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B.C. university offers free tuition to some Indigenous students

B.C. university offers free tuition to some Indigenous students

Kwantlen Polytechnic University becomes the second B.C. post-secondary institution to offer free tuition to local Indigenous band members
The Shipyards to host Canada Day celebrations

The Shipyards to host Canada Day celebrations

Live music, art stalls, food trucks and family entertainment will be by the waterfront July 1
B.C. company ordered to pay $18K over unpaid overtime

B.C. company ordered to pay $18K over unpaid overtime

Beverly McGuire had maintained her own record of hours.
Down one vessel, BC Ferries cancels some sailings on busy long weekend

Down one vessel, BC Ferries cancels some sailings on busy long weekend

The Coastal Celebration is in refit and the job is taking longer than expected, BC Ferries said.
Owner must pay Metro Vancouver strata $75K for e-cigarette fire

Owner must pay Metro Vancouver strata $75K for e-cigarette fire

The fire department found the fire was accidental and caused by "careless discarded" smokers' material.
Conservative voters less likely to be proud to be Canadian, new survey suggests

Conservative voters less likely to be proud to be Canadian, new survey suggests

Canadians' pride in their nationality, like most things these days, seems to be divided down partisan lines, a new poll suggests.
Warning signals: Protect Our Province BC calls for action on COVID-19 now

Warning signals: Protect Our Province BC calls for action on COVID-19 now

If we don’t want a repeat of last year’s devastating respiratory illness season in B.C., they say now’s the time to act.

Canada's worst wildfire season sparks nationwide protests

Protests held outside the offices of B.C. Premier David Eby and 30 federal Members of Parliament called for an end to oil and gas emissions amid a record wildfire season
Outdoor cinema series returns to The Shipyards

Outdoor cinema series returns to The Shipyards

A collection of drive-in favourites and Criterion classics air Thursday nights throughout the summer
B.C. scientists help discover space-time distortions that could test Einstein's theory of relativity

B.C. scientists help discover space-time distortions that could test Einstein's theory of relativity

B.C. scientists are among 190 researchers who have discovered the first evidence of low-frequency gravitational waves, a phenomenon that stretches and squishes space-time.