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Opinion: Do people really resemble their dogs?

Opinion: Do people really resemble their dogs?

Research on perceived similarities between people and their dogs aims to understand whether such perceptions are accurate and how they affect the relationship between people and their dogs.
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B.C. district tells residents under evacuation orders to leave as wildfire grows

B.C. district tells residents under evacuation orders to leave as wildfire grows

The Peace River Regional District says residents who are subject to evacuation orders in the Kelly Lake area of northeastern B.C. should leave immediately, as an advancing wildfire "cannot be contained.
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Canaccord penalized $3M after loose oversight of $779M in penny stock trades

Canaccord penalized $3M after loose oversight of $779M in penny stock trades

CIRO says Vancouver firm didn’t fulfill gatekeeper duties as suspicious OTC trades went unreported and compliance alerts were missed
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B.C. high court rejects child pornography appeal

B.C. high court rejects child pornography appeal

Children's safety risk increases by people seeking child pornography, sentencing judge said.
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RCMP breached federal rules in removal of B.C. intelligence officer, judge rules

RCMP breached federal rules in removal of B.C. intelligence officer, judge rules

RCMP and City of Richmond sent mixed messages when they removed an intelligence officer's Top-Secret security clearance, leading to his termination
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Rare criminal insider trading charge approved in B.C.

Rare criminal insider trading charge approved in B.C.

Douwe van Hees has been charged with two counts of prohibited insider trading for allegedly using inside information obtained from a man already facing tipping charges.
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B.C. developer fined $160K after human effluent leaks into vineyard

B.C. developer fined $160K after human effluent leaks into vineyard

Penalties to the Okanagan developer cited risk of contaminating drinking water; company said it faced unfair process and 'weaponization of law enforcement'
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Kirk LaPointe: The big tax reckoning is coming for Canada

Kirk LaPointe: The big tax reckoning is coming for Canada

As costs soar and demographics shift, governments can no longer dodge the truth: we either raise more revenue—or cut deep
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Richmond Conservative MLA claims B.C. racism hotline underpromoted

Richmond Conservative MLA claims B.C. racism hotline underpromoted

B.C.'s Racism Incident Helpline got more than twice as many calls as California, a state seven times larger, in one year.
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B.C. ministers to make tech pitch in Europe as Eby eyes Asia

B.C. ministers to make tech pitch in Europe as Eby eyes Asia

VICTORIA — British Columbia ministers are set to travel to Europe in a bid to diversify and strengthen markets for the province's tech industries, even as Premier David Eby continues an Asian trade mission.
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