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BC Housing names Vincent Tong permanent CEO

BC Housing names Vincent Tong permanent CEO

Announcement follows sudden and major overhaul of board members last summer
Federal public service strike drags on but no suggestion back-to-work law is coming

Federal public service strike drags on but no suggestion back-to-work law is coming

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is showing no hints it will legislate public servants back to work as experts warn choosing that path to ending the dispute could come with political repercussions.
Man in crisis threatened to blow up residential building in Sechelt

Man in crisis threatened to blow up residential building in Sechelt

The 76-year-old was outside of a supportive housing complex in Sechelt, B.C., when he made the threat and proceeded to light his van on fire, report RCMP.
Watch: Bald eagle swims while tightly gripping its prey in B.C.

Watch: Bald eagle swims while tightly gripping its prey in B.C.

The bald eagle was tightly clutching its prey while swimming.
Letters: April showers will soon end – then what

Letters: April showers will soon end – then what

'Steps' required before the Pacific Coliseum's scoreboard can be installed in Gibsons

'Steps' required before the Pacific Coliseum's scoreboard can be installed in Gibsons

'Looking up as a player and seeing an instant replay of what just went down is a pretty cool experience, one we don’t have currently, and this installation will bring us that': Sunshine Coast Junior Hockey's president about the donation of Pacific Coliseum's video score clock to the society.
All of Western Canada under avalanche warning

All of Western Canada under avalanche warning

Forecasters have listed the mountains on the North Shore, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island, as well as areas around Banff, Jasper and the Kootenays as being at 'considerable' risk
'Children's Code' to combat 'technological tsunami' pitched by B.C. privacy commissioner

'Children's Code' to combat 'technological tsunami' pitched by B.C. privacy commissioner

The code would prohibit 'nudge' technology, which prompts children to further engage in an online service, such as a phone application or tablet game.
B.C. telescope discovers 25 repeating radio signals from deep space

B.C. telescope discovers 25 repeating radio signals from deep space

The discovery, made possible by the Okanagan Valley's CHIME telescope, doubles the number of known repeating fast radio bursts and inches astronomers closer to harnessing them as an intergalactic probe.
What do Trudeau and Poilievre have in common? An air of arrogance, new poll finds

What do Trudeau and Poilievre have in common? An air of arrogance, new poll finds

Research Co. and Glacier Media asked Canadians to choose characteristics that describe the country’s three main federal party leaders