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Voters in the Liberal-held riding of Cloverdale-Langley City go to the polls today to pick a new member of Parliament, in another test for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Read More

In the first half of his four-year term, ABC Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim spent significantly less time than his predecessors in public meetings, and more time — and public money — travelling abroad to promote the city, a Postmedia review of attendance and voting records shows. Read More

The buzz: Hands up. Who needs a good diversion tonight? Everybody? Thought so. Read More

A former youth support worker for the Ministry of Children and Family Development has been found guilty of sexual assault and sexual touching after developing an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old boy in government care. Read More

Q: Our family has really struggled to catch the holiday spirit this year. Usually, right after Thanksgiving, we start planning trips to see extended family, draw names for our gift exchange, and get excited about decorating the tree and updating our holiday playlists. Food is a big deal for us, especially since our grandmother always bakes and cooks our traditional favourites. But she had emergency surgery and is still recovering, so December just hasn’t felt the same. To keep the kids from feeling disappointed, we planned a few movie nights to cheer us up. Now, we’re finally feeling the holiday spirit, but we’ve got barely any time left to prepare. I feel like a Hallmark movie when I say it, but do you have any tips to help us save our Christmas? ~Christina  Read More

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Last week, St. Mary’s University held a celebratory ceremony to honour Clayton and Linda Woitas for their outstanding generosity — donating $7 million to establish the Woitas Centre for Inclusive Education in the university’s faculty of education. Read More

It's a busy time of year. Give yourself a two-minute editorial cartoon break right here, as we recap our editorial cartoons of the week. Read More

It's not that Premier Scott Moe is anything other than spot on regarding the absolute nonsense we heard last week about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's willingness to apply an export tax on potash, oil and uranium. Read More

Canada Post says operations will resume on Tuesday, Dec. 17 after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work. Read More

With a 6-3 win over arch rival Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, Edmonton Oilers reached the 30-game mark of the 2024-25 season on a major roll. Just in time for our latest 10-game segment review, which this time around gives us a chance to analyze what is going right with the Oilers. Read More

About 50 volunteers gathered in a Vancouver gymnasium on Saturday morning, filling hundreds of Backpacks of Hope with gifts for homeless youth in the area, ensuring they would receive something this Christmas. Read More

The federal GST holiday came into effect this weekend, and some holiday shoppers and local businesses are skeptical about whether the measure is going to relieve affordability woes. Read More

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Sikh prayers blended with the piped strains of Amazing Grace as the young security guard killed on the job earlier this month was laid to rest with full first responder honours. Read More

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It's customary for NHL teams to address a rare off night on home ice with this quick summation: Read More

Saturday’s wild windstorm even whipped up a ruckus for the Vancouver Giants’ game. Read More

It’s not like there were any real concerns about Dustin Wolf, not after the way he’d started the season. Read More

A retired judge has released her report on the University of Alberta's decision to tear down a pro-Palestinian encampment — finding that while calling police was a "reasonable" option, other paths might have been pursued. Read More