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University of B.C. to add 778 technology seats with $21 million from province

University of B.C. to add 778 technology seats with $21 million from province

Apr 12, 2024 / 2:07 pm

The University of British Columbia will add 778 more student spaces for technology-related programs over the next six years through a $23-million investment...

DNA tests show dogs killed B.C. woman, not bear as first thought: coroner's report

DNA tests show dogs killed B.C. woman, not bear as first thought: coroner's report

Pitt Meadows Apr 12, 2024 / 1:43 pm

A woman killed while picking blueberries on a farm east of Vancouver was initially thought to have died in a bear attack in August 2021, but a newly released...

CN train collides with truck on North Van railroad crossing

CN train collides with truck on North Van railroad crossing

Apr 12, 2024 / 1:19 pm

CN Police are investigating after a CN tanker train hit a truck on an uncontrolled railroad track crossing in North Vancouver Thursday. The collision happened...

Tax filing changes 'raising the burden' on B.C. taxpayers

Tax filing changes 'raising the burden' on B.C. taxpayers

Apr 12, 2024 / 11:35 am

Tax filing changes ‘raising the burden’ on taxpayers Whether you’re an employee or an employer, experts are flagging a few critical tax and...

'Micro-weddings' at Vancouver city hall reach almost 600 since 2020

'Micro-weddings' at Vancouver city hall reach almost 600 since 2020

Vancouver Apr 12, 2024 / 9:19 am

The happy couple that walked into the Vancouver council chamber at city hall last Friday afternoon wasn’t there to talk politics. Their attire indicated...

Central Saanich expropriates land for civic facilities, after failing to reach deal with owner

Central Saanich expropriates land for civic facilities, after failing to reach deal with owner

Saanich Apr 12, 2024 / 9:18 am

The District of Central Saanich is expropriating a parcel of land on Hovey Road to redevelop municipal facilities in need of an upgrade. The district said in a...

Former bookkeeper charged in theft of $1.7 million from non-profit group

Former bookkeeper charged in theft of $1.7 million from non-profit group

Victoria Apr 12, 2024 / 9:16 am

A former bookkeeper for a non-profit organization has been charged after police determined more than $1.7 million had been stolen and used to buy such things as...

Law Society of BC to be disbanded under new legislation

Law Society of BC to be disbanded under new legislation

Apr 12, 2024 / 9:14 am

The attorney general of B.C. is forging ahead with a new single, legal regulator that is being hailed by proponents as a means to expand access to the justice...

Unhoused people struggle to get seized belongings back: advocates

Unhoused people struggle to get seized belongings back: advocates

Victoria Apr 12, 2024 / 5:36 am

Advocates for the unhoused gathered at Victoria City Hall Thursday evening to demand an easing of public sheltering rules and an easier retrieval process for...

Low-income renters got a benefit. Scammers took one day to target it, BC Housing says

Low-income renters got a benefit. Scammers took one day to target it, BC Housing says

Apr 11, 2024 / 5:40 pm

BC Housing is warning of scammers targeting recipients of a support scheme for elderly low-income renters, just one day after it was announced. The housing...

A 'vicious cycle' is scaring away investment from B.C. forests, says industry

A 'vicious cycle' is scaring away investment from B.C. forests, says industry

Apr 11, 2024 / 3:50 pm

A dwindling supply of wood fibre and the B.C. government’s move to create a “paradigm shift” in the forestry industry is leading to a...

Health Canada warns City of Vancouver over licensing mushroom dispensary

Health Canada warns City of Vancouver over licensing mushroom dispensary

Vancouver Apr 11, 2024 / 2:35 pm

Health Canada has sent a letter to Vancouver city manager Paul Mochrie over concerns that two Green Party councillors overturned a ruling of the city’s...

B.C. tables anti-racism legislation, promises to hold public bodies accountable

B.C. tables anti-racism legislation, promises to hold public bodies accountable

Apr 11, 2024 / 2:06 pm

British Columbia has introduced legislation its attorney general says is designed to hold public bodies accountable for addressing systemic racism in policy and...

MMA fighter appears in B.C. court on assault, driving charges

MMA fighter appears in B.C. court on assault, driving charges

Apr 11, 2024 / 1:42 pm

A former mixed martial arts fighter appears in Surrey Provincial Court April 12 to face allegations from an Aldergrove incident where a woman was dragged by a...

Scammers impersonating officers to steal from seniors: New Westminster, B.C., police

Scammers impersonating officers to steal from seniors: New Westminster, B.C., police

New Westminster Apr 11, 2024 / 1:17 pm

A recent scam where people impersonated officers to rob a senior has prompted a warning from police in New Westminster, B.C., east of Vancouver. A statement...

B.C. seeks to regulate electricity for cryptocurrency miners, citing huge demands

B.C. seeks to regulate electricity for cryptocurrency miners, citing huge demands

Apr 11, 2024 / 12:29 pm

British Columbia is proposing legal changes that would allow the government to regulate the supply of electricity to cryptocurrency miners. A statement from the...

B.C. moves to accelerate process for thousands needing a family doctor

B.C. moves to accelerate process for thousands needing a family doctor

Apr 11, 2024 / 11:45 am

The British Columbia government is bringing in new digital tools to help hundreds of thousands of residents who need a family doctor find one faster and easier....

B.C. judge rejects bid to throw out Ibrahim Ali's conviction for teen girl's murder

B.C. judge rejects bid to throw out Ibrahim Ali's conviction for teen girl's murder

Vancouver Apr 11, 2024 / 11:21 am

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to throw out the conviction of Ibrahim Ali for the murder of a 13-year-old in Burnaby, B.C.,...

Hearing wraps on alleged $13-million Nanaimo crypto scam

Hearing wraps on alleged $13-million Nanaimo crypto scam

Apr 11, 2024 / 10:31 am

The B.C. Securities Commission has wrapped up a disciplinary hearing into an alleged $13-million fraud perpetrated by a defunct Nanaimo-based cryptocurrency...

Lowest snowpack in B.C. since 1970 sparks drought, wildfire concerns

Lowest snowpack in B.C. since 1970 sparks drought, wildfire concerns

Victoria Apr 11, 2024 / 5:52 am

B.C. experienced its lowest snowpack since 1970 this winter, with the Island receiving just 49 per cent of normal snow levels. The province released its latest...

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