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The Ocean Cleanup’s plastic waste collecting vessels return to Victoria

The Ocean Cleanup’s plastic waste collecting vessels return to Victoria

Larger systems capable of removing more ocean plastics coming in 2023
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Earthquake hits Indonesia, killing 4 as restaurant collapses

Earthquake hits Indonesia, killing 4 as restaurant collapses

A shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua on Thursday, killing four people who were unable to escape when a floating restaurant collapsed into the sea.
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Trust in governments shows signs of life as pandemic starts to fade: survey

Trust in governments shows signs of life as pandemic starts to fade: survey

‘I think we’re kind of getting back to a more normal Canada’
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Vernon Mountie loses negligence claim in false accusations of drinking at murder scene

Vernon Mountie loses negligence claim in false accusations of drinking at murder scene

The officer alleges he suffered after being falsely accused of throwing a bottle at a crime scene
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Most disaster giving goes to relief efforts, not rebuilding: U.S. study

Most disaster giving goes to relief efforts, not rebuilding: U.S. study

90% of the $5.2 billion donated in 2020 went to dealing with immediate disaster needs
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US says Chinese military behind vast aerial spy program

US says Chinese military behind vast aerial spy program

Americans refute China’s persistent denials that shot-down balloon was used for spying
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Spring-like discharge triggered Campbell River mudslide: report

Spring-like discharge triggered Campbell River mudslide: report

Approximately 550 cubic metres of soil was displaced in slide that took out parking garage
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Road rage incident in Maple Ridge leads to man riding on outside of moving dump truck

Road rage incident in Maple Ridge leads to man riding on outside of moving dump truck

The event occurred on Lougheed Highway on Feb. 2
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February snow measurements significantly lower than normal for much of B.C.

February snow measurements significantly lower than normal for much of B.C.

Okanagan and Boundary regions higher than elsewhere in the province
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Devastation in Turkey echoes past quakes and offers B.C. lessons: profs

Devastation in Turkey echoes past quakes and offers B.C. lessons: profs

‘Even though Vancouver hasn’t been damaged by an earthquake, you know, Vancouver’s only 130 years old’
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