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Provincial grants to benefit North Shore Iranian community

Provincial grants to benefit North Shore Iranian community

This week, the B.C. government announced $300,000 through the B.C. multiculturalism and anti-racism grants program
Photos: Birds snack on spring blossoms in North Vancouver

Photos: Birds snack on spring blossoms in North Vancouver

A local photographer captured stunning shots of yellow-rumped warblers and house finches near Spa Utopia on Friday
ICBC ordered to reimburse man found not at fault in North Vancouver crash

ICBC ordered to reimburse man found not at fault in North Vancouver crash

The Civil Resolution Tribunal found the insurer shouldn’t ignore the accounts of witnesses with a relationship to one party, even though they could be partial to one side
Public-service strike: Union 'fed up' with pace of talks but Ottawa blames union

Public-service strike: Union 'fed up' with pace of talks but Ottawa blames union

OTTAWA — Talks between the federal government and the union representing 155,000 striking public servants appeared mired in communication issues on Saturday as both sides accused the other of obstructing negotiations
'Weight of sadness': Historic outdoor Kitsilano theatre catches fire overnight

'Weight of sadness': Historic outdoor Kitsilano theatre catches fire overnight

Locals are dismayed at the news and hope the theatre can make a quick recovery.
Letter: West Van's proposed code of conduct is utter nonsense

Letter: West Van's proposed code of conduct is utter nonsense

This letter writer calls the proposal ‘a breathtakingly naked attempt at self-aggrandisement by petty-fogging bureaucrats’
B.C. group gets millions to decarbonize fashion, stop ancient forest harvesting

B.C. group gets millions to decarbonize fashion, stop ancient forest harvesting

Based out of Vancouver, B.C., Canopy received $60 million this week to wean global supply chains off ancient forest products and replace them with alternatives, like recycled clothing and straw.
Garden to Table: Sleep is delicious

Garden to Table: Sleep is delicious

Low-tech wind-down time and a cup of sleepy herbal tea are ingredients for a delicious and restorative sleep, writes permaculture columnist Laura Marie Neubert
Comment: It's time to get serious about the opioid epidemic

Comment: It's time to get serious about the opioid epidemic

Mother of a 16-year-old who died of a toxic mix of lethal drugs deplores lack of B.C. government action on recommendations from inquest into her son’s death.
Les Leyne: The travails of 'John from Langford'

Les Leyne: The travails of 'John from Langford'

John Horgan’s private career still public, caught in political and environmental crossfire