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Jay Chalke, a lawyer who was appointed to the position in April 2015, says he believes leadership transitions bring new energy and ideas.

A civil suit has been launched against two Washington residents following a 2023 fire that burned more than 7,000 hectares on the Canadian side of the border.

VICTORIA — The BC Wildfire Service has announced open fire bans that will prohibit most burning activities in most coastal areas of the province, with exceptions for Haida Gwaii.

Burning piles of flammable debris, stubble, grass and windrows is banned under Category 2 and 3 open fire prohibitions

VANCOUVER — A new exhibition on Cantopop and Mandopop music in Vancouver is a Canadian story, says curator Melissa Karmen Lee.

The Globe and Mail feature painted the 900-block of Pandora as lined with semi-unconscious people and shuttered businesses, and so marked by chaos that condo owners can’t sell their way out.

The family of four was forced to buy new tickets for US$4,000 after their Air Canada itinerary was rebooked on United Airlines, which wouldn’t allow them to board the plane.

Michael King was initially charged with aggravated assault in the 2023 attack on Michael Jones, but the charge was upgraded to second-degree murder after Jones died

The British Columbia government has ordered the restoration of free natural hot spring pools that were mysteriously filled with dirt and boulders last fall.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's chief electoral officer has issued a report he says pushes back against "false narratives" about the 2024 provincial election, as the Opposition BC Conservatives continue to call for an independent review.