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Letters: Calling for Sunshine Coast-based post-secondary

Letters: Calling for Sunshine Coast-based post-secondary

'Many regions of B.C. with smaller populations already have their own colleges. Why should this region be divided between two satellite campuses, each operated as tertiary concerns by universities across the water?'
B.C. civil liberties watchdog releases updated arrest handbook

B.C. civil liberties watchdog releases updated arrest handbook

Additions deal with heavily policed communities, mental health and involuntary treatment, and protest, civil disobedience and Indigenous resistance.
Scrap tires being recycled for B.C. playgrounds, waterparks and arenas

Scrap tires being recycled for B.C. playgrounds, waterparks and arenas

From arena dressing room floors to splash pads, the old tires are being recycled.
B.C. birth rate decline accelerating, statistics show

B.C. birth rate decline accelerating, statistics show

The province saw 41,833 newborns in 2022 as its fertility rate continues to decline faster than the national average.
Are depression and anxiety early signs of MS?

Are depression and anxiety early signs of MS?

More than 6,800 MS patients were studied in B.C. for the research.
B.C. woman awarded $1.6M in damages after she T-boned car

B.C. woman awarded $1.6M in damages after she T-boned car

Michelle Donaldson was injured as her airbag deployed when she hit a car that had pulled onto a highway through Castlegar.
Winter tire deadline approaches: Avoid fines on B.C. highways

Winter tire deadline approaches: Avoid fines on B.C. highways

Starting Oct. 1, ensure your vehicle is winter-ready.
Pender Harbour Hotel and the Grasshopper Pub are up for sale

Pender Harbour Hotel and the Grasshopper Pub are up for sale

The listing includes 4.75 acres and the 18-slip marina
B.C. sets housing targets for 'naughty list' municipalities

B.C. sets housing targets for 'naughty list' municipalities

Provincials housing minister assigns number, type of housing targets for 10 municipalities across B.C.
Vancouver police will begin wearing body cameras this fall

Vancouver police will begin wearing body cameras this fall

Officers on motorcycle, in Downtown Eastside, West End part of six-month experiment.