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Some cannabis buyers are complaining the bulky packaging is environmentally unfriendly, but producers say government guidelines are to blame.

The Peace Tower is seen on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on November 5, 2013. The federal government is writing off more than $6.3 billion in loans to businesses and students it never expects to collect.

The vibrant autumn leaf show along Cambridge Street is popular among locals and tourists this time of year. But it’s never been this popular, say some residents, who are tiring of the crowds.

The federal government says it will monitor underwater ship and mammal noise in British Columbia's Salish Sea to help develop measures to support the recovery of endangered southern resident killer whales.

Vancouver director Kat Jayme's brilliant film, Finding Big Country, depicts her efforts to track down the forgotten legend, who was also her childhood hero.

Photo @jonjames The management team for a 34-year-old rap artist says the man fell to his death in British Columbia's north Okanagan while performing a stunt that included rapping while walking on the wing of a plane.

Mike Hansen outside our office in Vancouver. Photo Bob Kronbauer 2018 Vancouver mayoral candidate Mike Hansen is one of the subjects we wanted to wait until after the election to write about. Hansen was initially invited to participate in the V.I.A.

Police line/Shutterstock Homicide detectives in Surrey, B.C., have arrested and charged a 44-year-old man with the second-degree murder of his wife. Rizig Bona was charged Oct. 19 with the slaying of 42-year-old Anida Magaya.

Starting in June of 2019 WOW Air will provide service between Vancouver and Iceland.There will be six weekly flights out of Vancouver International Airport, with one-way fares to Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, starting for as little as $129.

Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) members stand on picket line along Almon St., in front of the Canada Post regional sorting headquarters in Halifax on Monday, Oct.22, 2018 after a call for a series of rotating 24-hour strikes.