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Victoria mayor lays out wish list for new provincial cabinet

Victoria mayor lays out wish list for new provincial cabinet

Mayor Marianne Alto floated the idea of setting targets, as the province did for housing, for each municipality to create shelter and support services for its most vulnerable residents.
Opinion: 5 common misconceptions about women and entrepreneurship

Opinion: 5 common misconceptions about women and entrepreneurship

To make entrepreneurship more gender-inclusive, it's important to confront the underlying biases that create barriers for women.
Vancouver police say woman's death considered a homicide, man also injured

Vancouver police say woman's death considered a homicide, man also injured

VANCOUVER — Police say they are investigating a homicide involving the death of a woman. Vancouver police say officers were called overnight to a home in an area near Rupert Street and Euclid Avenue on the city's east side.
B.C. church members get $3K in damages after bus breaks down, rude driver

B.C. church members get $3K in damages after bus breaks down, rude driver

Driver made disparaging comments about complainants' religion in emails, tribunal finds.
Bear killed in Maple Ridge after it attacked a man and his dog

Bear killed in Maple Ridge after it attacked a man and his dog

The Conservation Officer Service is reminding the public that bears are still active in many parts of B.C.
Mysterious buck reveals potential AI fraud scheme targeting B.C. seniors

Mysterious buck reveals potential AI fraud scheme targeting B.C. seniors

"They are targeting seniors for sure, and hurting the deer in the process," says Prince Rupert woman.
'Really satisfying': UBC students shatter stress one beaker at a time

'Really satisfying': UBC students shatter stress one beaker at a time

UBC students completing their PhD or master's program are invited to pop by the glass-blowing lab and smash away their frustrations.
Fall legislative sitting scrapped in B.C. as Speaker Chouhan confirmed to serve again

Fall legislative sitting scrapped in B.C. as Speaker Chouhan confirmed to serve again

VICTORIA — There won't be a sitting of the British Columbia legislature this fall as originally planned.
Explosion at B.C. oil waste facility injures two workers, leads to $42K penalty

Explosion at B.C. oil waste facility injures two workers, leads to $42K penalty

Two people were seriously injured when welding work ignited a shaker tank later thought to contain fuel.
Secondary school shuts in Campbell River, B.C., due to fire

Secondary school shuts in Campbell River, B.C., due to fire

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — Hundreds of students in Campbell River, B.C., couldn't attend class on Friday because of a fire in their high school.