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Family looking for new home after fire rips through trailer north of Courtenay

Family looking for new home after fire rips through trailer north of Courtenay

Father, sons escape early morning blaze through rear window
Feds’ draft plan to enshrine UN’s Indigenous rights declaration ‘not perfect’ Lametti

Feds’ draft plan to enshrine UN’s Indigenous rights declaration ‘not perfect’ Lametti

‘“It is not perfect. It is not final. It is not complete’
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve announces temporary dog ban to protect shorebirds

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve announces temporary dog ban to protect shorebirds

Combers Beach, near Tofino and Ucluelet, is a dog-free zone for the next six months
Prime minister calls discovery of Indigenous woman in Winnipeg landfill heartbreaking

Prime minister calls discovery of Indigenous woman in Winnipeg landfill heartbreaking

Police do not believe case linked to woman whose remains were found in the same landfill last year
B.C.’s minimum wage going up by $1.10 to $16.75 on June 1

B.C.’s minimum wage going up by $1.10 to $16.75 on June 1

Minister of Labour Harry Bains announced the increase Wednesday at a coffee shop in Victoria
Vancouver police deployed to end tent encampment in city’s Downtown Eastside

Vancouver police deployed to end tent encampment in city’s Downtown Eastside

Mayor: longer the street camp continues, the higher the odds more people will lose their lives
Ibrahim Ali pleads not guilty in murder of 13-year-old B.C. girl

Ibrahim Ali pleads not guilty in murder of 13-year-old B.C. girl

First-degree murder trial begins close to 6 years after death of Burnaby teen
BC SPCA has seen a ‘marked increase’ in number of puppies being surrendered in 2023

BC SPCA has seen a ‘marked increase’ in number of puppies being surrendered in 2023

Such seizures, including one from a Surrey breeder, put a huge strain on society’s resources
April Fool’s detention email from B.C. principal falls flat with parents

April Fool’s detention email from B.C. principal falls flat with parents

Parents go to social media over email informing them their children were assigned weekend detention
Rescuers pluck 2 men and a dog to safety after 45 minutes in cold Salish Sea

Rescuers pluck 2 men and a dog to safety after 45 minutes in cold Salish Sea

442 Squadron rescues two men and a dog after boat capsizes near Powell River