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Living wage leaps past $25 an hour in 8 B.C. communities

Nanaimo had the highest percentage increase at nearly 13%

Nov 8, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

B.C. eyes green hydrogen economy with cross-country partnership

Premier David Eby Tuesday signs partnership agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador premier

Nov 7, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

B.C. failing to treat climate change like an emergency, says action group

Report says B.C. making ‘minor progress’ in some areas, failing in others

Nov 7, 2023 4:12 PM Read more >

‘Duped’: Indigenous musicians upset over Buffy Sainte-Marie ancestry story

Disappointment among many as doubts raised about singer’s Indigenous heritage claims

Nov 7, 2023 4:05 PM Read more >

3 years for man whose driving killed former Victoria student at UBC

Tim Goerner also prohibited from driving for 5 years in 2021 deaths of Emily Selwood and Evan Smith

Nov 7, 2023 3:50 PM Read more >

Judge tells Ali murder jury to disregard testimony of witness who died

Expert witness Dr. Tracy Pickett was found dead prior to finishing her testimony

Nov 7, 2023 3:45 PM Read more >

Petition filed to recall Surrey MLA

Anti-SOGI group says education minister ‘must be accountable to parents’

Nov 7, 2023 2:32 PM Read more >

Dad of Hopley’s 2011 victim says ‘justice system isn’t working’

Paul Hebert says he was not notified of Hopley’s escape from halfway house

Nov 7, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

Private plane that lost control near Kelowna being investigated

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is deploying a team to Kelowna

Nov 7, 2023 2:27 PM Read more >

Island’s aquaculture industry leaders see wave of opportunity for the sector

State of the Island Economic Summit in Nanaimo includes discussion of region’s ‘blue economy’

Nov 7, 2023 1:05 PM Read more >