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Sailors off to the races at Van Isle 360

International yacht race started June 3 in Nanaimo

Jun 3, 2023 2:45 PM Read more >

Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage

Pool and beach staffing can be somewhat challenging at the best of times

Jun 3, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

ICBC rolls out new discount for vehicles driven under 10,000 km a year

Insurance corporation says savings could be between 10 and 15%

Jun 3, 2023 2:15 PM Read more >

Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound

Thousands of narwhal migrate through there each summer

Jun 3, 2023 1:30 PM Read more >

B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade children’s hospice facility

Health Minister Adrian Dix says the funding will go toward structural repairs

Jun 3, 2023 12:18 PM Read more >

Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong’s silenced Tiananmen vigil

June 4 marks the 34th anniversary of China’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters

Jun 3, 2023 12:15 PM Read more >

‘Chaotic scene’: Vancouver police say 2 injured in Downtown Eastside shooting

Police believe the shooting was targeted but are asking anyone with information to come forward

Jun 3, 2023 12:11 PM Read more >

‘I will not bend’: MP Jenny Kwan says she won’t allow China to erase history

The Hong Kong-born MP has been outspoken against human-rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party

Jun 3, 2023 12:09 PM Read more >

Disney lawsuit judge removes himself from case but not for reasons cited by DeSantis

The governor’s lawyers had filed a motion to disqualify Walker last month

Jun 3, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

Federal government provides $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.

He says more than $3.9M of the funding will be given to the BC Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative

Jun 3, 2023 11:00 AM Read more >