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Photos: One of the first BC Ferries is for sale again and it's selling for less than a used pickup truck

Photos: One of the first BC Ferries is for sale again and it's selling for less than a used pickup truck

It's a piece of B.C. history
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'Only the tip of the iceberg': shíshálh Nation announces results of former residential school search

'Only the tip of the iceberg': shíshálh Nation announces results of former residential school search

Forty unmarked graves of children have been identified at the former site of St. Augustine’s Residential School in Sechelt. "For now we want to pause, stand still, and reflect. For the children we have found ‘We are going to let them rest right now,'" says hiwus yalxwemult (Chief Lenora Joe).
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Constables testify about use of force: Inquest

Constables testify about use of force: Inquest

Constables Folkestad and Birzneck were in plain clothes when they approached Myles Gray on Aug. 13, 2015.
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Gibsons gets $6 million for climate adaptation project

Gibsons gets $6 million for climate adaptation project

The local project involves restoring degraded habitat in Charman and Goosebird Creeks with nature-based and built solutions to reduce risk of flooding and erosion in Lower Gibsons.
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First VPD officer testifies at inquest into 2015 death of Myles Gray

First VPD officer testifies at inquest into 2015 death of Myles Gray

More Vancouver Police Department officers are scheduled to testify this week 
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Opinion: How SC Hospital Auxiliary volunteers help long-term care residents

Opinion: How SC Hospital Auxiliary volunteers help long-term care residents

'Their dedication to, and respect for, the real people (your husbands, wives, moms, dads, friends) living in long-term care is profoundly appreciated by the residents and family members.'
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Nicholas Simons hopes inquest will answer long-standing questions

Nicholas Simons hopes inquest will answer long-standing questions

The Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA is supporting the family of Myles Gray, and plans to attend five days of the coroner’s inquest in Burnaby
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Province and feds agree to plant 37M new trees in B.C.

Province and feds agree to plant 37M new trees in B.C.

It's the carbon equivalent of removing about 470,000 gas-burning cars off the road for one year.
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B.C. inquest hears initial 911 calls related to man who died after police beating

B.C. inquest hears initial 911 calls related to man who died after police beating

BURNABY, B.C. — A coroner's inquest has heard from two people whose 911 calls set off the Vancouver police response that led to the beating death of another man by several officers. Myles Gray, who was 33, died in Burnaby, B.C.
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More than six British Columbians dying each day from toxic drug deaths

More than six British Columbians dying each day from toxic drug deaths

Between January and March, 596 lives were lost to toxic drugs, equating to more than six deaths a day.
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