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Fishboat captain fined $250K for prawning over B.C. glass sponge refuge

$80K worth of equipment also forfeited in connection to incident near Sechelt

Feb 23, 2024 2:27 PM Read more >

B.C. RCMP find break-and-enter suspect sleeping on couch

The man made his way through the neighbourhood, even asking one homeowner to call 911

Feb 23, 2024 12:38 PM Read more >

Logging at cemetery’s edge a ‘shock’ for Port Alberni residents

Mosaic Forest Management says trees came down due to public safety risk

Feb 23, 2024 11:58 AM Read more >

Island anglers reel in concerns at Town Hall aimed to combat salmon closures

Many opportunities to catch chinook salmon in southern B.C. lost, say anglers

Feb 23, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

B.C.’s wildfire travel ban was ‘ineffective, unnecessary’: Penticton Chamber

Local group pens letter to province ahead of 2024 wildfire season

Feb 23, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

Vancouver Island’s Coulson Aviation technician academy a first in Canada

Port Alberni firm graduates first class of aircraft structure technicians certified outside a school

Feb 23, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

B.C. builders and housing analysts happy with province’s direction

Policies confirmed in new budget expected to make it easier to turn renters into owners

Feb 23, 2024 7:00 AM Read more >

Oak Bay family expects to hit $100K goal for rare disorder by deadline

Simon Hoskins, 7, preps for surgery that will leave him relearning to walk by his birthday on May 19

Feb 23, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >

Calls for safety echo after dropped crane load kills Vancouver worker

WorkSafeBC probing what it says is the 3rd crane incident this year, although none appear related

Feb 22, 2024 4:30 PM Read more >

B.C. Budget 2024: opposition parties slam NDP’s 2024 provincial budget

BC United, Conservatives accuses NDP of reckless spending, while Greens criticize climate policies

Feb 22, 2024 4:13 PM Read more >