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The provincial legislature will resume sitting on Oct. 3 with four official parties. (Black Press Media file photo)

NDP will answer questions from 3 corners when B.C. legislature resumes

Conservatives get full party status, House Leader says government won’t give them ‘an easy pass’

The provincial legislature will resume sitting on Oct. 3 with four official parties. (Black Press Media file photo)
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Hay shortage forcing ranchers to offload cattle in northwest B.C.

Cattle ranchers in Hwy 16 corridor to be economically affected for next 2-3 years

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A rendering of the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project, located to the northwest of the existing container and coal terminals in Delta. (Port of Vancouver image)

B.C. approves major expansion to Delta port container terminal

Province sets out 16 binding conditions to “avoid, minimize or offset” potential adverse impacts

A rendering of the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project, located to the northwest of the existing container and coal terminals in Delta. (Port of Vancouver image)
A coyote walks through Coronation Park in Toronto on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Prince George Conservation and RCMP officers are “actively investigating” after six coyote attacks within a week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler

Coyotes attacking the homeless in Prince George

Authorities issue warning after 6 attacks in a week, most against city’s unhoused

A coyote walks through Coronation Park in Toronto on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Prince George Conservation and RCMP officers are “actively investigating” after six coyote attacks within a week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
The cottonwood trees that were poisoned at Goodman dog beach and park in Osoyoos have been cut down. (John Rawkins Facebook)

Who poisoned 7 trees at an Osoyoos park remains a mystery

Mature cottonwoods at Goodman Park were cut down recently after being poisoned

The cottonwood trees that were poisoned at Goodman dog beach and park in Osoyoos have been cut down. (John Rawkins Facebook)
The Okanagan Indian Band Fire Department attended a trailer fire Sept. 23 where two bodies were discovered inside. (File photo)

2 bodies found in B.C. trailer fire

No criminality suspected in Westside Road blaze

The Okanagan Indian Band Fire Department attended a trailer fire Sept. 23 where two bodies were discovered inside. (File photo)
Ernest and Nancy Ledwehr were killed in a collision in California in June 2021. Ernest’s family has launched a wrongful-death lawsuit in which an Abbotsford trucking company has been named.

B.C. trucking firm named in $10M lawsuit tied to crash that killed US couple

Husband and wife killed in 2021 California collision involving impaired commercial truck driver

Ernest and Nancy Ledwehr were killed in a collision in California in June 2021. Ernest’s family has launched a wrongful-death lawsuit in which an Abbotsford trucking company has been named.
Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon acknowledged not all municipalities won’t be happy with new legislation increasing density on single-residental lots, but added that the time for talking on building more housing is over. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

Legislation increasing housing density coming next week: BC housing minister

Ravi Kahlon acknowledged some municipalities won’t be happy, but says time for talking over

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon acknowledged not all municipalities won’t be happy with new legislation increasing density on single-residental lots, but added that the time for talking on building more housing is over. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
B.C. has become the second province to mark Orange Shirt Day (Sept.30), also known as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as a provincial statutory holiday. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)

B.C. marks 10th anniversary of Orange Shirt Day with new statutory holiday

British Columbians asked to mark holiday by learning about legacy of residential school system

B.C. has become the second province to mark Orange Shirt Day (Sept.30), also known as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, as a provincial statutory holiday. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
Fraser Health held a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib in Surrey on May 7, 2021. A 2023 report notes that half of British Columbians are tired of having to get vaccinated. (Lauren Collins)

Vaccine fatigue: 55% of British Columbians plan to get a COVID shot this fall

Half of British Columbians say they’re tired of having to get vaccinated

Fraser Health held a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib in Surrey on May 7, 2021. A 2023 report notes that half of British Columbians are tired of having to get vaccinated. (Lauren Collins)
Organizer Richard Hagensen led the protesters in a song at the protest. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

B.C.-wide call made for protection of old-growth forests

Protesters target MLAs as province has yet to implement review panel’s 14 calls to action

Organizer Richard Hagensen led the protesters in a song at the protest. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror
Elder Chuck Henry at the Indigenous Perspectives Society in Langford. (Arnold Lim/Black Press Media)

VIDEO: B.C. residential school survivor aims to break the cycle

Chuck Henry hopes the next generation will have a better life than he has had

Elder Chuck Henry at the Indigenous Perspectives Society in Langford. (Arnold Lim/Black Press Media)
BC Ferries’ Spirit of Vancouver will be out of service during Thanksgiving weekend due to repairs. (Photo by Theresa Bodger)
BC Ferries’ Spirit of Vancouver will be out of service during Thanksgiving weekend due to repairs (Photo by Theresa Bodger)

B.C. Ferries cancels sailings heading into busy Thanksgiving weekend

Travellers to consider walking on Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay route

BC Ferries’ Spirit of Vancouver will be out of service during Thanksgiving weekend due to repairs. (Photo by Theresa Bodger)
BC Ferries’ Spirit of Vancouver will be out of service during Thanksgiving weekend due to repairs (Photo by Theresa Bodger)
More than three million hectares of land have been destroyed by fire in 2023. This is more than twice as much as the amount of land burned in 2018, in the province’s second-worst wildfire season. (BC Wildfire Service)

B.C. wildfires in 2023 scorch 3 million hectares

Land burned is more than twice as great as in 2018 wildfire season

More than three million hectares of land have been destroyed by fire in 2023. This is more than twice as much as the amount of land burned in 2018, in the province’s second-worst wildfire season. (BC Wildfire Service)
Searchers are combing the backcountry through the B.C. Interior in search of 66-year-old David Young of Prince George, missing more than a week. (Submitted photo)
Searchers are combing the backcountry through the B.C. Interior in search of 66-year-old David Young of Prince George, missing more than a week. (Submitted photo)
Fresh produce is shown at a market in Toronto on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Food insecurity a ‘public health crisis’ for B.C.’s Indigenous kids

Food costs hurting First Nations children at disproportionately high levels here and across Canada

Fresh produce is shown at a market in Toronto on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Jim Smith of Smithwood Builders. (HAVAN photo)

PODCAST: Jim Smith is HAVAN’s Custom Homebuilder of the Year

TODAY IN BC: HAVAN’s podcast ‘Measure Twice, Cut Once’

Jim Smith of Smithwood Builders. (HAVAN photo)
Members of the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) at Simon Fraser University walked the picket line at the Surrey campus Thursday. (Photo: @TSSU/ Twitter)

Teaching Support Staff Union pickets outside Simon Fraser University

University says its ‘focused on resolving this difficult situation as quickly as possible’

Members of the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) at Simon Fraser University walked the picket line at the Surrey campus Thursday. (Photo: @TSSU/ Twitter)
A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Body of missing murder trial witness found by Vancouver police

Dr. Tracy Pickett, 55, found dead in Southlands neighbourhood

A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Hospital Employees Union members from Vernon’s Heron Grove hosted a two-hour rally outside the facility Wednesday, Sept. 27. Staff at Heron Grove and six other facilities owned and operated by the Good Samaritan Canada Society hosted rallies as they try to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. (Roger Knox - Black Press)

B.C. care facilities rally outside in contract dispute

Staff at Good Samaritan Canada facilities in Vernon, Penticton, Salmon Arm and Coast seek support

Hospital Employees Union members from Vernon’s Heron Grove hosted a two-hour rally outside the facility Wednesday, Sept. 27. Staff at Heron Grove and six other facilities owned and operated by the Good Samaritan Canada Society hosted rallies as they try to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. (Roger Knox - Black Press)