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Skiers asked to disable Apple Watch crash detection after false alarms

Skiers asked to disable Apple Watch crash detection after false alarms

Technology intended to alert first responders to vehicle crashes is being triggered when skiers take a tumble
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Korea, Japan want Canadian LNG – can Canada deliver?

Korea, Japan want Canadian LNG – can Canada deliver?

Japanese, Korean officials make the case for demand for Canadian energy
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Old-growth logging deferrals in B.C. increase to 2.1 million hectares: minister

Old-growth logging deferrals in B.C. increase to 2.1 million hectares: minister

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is introducing new approaches to manage timber resources that will protect more old-growth trees from logging, while supporting innovations to better care for the forests.
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BC Chamber of Commerce blasts cost, complications of doing business in the province

BC Chamber of Commerce blasts cost, complications of doing business in the province

Business group calls on the provincial government to address the increasing challenges of business survival in BC NDP’s upcoming budget
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B.C. paramedics ratify new collective agreement

B.C. paramedics ratify new collective agreement

A three-year collective agreement was made.
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Sentencing dates set for Interior Health's former top doctor who's been convicted of sex crimes against a child

Sentencing dates set for Interior Health's former top doctor who's been convicted of sex crimes against a child

This story contains graphic details about the sexual abuse of a child. Reader discretion is advised.
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Jordan Peterson starts GoFundMe for Williams Lake man

Jordan Peterson starts GoFundMe for Williams Lake man

The best-selling Canadian author started a GoFundMe for an Indigenous carver who suffered a house fire
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Richmond, B.C., drivers told to slow down as snow geese arrive on roads

Richmond, B.C., drivers told to slow down as snow geese arrive on roads

RICHMOND, B.C. — Migratory birds have become a traffic hazard in Richmond, B.C., and RCMP are warning drivers to take precautions. Almost two dozen snow geese have been killed by vehicles in recent separate road instances.
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Moving B.C. salmon farms from water to land costly, risky: study

Moving B.C. salmon farms from water to land costly, risky: study

Replacing current production from open-net salmon farms in B.C. with land-based systems would require at least $1.8 billion in investment, government subsidies and regulatory changes.
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B.C. government successfully appeals ruling, seizes Hells Angels clubhouses in Kelowna, Nanaimo, East Vancouver

B.C. government successfully appeals ruling, seizes Hells Angels clubhouses in Kelowna, Nanaimo, East Vancouver

The clubhouses have continued to be used by the Hells Angels, although the assets have been frozen since 2016.
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