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The Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen have drafted 15-year-old Oliver Tulk of Gibsons. The team chose Tulk 12th overall in April’s 2020 WHL bantam draft and announced May 1 that he had agreed to sign with the club.

BC.’s teacher union has ratified a three-year collective agreement with the province after more than a year of bargaining.

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors chose not to incorporate comments by a local environmental group into their feedback on BC Timer Sales’ (BCTS) logging plans.

Dear Fellow Sunshine Coast Residents: Over the last number of weeks, we have seen various claims for COVID-19 cures that turned out to be unsubstantiated or even dangerous.

It’s decked out with a Canadian flag, Sechelt decals and of course it’s fire engine red. And as of May 1, Sechelt Fire Department’s brand new primary fire engine is snugly tucked into the fire hall’s engine bay on Trail Avenue.

The BC Pharmacy Association says pressures on the country’s prescription drug supply is easing and “where possible, pharmacists who now have adequate supplies are dispensing the full 90-day supply of medications patients would traditionally receive.

Sechelt’s director of finance says maintaining cash flow will be “one of the biggest issues” the district faces as it manages the 2020 budget.

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A pilot from Vancouver Island is one of five crew members missing after a Cyclone helicopter crash off the coast of Greece Wednesday that claimed the life of at least one member of the Canadian Armed Forces.