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Drivers need to be vigilant about checking tire pressure

Drivers need to be vigilant about checking tire pressure

Those four rubber donuts are all that keep motorists connected to the road.
Icy cold, wind and chance of more snow forecast for parts of B.C.: Environment Canada

Icy cold, wind and chance of more snow forecast for parts of B.C.: Environment Canada

VANCOUVER — A high-pressure system over British Columbia is pushing arctic air and bitter cold to some areas of the province, but heavy snow is no longer in the forecast. Environment Canada has been forecasting for days that B.C.
B.C. announces 'historic' expansion of addiction services for youth

B.C. announces 'historic' expansion of addiction services for youth

ESQUIMALT, B.C. — British Columbia is adding 33 new or expanded programs across the province to help young people who are addicted to substances.
UNBC research suggests psychopaths can’t tell when someone is in pain

UNBC research suggests psychopaths can’t tell when someone is in pain

The new research suggests that psychopaths have a decreased ability to sense when someone else is in pain
Four Island residents face charges in Hells Angels drug case

Four Island residents face charges in Hells Angels drug case

The charges stem from an investigation led by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C., which targets gangs, that began in 2018.
41 charges laid in anti-gang investigation on Vancouver Island: police

41 charges laid in anti-gang investigation on Vancouver Island: police

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's anti-gang unit says federal prosecutors have approved 41 criminal charges against four alleged drug traffickers following a more than four-year investigation. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C.
Northern B.C. aluminum smelter completes 16km hydroelectric tunnel

Northern B.C. aluminum smelter completes 16km hydroelectric tunnel

The billion-dollar project uses water diverted from the Nechako River watershed to power Rio Tinto’s aluminum smelter in Kitimat, B.C.
Ex-ICBC examiner awarded $2.2M for Burnaby driving test gone wrong

Ex-ICBC examiner awarded $2.2M for Burnaby driving test gone wrong

Heather Boal was injured in a crash during a road test she was administering in 2016. She has now successfully sued the woman taking the test and the man who taught her to drive.
Richard Wagamese's novel 'Ragged Company' secures film adaptation

Richard Wagamese's novel 'Ragged Company' secures film adaptation

WHISTLER, B.C. — Richard Wagamese's novel "Ragged Company" is being turned into a feature film. British Columbia-based Sea to Sky Entertainment and Grinding Halt Films say they have acquired the rights to adapt the book.
B.C. teachers strongly approve three-year contract with pay boost, added benefits

B.C. teachers strongly approve three-year contract with pay boost, added benefits

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's public school teachers have ratified a new three-year contract. Nearly 50,000 members of the BC Teachers' Federation were eligible to cast a ballot and a statement from the union says the vote was 94 per cent in favour.