VANCOUVER - A magnitude-4.6 earthquake that struck outside Seattle has reportedly been felt as far north as the Vancouver area.
The United States Geological Survey says the quake struck just before 3 a.m. in the area of Three Lakes, Wash., about 40 kilometres northeast of Seattle.
An interactive map on the USGS website shows several dozen people in the Vancouver area reported feeling the shaking.
There are no reports of injuries.
The British Columbia government says its new speculation and vacancy tax has pumped $115 million into a fund to create more affordable housing.
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A Quebec land developer says he's signed an agreement with the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake to return a parcel of forest that was central to the Oka crisis that began 29 years ago today.
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A mother wept at her estranged husband's trial for the murder of their daughters when a defence lawyer accused her of lying about when she learned the man's electricity had been shut off.
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