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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations dips to one-month low

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations dips to one-month low

Number of those in ICU with the disease is lowest since mid-June
Climate activist Anjali Appadurai takes on David Eby in BC NDP leadership race

Climate activist Anjali Appadurai takes on David Eby in BC NDP leadership race

Anjali Appadurai tosses her hat in the BC NDP leadership race, ensuring policy debate ahead of Premier John Horgan's resignation
Will B.C. adopt 'McMafia' law to combat money laundering?

Will B.C. adopt 'McMafia' law to combat money laundering?

Unexplained wealth orders are expanding in the United Kingdom. A Vancouver criminal defence lawyer calls them "a frightening expansion of the surveillance state" that the B.C. government ought to steer clear of
B.C. government workers’ strike on the horizon?

B.C. government workers’ strike on the horizon?

The union representing B.C. government workers could serve 72-hour strike notice on Friday, according to a source familiar with negotiations.
Digital strategist from Chip Wilson’s political action committee worked for NPA

Digital strategist from Chip Wilson’s political action committee worked for NPA

A leaked document shows at least one member of the Vancouver Non-Partisan Association’s staff is connected to a dark money political action committee backed by sportswear and real estate mogul Chip Wilson.
First images of North Fraser prisoner escape accomplices released

First images of North Fraser prisoner escape accomplices released

Coquitlam RCMP finally released what it calls high resolution photos of the alleged accomplices in gangster Rabih Alkhalil’s escape from North Fraser Pretrial Centre.
Recent B.C. heat wave claimed 16 lives, according to preliminary data

Recent B.C. heat wave claimed 16 lives, according to preliminary data

Sixteen people died from heat-related illness in British Columbia during the summer of 2022’s longest heat wave so far, according to preliminary figures released by the B.C. Coroners Service. The total covers the period of July 26 to Aug. 3.
CRA says it has $1.4 billion in uncashed cheques sitting in its coffers

CRA says it has $1.4 billion in uncashed cheques sitting in its coffers

OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says it will be sending e-notifications about uncashed cheques to 25,000 Canadians this month. The federal agency says it has approximately $1.
Aquilini family among donors to Kennedy Stewart’s re-election campaign

Aquilini family among donors to Kennedy Stewart’s re-election campaign

Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he raised more than $1.13 million since launching his first campaign four years ago. In a list of people who donated $100 or more released Aug.
Animated graphic: Satisfaction with government response to COVID-19 pandemic

Animated graphic: Satisfaction with government response to COVID-19 pandemic

How have Canadians' views of how government has responded to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic changed over time? Research Co. and Glacier Media have been conducting polls asking this question regularly from March 2020 until today.