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Technological revolution of work during pandemic shows promise but also inequality
VANCOUVER – Some economists say a rise in automation that was accelerated by the COVID-19…
Four recommendations given to BC Housing to improve space for women, children
VICTORIA – B.C.’s auditor general says the provincial housing agency should ensure rooms it finds…
Avalanche Canada warns of risks on B.C. South Coast following storm
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada is warning of a “considerable” risk across British Columbia’s south…
Vancouver to restore $5.7M withheld from 2021 police budget, but tax hike looms
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Police Board has successfully appealed a City of Vancouver decision that…
‘There’s no peace,’ says volunteer in Ukraine who travelled from Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Oleh Hlyniailiuk is a year too young to join the military and has…
Inflation pushes B.C.’s minimum wage up by 45 cents to $15.65 per hour
SURREY, B.C. – The British Columbia government is pushing the minimum wage up to $15.65…
Another 14 people die from COVID-19 in B.C., hospitalizations fall
VANCOUVER – COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped again in British Columbia but another 14 people died…
Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been…
Regulator fines engineers 8 years after Mount Polley disaster in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Three engineers have been disciplined nearly eight years after one of Canada’s worst…
B.C. announces new regulations to curb catalytic converter thefts
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has moved to prevent thefts of catalytic converters, a…
Canadian professor in Ukraine longs for peace as sirens blare
VANCOUVER – The wail of an air-raid siren has become part of the soundtrack of…
Ottawa urged to pause proposed B.C. port expansion, consider alternative plan
VANCOUVER – A plan to build a new shipping container terminal the size of nearly…
Victim in fatal North Vancouver shooting linked to gangs, police say
VANCOUVER – Homicide investigators say a man with gang links was the victim of a…
Much of Canada moves their clocks forward for daylight time on Sunday
VANCOUVER – Most Canadians will move their clocks forward by an hour before going to…
Permanent daylight time shift remains on hold as clocks set to move ahead Sunday
VICTORIA – There is public support for a switch to permanent daylight time in British…
RCMP say one dead after shooting in North Vancouver grocery store parking lot
VANCOUVER – RCMP in North Vancouver say one man has died after a shooting in…
B.C. reports three new COVID-19 deaths as mask mandate is lifted
VICTORIA – British Columbia has recorded three more deaths related to COVID-19 for a total…
Hospital director granted discretion in potential overnight leave for Schoenborn
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The British Columbia Review Board has granted the director of a psychiatric…
‘Get a hobby,’ B.C. premier tells those considering protesting COVID-19 mandates
VICTORIA – A protest planned for around the British Columbia legislature over COVID-19 mandates has…
B.C. ski hills, churches, campuses and homes preparing for Ukrainian refugees: Horgan
VICTORIA – British Columbia is making room to accommodate potentially thousands of Ukrainians fleeing as…
B.C. man knocked unconscious after he was hit by an egg thrown from vehicle: RCMP
NANAIMO, B.C. – Police say a man who was hit in the head by an…
B.C. coroner says January was third-deadliest month for toxic illicit drug deaths
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Coroners Service says at least 207 people died because of…
Mountie in Kelowna, B.C., facing obstruction of justice charges
VICTORIA – An RCMP officer is facing charges of obstructing justice in connection with an…
B.C. to ease COVID-19 restrictions on masks, long-term care visits, vaccine cards
VICTORIA – British Columbia will lift its mask mandate and capacity limits for faith gatherings…