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Unusually boisterous clouds at UBC: look back at the T-Bird Twister of 2021

Unusually boisterous clouds at UBC: look back at the T-Bird Twister of 2021

The weak tornado that touched down at University Golf Club a year ago this Sunday came as a blessing to Prof. Roland Stull. He teaches a meteorology of storms course at University of B.C.
Top B.C. bureaucrat overseeing Surrey police transition quits

Top B.C. bureaucrat overseeing Surrey police transition quits

The key provincial bureaucrat overseeing the Surrey police transition has quit, just over two weeks since Brenda Locke beat Doug McCallum for the Surrey mayoralty on a promise to keep the RCMP.
Greg D'Avignon to leave CEO post at Business Council of B.C.

Greg D'Avignon to leave CEO post at Business Council of B.C.

Longtime executive to head to be Canadian Strategy Group partner
Average Canadian wages up 5.6 per cent in past year

Average Canadian wages up 5.6 per cent in past year

Higher paid Canadian workers more likely to get raises
How climate change warped B.C.'s weather this fall

How climate change warped B.C.'s weather this fall

From the last week of September to the third week of October, climate change made temperatures across much of B.C. 1.5 to five times hotter, according to a new tool.
Why financial literacy should be a 'lifelong journey'

Why financial literacy should be a 'lifelong journey'

November is Financial Literacy Month. It's a time when Canadians are encouraged to reflect on their financial well-being, and build financial confidence.
B.C. adds 10K jobs in October as labour market tightens further

B.C. adds 10K jobs in October as labour market tightens further

Unemployment rate the second lowest in Canada after latest gains
Lawsuit of the week: Short-term rental operators sue Sechelt over land use regulations

Lawsuit of the week: Short-term rental operators sue Sechelt over land use regulations

A group of property owners is taking the District of Sechelt to court to overturn new amendments to the municipality’s business licence bylaw that they say unlawfully restricts them from offering their secondary homes as short-term rentals In a petit
Known new B.C. COVID-19 infections lowest in months

Known new B.C. COVID-19 infections lowest in months

Province counts another 23 people as having died while infected with COVID-19
Ottawa to tax public company share buybacks

Ottawa to tax public company share buybacks

Federal mini budget includes new taxes and tax breaks