Highlights

The annual homeowner grant returns property tax to those who own a principal residence valued under $2.15 million.

Provincial issues in 2023 will likely be the same in 2024, but it's the upcoming election this year that'll take over headlines, columnist Keith Baldrey believes.

Locally, on Dec. 29 weather conditions reported from Sechelt airport were the warmest in B.C. at 14.6 degrees.

Sheldon Cefre Ilbegi-Asli is charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and robbery.

After seven bikes were stolen from the Sunshine Coast Alternative School this summer, an anonymous donor stepped up to keep the kids cycling.  

New regulations draw a bead on single-use lids for to-go beverages

On the rope team for Search and Rescue, a helicopter wasn’t always available, or practical for the situation. Richard wanted a portable, modular, emergency bridge that could be easily deployed in a crisis to get resources in, and evacuees out.

Civil Resolution Tribunal: "The applicants' emails were not always entirely professional either."

Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs broke records with their compensation in 2022, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “The data this year is breaking new all-time highs,” said senior economist David Macdonald.

An Angus Reid Institute poll shows how inflation, interest rates and other pressures are impacting Canadian life satisfaction.