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An aggressive cancer linked to asbestos is killing more Canadians than ever before, even decades after the end of a boom that saw buildings stuffed with the toxic substance.

Trades training in British Columbia's central interior will get a boost with plans for construction of the College of New Caledonia in Prince George, B.C. The headline project is a new trades and technical education centre, estimated to cost $19.7 million.

Bunny Campbell says she was excited, but also a bit frightened to be part of the front-row crowd waiting to greet Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, before Sunday church.

An additional 15,800 troops are needed to properly secure Kandahar so that reconstruction efforts and training of the Afghan army can continue, says a conservative U.S. think-tank. A presentation by the American Enterprise Institute, widely circulated among western allies, painted a detailed, bleak picture of the American or NATO resources military ...

Four federal byelections to be held Monday should give a reading of the nation's political temperature, as voters in three provinces - British Columbia, Quebec and Nova Scotia - will have an opportunity to shake up the balance of the House of Commons.

Trail, B.C. - The Canadian Press Published on Sunday, Nov. 08, 2009 10:27AM EST Last updated on Sunday, Nov.

New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug.

Canada's unemployment rate rose slightly in October, with the economy shedding 43,200 jobs in the month.

Prince Charles and Camilla are greeted by Vancouver 2010 Olympic mascots during a tour of the athletes village.

Shaun Richard Funk is wanted on warrants for sexual assault, kidnapping, robbery, and break and enter, the RCMP said in a news release.

Home : Politics : Supreme Court to hear Alcan appeal over B.C. power deal Supreme Court to hear Alcan appeal over B.C. power deal Date: Thursday Nov.

Heather Scoffield Ottawa - Published on Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009 8:11PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Nov.

Last year, Chilliwack, B.C., R&B singer-songwriter Inez was at Manito Ahbee Festival handing out copies of her three-song demo.

Three Vancouver teenagers are facing charges after a 16-year-old boy was stripped, beaten and assaulted with a stun device as part of an apparent extortion attempt in Richmond, B.C. Police responded to a report of an assault underway Wednesday evening in an open field near Alexandra Road and Hazelbridge Way.

Prince Charles and Camilla wave to the crowd greeting them outside the B.C. legislature Friday.

British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen will chair a federal commission of inquiry into the collapse of Fraser River sockeye salmon runs, Trade Minister Stockwell Day announced Friday in Vancouver.

A Maple Ridge woman has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of her husband on Tuesday.

A severed foot found in a Vancouver suburb last week has been identified as belonging to a man missing since last year.

A view of the McGill University campus in Montreal. The school took the No. 1 spot in the medical doctoral category and the University of Toronto was ranked second, its same rank as last year.

Police report a 12-year-old girl was accosted in West Vancouver earlier this week by an aggressive man asking for money.