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Gas prices are dipping: Where to find the best deals in Metro Vancouver

Gas prices are dipping: Where to find the best deals in Metro Vancouver

Sick of paying for gas in B.C.? Take advantage of the predicted drop in prices on July 23.
Well-liked B.C. businessman's killer should get 10 years, court told

Well-liked B.C. businessman's killer should get 10 years, court told

John McIver was found dead inside a Vancouver appliance-repair business he had run for 50 years.
Vancouver murder trial to continue without accused killer now on the lam

Vancouver murder trial to continue without accused killer now on the lam

The trial of Wolfpack Alliance gangster Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil will go on without him. The 35-year-old escaped July 21 from North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Coquitlam, putting a temporary halt on his first degree murder trial in B.C. Supreme Court.
B.C. woman learns someone filed taxes under her name and collected CERB

B.C. woman learns someone filed taxes under her name and collected CERB

The culprit opened a CIBC bank account and collected $3,150 in Canada Emergency Response Benefits and three deposits of $450 for other pandemic supports.
Labour Relations Board rules in favour of GFL Squamish workers' union

Labour Relations Board rules in favour of GFL Squamish workers' union

Board approves vote-count for a proposal to add Abbotsford and Chilliwack GFL workers to Squamish's bargaining unit.
B.C. students call out BC NDP for delaying free birth control

B.C. students call out BC NDP for delaying free birth control

The BC NDP has yet to deliver on its promise of free birth control, which could save the public money in the long run, advocates say.
Primary health care ‘collapsing’ in B.C. rural communities, critics say

Primary health care ‘collapsing’ in B.C. rural communities, critics say

Back-to-back closures of small community emergency rooms on North Vancouver Island over the weekend is another example of the overall erosion of the primary care system in rural communities, the BC Green Party and the BC Nurses’ Union say.
Lawsuit of the week: Vancouver Island speedway neighbours sue over excessive noise

Lawsuit of the week: Vancouver Island speedway neighbours sue over excessive noise

A group of landowners in Black Creek, British Columbia, is suing the owners and operators of the Saratoga Speedway, claiming excessive noise from the racetrack is a “nuisance” that is wreaking havoc on the surrounding community and making neighbourin
B.C. job gains beat national numbers

B.C. job gains beat national numbers

B.C. managed to eke out further employment gains in June as a rise in job seekers allowed employers to fill a portion of the ballooning number of vacant positions in the province. Total employment rose by a solid 6,100 persons or 0.
B.C.'s capital market hit record high in 2021

B.C.'s capital market hit record high in 2021

Mining raised most capital, followed by tech and telecoms