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Saanich Peninsula farmers pin their hopes on a bountiful year

Farmers optimistic we won’t see a repeat of last year’s cold, wet weather

May 5, 2023 5:10 AM Read more >

West Shore RCMP aims to start mental health team to tackle rise in violent crime, shoplifting

Langford sees crimes against people jump to 673 in 2022, up from 580

May 5, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

Evacuation alerts issued for 591 properties in the Boundary region

State of Local Emergency declared in rural Grand Forks area as Kettle River water levels continue to rise

May 4, 2023 9:27 PM Read more >

Highways 1 and 97 in Cache Creek reopen to single-lane traffic

Both highways have been closed to all traffic due to heavy flooding

May 4, 2023 8:00 PM Read more >

A 70-km stretch of Highway 14 on Vancouver Island finally gets wireless coverage

The project received $5 million in funding from province and $695,000 from Rogers Communications

May 4, 2023 4:14 PM Read more >

Premier David Eby says days of ‘high-volume’ raw log exports are over

He called on forestry sector to transform, otherwise province ‘will have to intervene’

May 4, 2023 3:32 PM Read more >

Chief Harley Chingee says forestry remains the ‘bread and butter’ of McLeod Lake Indian Band

Northern band becomes latest Treaty 8 signatory to sign revenue-sharing agreement with province

May 4, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

‘Stick and carrot’: New scams are using threats and kindness to get into Canadians’ wallets

Experts call for online caution and help B.C. residents to identify techniques used by scammers

May 4, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

B.C. man arrested for operating pop-up drug store, selling cocaine, crack and heroin

In B.C., possession of 2.5g of drugs allowed as part of pilot project, but for personal use only

May 4, 2023 3:07 PM Read more >

B.C. government closes loopholes around children in 55-plus strata buildings

BC United MLA says government was architect of its own mistakes

May 4, 2023 3:00 PM Read more >