dollar monetary orders placed against them by a federal U.S. judge following securities fraud violations.

In Canada, Ontario has the only known population of northern bobwhites thought to be native.

The CFIA says avian influenza is not a food safety concern, and there is no evidence to suggest that eating cooked poultry or eggs could transmit it to humans.

Adriane Gear, president of the B.C. Nurses' Union, says the incident "serves as a huge wake-up call" not only for Vancouver Coastal Health but for any health authority.

VANCOUVER — Residents in Metro Vancouver will likely be getting out their umbrellas this weekend as the region faces heavy rain and wind.

The eradication project was halted last week after at least six deer died after becoming entangled in net fencing erected to herd the animals into killing zones

Alana Moor, a graduate of Gleneagle Secondary in Coquitlam, took silver for her "brave" speech on Nov. 9, 2024, in Toronto.