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UBC Okanagan gets $2M funding jolt for battery research

The centre is the first of its kind in Western Canada and will focus on new technologies

Jul 29, 2024 10:12 AM Read more >

Chilliwack crime rate third-worst in the country in 2023

Kamloops and Red Deer round out top three cities with highest crime rates

Jul 29, 2024 9:02 AM Read more >

Volunteers find way to firefighters' hearts is through their feet

Group of volunteers in Ashcroft providing fire crews battling Shetland Creek blaze with food and socks

Jul 29, 2024 5:00 AM Read more >

Vancouver Island scientists breeding oysters to resist climate change

Mollusks' descendants are intended to strengthen commercial shellfish industry

Jul 28, 2024 5:05 PM Read more >

Rough seas sink all but the most determined bathtub racers in Nanaimo

Ladysmith's Trevor Short wins great race in one hour, 38 minutes

Jul 28, 2024 4:16 PM Read more >

More wildfire evacuation orders for properties near Slocan Lake

The Slocan Valley Complex is made up of 5 wildfires

Jul 28, 2024 4:16 PM Read more >

Suspected arson causes up to millions in damage at Vancouver Walmart: police

Store along Grandview Highway closed until further notice while damage repaired

Jul 28, 2024 4:03 PM Read more >

Shetland Creek fire burning in 'unfavourable, challenging' terrain on south flank

Evacuation order has been expanded to include three properties south of Spences Bridge

Jul 28, 2024 1:45 PM Read more >

Water licensing restrictions deterring new Vancouver Island farms

Only 1 land match was made in Cowichan's Koksilah River watershed over a 1-year period

Jul 28, 2024 12:09 PM Read more >

Rain, cooler weather helping to lower wildfire risk in B.C.

Despite improving conditions, many communities remain under evacuation order or alert

Jul 28, 2024 10:26 AM Read more >