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YVR to raise its airport improvement fee

Airport authority announces fee will rise to $25 from $20 starting January 1, 2020

Sep 14, 2019 12:00 AM Read more >

Olympic bob champ Kaillie Humphries says she's forced to slide for U.S.

CALGARY — Kaillie Humphries says Canada's governing body of bobsled has left her no other option than to compete for another country.

Sep 13, 2019 8:29 AM Read more >

SLRD and District throw support behind UNESCO bid — again

Local approvals raise the profile of the Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative and increase the area's ability to attract international tourism, says backer

Sep 13, 2019 4:00 AM Read more >

Assisted-death lawsuit adjourned, government evidence widens eligibility: lawyer

VANCOUVER &mdash ; The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and a woman with a degenerative illness have adjourned their lawsuit challenging the federal assisted-dying law after they say government evidence expanded eligibility for the proced

Sep 12, 2019 12:00 AM Read more >

Here's how much your rent can legally be increased in B.C. in 2020

Renters across the province are getting a bit of a break. The provincial government announced Wednesday, Sept. 4 the maximum allowable rent increase for 2020 is 2.6 per cent, the province's annual rate of inflation.

Sep 11, 2019 8:10 AM Read more >

INVESTIGATION: Municipalities not consistent in adhering to information access laws

British Columbians' legal access to government data hindered by bureaucrats

Sep 11, 2019 4:05 AM Read more >

B.C. government offers $8.8 million in student mental health, substance use help

The B.C. government is offering up $8.87 million to school districts and independent schools for mental health and wellness programs over the next three years.

Sep 10, 2019 11:45 AM Read more >

In 2017, B.C. forest fires released a staggering amount of GHGs

Strong economic, population growth almost erase GHG emissions reductions over past decade

Sep 10, 2019 10:05 AM Read more >

Permanent daylight time gets overwhelming support in B.C. survey

VICTORIA — More than 93 per cent of respondents to a B.C. government survey didn't want to turn back time in the spring.

Sep 10, 2019 9:05 AM Read more >

Capilano University offering ECE training in Squamish

Courses offered at the Quest University campus starting in September

Sep 10, 2019 6:40 AM Read more >