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Byelections on Saturday in two B.C. ridings regarded as NDP strongholds

Byelections on Saturday in two B.C. ridings regarded as NDP strongholds

Langford-Juan de Fuca on Vancouver Island and urban riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Obituary: Ernie Schwindt

Obituary: Ernie Schwindt

'Ernie worked at Howe Sound Pulp & Paper as a longshoreman and locomotive operator. He loved working in his garden and tending his flowers. He was generous with the fruits and vegetables of his labour. He was also an avid miniature car collector and he proudly displayed them for his wife to "lovingly" dust. He will be missed.'
Highway 4 link to Island's west coast reopens

Highway 4 link to Island's west coast reopens

Single-lane alternating traffic for two kilometres at Cameron Bluffs. Seven-kilometre section has been closed because of Cameron Bluffs wildfire.
B.C. Ferries warns of cancellations in the busy summer season

B.C. Ferries warns of cancellations in the busy summer season

Back-up crew numbers to cover unexpected absences are especially thin at Swartz Bay and Nanaimo, says the company
Air India bombing fading from Canadians' memories, poll shows

Air India bombing fading from Canadians' memories, poll shows

Three in five young people, under age 35, say they have never heard of the bombing.
Media outlets create wild tale about dead deer in Powell River

Media outlets create wild tale about dead deer in Powell River

Resident wants to clear up misinformation about viral 'carcass eating' video
B.C. fishing lodge practically empty, losing business from wildfire closure

B.C. fishing lodge practically empty, losing business from wildfire closure

"This was something we didn't see. Nobody could have predicted it,” says the owner of McKay Bay Lodge on Vancouver Island.
NHL teams won't wear theme-night jerseys after players' Pride refusals caused distractions

NHL teams won't wear theme-night jerseys after players' Pride refusals caused distractions

NHL teams won’t wear special jerseys for pregame warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to use rainbow-colored Pride jerseys this past season and causing unwelcome distractions.
June 30 earmarked for Church Road wellfield approval

June 30 earmarked for Church Road wellfield approval

June 30 is now the target date for bringing the Church Road Well Field online.
David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'

David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia Premier David Eby says "hateful" banners aimed at transgender people that have hung for months over one of the province's highways are "reprehensible" and he wishes the protesters involved would "go home.