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Burnaby man spends $10K on fake Craigslist Rolex

Burnaby man spends $10K on fake Craigslist Rolex

Police are cautioning buyers about purchasing luxury watches through online marketplace websites after a Burnaby man was allegedly scammed into paying $10,000 for a phony Rolex Wimbledon.
Royal B.C. Museum returning totem to remote First Nation

Royal B.C. Museum returning totem to remote First Nation

The pole was taken from the Nuxalk homeland in South Bentinck (Talleomy) south of Bella Coola after people were forced to relocate after a smallpox epidemic around 1900.
B.C. islanders bid adieu to their Queen who reigned for nearly 60 years

B.C. islanders bid adieu to their Queen who reigned for nearly 60 years

Quadra Islanders braved lashing wind and rain to bid farewell to the queen that for decades dictated many aspects of their lives and reigned over their West Coast community.
District of Squamish council critical of Fortis-to-Woodfibre LNG pipeline timing

District of Squamish council critical of Fortis-to-Woodfibre LNG pipeline timing

Municipal council says FortisBC's decision to bring workers to town before employee accommodations have been constructed will endanger local housing, tourism and more.
Developers, lobbyists among Eby’s NDP leadership campaign supporters

Developers, lobbyists among Eby’s NDP leadership campaign supporters

The list includes a total $6,359.09 from Giulio, Marcello, Morris, Paolo and Rossano De Cotiis, members of the family behind Onni and Amacon.
City of Prince George tried to silence UNBC critics, emails show

City of Prince George tried to silence UNBC critics, emails show

City staff tried to suppress the dissemination of an opinion piece written by a group of UNBC faculty which criticized the city’s efforts to clean up the tent encampment known as Moccasin Flats.
B.C. to dedicate some provincial timber supply to value-added industry

B.C. to dedicate some provincial timber supply to value-added industry

DELTA, B.C. — The British Columbia government is launching a new program that will ensure dedicated access to the provincial timber supply for secondary manufacturers that make value-added products.
B.C. brokerage caught violating freeze order on $1.4M accounts

B.C. brokerage caught violating freeze order on $1.4M accounts

Haywood Securities must pay a $50,000 for allowing trades from frozen accounts.
Metro Vancouver student launches first 'Free Blockbuster' in B.C., third in Canada

Metro Vancouver student launches first 'Free Blockbuster' in B.C., third in Canada

It works like a little library.
True crime podcast spotlights Jonathan Bruce cold case

True crime podcast spotlights Jonathan Bruce cold case

A new true crime podcast is reviving the public discussion around the death of a Fort St. John teenager nearly a decade ago.