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B.C. industry balks at Canada's tax hike on alcohol

B.C. industry balks at Canada's tax hike on alcohol

The 4.7-per-cent excise-tax hike gets multiplied multiple times before the final retail price is calculated.
Lower Sunshine Coast alcohol purchases exceed provincial average

Lower Sunshine Coast alcohol purchases exceed provincial average

Statistics from Vancouver Coastal Health for 2022 showed per capita alcohol sales volumes averaging 15 litres per person locally. Province-wide that figure was at 10 litres.
B.C. Ferries optimistic that summer sailing season will go smoothly

B.C. Ferries optimistic that summer sailing season will go smoothly

While B.C. Ferries refines its vessel repairs and sailing schedules, the ongoing issue of crew shortages remains.
B.C. man gets conditional sentence for bank fraud

B.C. man gets conditional sentence for bank fraud

Joseph Marion Legaspi deposited cheques for $13,682 and $29,573 into a Burnaby Scotiabank account.
Dakota Ridge shuts down again due to weather

Dakota Ridge shuts down again due to weather

Warm temperatures and heavy rain wash away Dakota Ridge trails
Microchipping furry friends a frontline defence in dognapping

Microchipping furry friends a frontline defence in dognapping

Identification is the number one safety precaution when it comes to pet abduction, says CEO of the Regional Animal Protection Society.
B.C. man gets 90 months' jail for 2018 home invasion

B.C. man gets 90 months' jail for 2018 home invasion

Patrick Catiano Rodrigues had a shotgun when he broke into a Vancouver house and confined the occupants.
Metro Vancouver 'ghost gear' operation nets hundreds of illegal traps

Metro Vancouver 'ghost gear' operation nets hundreds of illegal traps

Authorities say 59 per cent of the traps were sealed shut, trapping sea creatures inside.
Lunar earthquakes are shrinking the moon, finds B.C. scientist

Lunar earthquakes are shrinking the moon, finds B.C. scientist

The recent study found earthquakes and landslides could make the moon's south pole a treacherous place for upcoming human missions to the lunar surface.
Union calls for mandatory safety certification after pair of B.C. crane incidents

Union calls for mandatory safety certification after pair of B.C. crane incidents

The push comes after recent crane incidents in Surrey and Burnaby.