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Coast Scene: Athletes and supporters take the 'plunge'

Coast Scene: Athletes and supporters take the 'plunge'

The Special Olympics BC Polar Plunge took place in 7.3C water at Trail Bay beach, Thursday afternoon.
Updated: B.C. braces for trade-war fallout

Updated: B.C. braces for trade-war fallout

Lumber faces steep penalties while energy dodges worst
Rob Shaw: Hiring freeze? Not for BC NDP insiders

Rob Shaw: Hiring freeze? Not for BC NDP insiders

While key public service jobs go unfilled, provincial government expands its comms machine
Freeland, Wilkinson top list of Canadian officials meeting with oil and gas lobbyists

Freeland, Wilkinson top list of Canadian officials meeting with oil and gas lobbyists

Oil and gas lobbyists held more than 1,100 meetings with federal officials in 2024, report says
39% of British Columbians are too afraid to seek help with debt

39% of British Columbians are too afraid to seek help with debt

March is Debt Literacy Month.
Opinion: Trump tariffs have sparked a 'Buy Canadian' surge, but keeping the trend alive faces hurdles

Opinion: Trump tariffs have sparked a 'Buy Canadian' surge, but keeping the trend alive faces hurdles

Does the Buy Canadian movement represent lasting change in consumer behaviour, or is it just a temporary response to geopolitical tensions?
When is the best time of year to sell my home?

When is the best time of year to sell my home?

An exclusive excerpt from REW One Member Mary Cleaver's book, You Can’t Live in the Ceilings.
Lower Mainland sex shop chain fined $1M for selling Cialis, Viagra drugs in 'herbal remedy'

Lower Mainland sex shop chain fined $1M for selling Cialis, Viagra drugs in 'herbal remedy'

In a precedent-setting sentence, MFH International Enterprise Inc. was sentenced to more than $1 million in fines for Food and Drugs Act offences.
B.C. ‘Dune: Part Two’ VFX supervisor Stephen James ‘in a daze’ after winning Oscar

B.C. ‘Dune: Part Two’ VFX supervisor Stephen James ‘in a daze’ after winning Oscar

For British Columbia visual effects supervisor Stephen James, winning an Oscar for his work on “Dune: Part Two” felt something like getting swept up in the swirling sandstorms of Arrakis.
Kirk LaPointe: Rustad's biggest test will be proving he's premier material

Kirk LaPointe: Rustad's biggest test will be proving he's premier material

BC Conservatives celebrated at party's largest-ever convention, but leadership tensions bubble below the surface