November 2025

First Carney budget spends to boost Canadian economy, cuts federal workforce

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne delivered the first budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney, calling it “generational in its ambition.” “There is no place for withdrawal, ambiguity, or even standing still,” Champagne said on Tuesday (Nov. 4), “only for bold and swift action.” The $580.9 billion budget includes new 38.6 billion in added spending, but also […]

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PHOTOS: Rugby club doubleheader sees Chilliwack defeat Ridge Meadows in both matches

They battled rain and wind and still, both the local men’s and women’s teams came out on top during a Chilliwack Crusaders Rugby Club doubleheader on the weekend against the Ridge Meadows Bruins. While the men powered to a 38-19 win, the women finished with a 34-7 final score on Saturday, Nov. 1 at their

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Prince George courthouse murderer should be jailed 12 years: B.C. Crown

Calling it a case of “bullying to the extreme,” a Crown prosecutor said Monday, Nov. 3 in BC Supreme Court that second-degree murder convict Charlene Jane Alexander should be jailed for 12 years without parole. Alexander fatally stabbed 26-year-old Jessie Mae Hayward-Lines in the chest outside the Prince George courthouse on July 2, 2020. Tyler

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B.C.’s 1st digital charitable giving vending machine arrives on Vancouver Island

A new opportunity to demonstrate your generosity and caring will be landing at the Tillicum Mall on Nov. 14. Although the concept was first developed in 2017 and has been popular in the United States, New Zealand, the U.K., Spain and even Tokyo, it’s the first time that the Light the World Giving Machine campaign

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Barefoot hiker found wrapped in a garbage bag in pouring rain on a B.C. trail

A hiker was rescued out of the pouring rain last week after losing his shoes and gear following a slip on a North Vancouver trail. North Shore Rescue volunteers and Metro Vancouver park rangers responded to a call involving a man in his 30s heading to Norvan Falls in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park Friday around

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