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BC Wildfire Service announces ban on most open fires in coastal areas

BC Wildfire Service announces ban on most open fires in coastal areas

The service says the ban will remain in place until Oct. 31 or until it is rescinded.
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B.C. Wildfire Service announces ban on most open fires in coastal areas

B.C. Wildfire Service announces ban on most open fires in coastal areas

VICTORIA — The BC Wildfire Service has announced open fire bans that will prohibit most burning activities in most coastal areas of the province, with exceptions for Haida Gwaii.
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B.C.'s minimum wage to increase to $17.85 on June 1

B.C.'s minimum wage to increase to $17.85 on June 1

The increase also applies to pay rates for resident caretakers, live-in home-support workers, live-in camp leaders and app-based delivery and ride-hail services workers.
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Rob Shaw: NDP digs into BC Liberal playbook for 'phantom savings' budget

Rob Shaw: NDP digs into BC Liberal playbook for 'phantom savings' budget

Finance Minister Brenda Bailey borrows from 2009-era accounting tactics to patch holes in a $10.9B deficit
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Warm summer in the forecast as droughts and wildfire risks loom: Weather Network

Warm summer in the forecast as droughts and wildfire risks loom: Weather Network

The B.C. coast is expected to see near-normal temperatures and precipitation.
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Chinese pop music's 'deeply local' Canadian story shines in Vancouver exhibition

Chinese pop music's 'deeply local' Canadian story shines in Vancouver exhibition

VANCOUVER — A new exhibition on Cantopop and Mandopop music in Vancouver is a Canadian story, says curator Melissa Karmen Lee.
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Boeing invests millions in B.C., Quebec projects to manufacture sustainable jet fuel

Boeing invests millions in B.C., Quebec projects to manufacture sustainable jet fuel

The nearly $17.5-million investment will spur the annual manufacture of close to 200 million litres of sustainable jet fuel, says Boeing Canada.
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Portrayal of Pandora prompts response from politicians

Portrayal of Pandora prompts response from politicians

The Globe and Mail feature painted the 900-block of Pandora as lined with semi-unconscious people and shuttered businesses, and so marked by chaos that condo owners can’t sell their way out.
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Saanichton woman seeks answers after family not allowed on flight home from Honolulu

Saanichton woman seeks answers after family not allowed on flight home from Honolulu

The family of four was forced to buy new tickets for US$4,000 after their Air Canada itinerary was rebooked on United Airlines, which wouldn’t allow them to board the plane.
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Man struck housemate, 70, in head multiple times with hatchet, Crown says

Man struck housemate, 70, in head multiple times with hatchet, Crown says

Michael King was initially charged with aggravated assault in the 2023 attack on Michael Jones, but the charge was upgraded to second-degree murder after Jones died
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