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Upper Squamish Valley fire approaches 1.5-month mark

Upper Squamish Valley fire approaches 1.5-month mark

Authorities still won’t call the blaze out
Former Green leader Andrew Weaver says he would have called election over LNG approval

Former Green leader Andrew Weaver says he would have called election over LNG approval

Former B.C. Green party leader Andrew Weaver wanted to call an election over the NDP’s support for the LNG Canada/Coastal GasLink project, but was outvoted by his two Green colleagues.
RBC GranFondo Whistler cancelled

RBC GranFondo Whistler cancelled

Citing the provincial government's recent four-phase reopening plan in which events larger than 50 people would not be allowed until "a vaccine or successful medical treatment is widely available," organizers reasoned that as a mass event, the Sept.
Shot fired into young family’s apartment while they were sleeping

Shot fired into young family’s apartment while they were sleeping

One man was taken into custody Sunday morning after Victoria police officers responded to a report of a gunshot in an apartment building in the 1200 block of Yates Street. Officers were called to the building around 6 a.m.
B.C. Ministry of Education offers free coding workshops for kids

B.C. Ministry of Education offers free coding workshops for kids

The B.C. Ministry of Education is partnering with Canada Learning Code to offer live workshops for students to learn how to code starting Monday.
China's post-COVID consumer trends may offer preview of B.C.'s own future

China's post-COVID consumer trends may offer preview of B.C.'s own future

The COVID-19 outbreak changed what kind of items people were buying, according to one executive.
No sign of dog swept over North Van waterfall

No sign of dog swept over North Van waterfall

District of North Vancouver firefighters are warning the public after a dog was swept over a waterfall in Lynn Canyon and is presumed drowned. The department was called to the creek just north of the suspension bridge around 4:30 p.m.
Port Coquitlam sushi master rolls the 'Dr. Bonnie,' a tribute to B.C.'s top doc

Port Coquitlam sushi master rolls the 'Dr. Bonnie,' a tribute to B.C.'s top doc

Part metalhead, part sushi master, this Port Coquitlam chef has created a new piece of sushi that looks to capture the soft-spoken style B.C.’s provincial health officer brings to the lectern.
What’s up at council this week? (May 25)

What’s up at council this week? (May 25)

Monday nights are taking on a tinge of normalcy as two of the three North Shore municipal councils are getting down to business. City of North Vancouver A sizable new residential development could be coming to Central Lonsdale.
WorkSafe B.C. loses billions on stocks, wiping out funds for protective gear

WorkSafe B.C. loses billions on stocks, wiping out funds for protective gear

The government agency in charge of setting and enforcing the rules for reopening businesses closed by the pandemic can’t afford to help businesses buy protective equipment because it has lost almost all its $3 billion surplus in the recent stock mark