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Metro Vancouver board trims pay, calls on province for governance changes

Metro Vancouver board trims pay, calls on province for governance changes

Elected officials say they need the provincial government to step up to the new governance review committee table and pass legislation to change the board structure.
B.C. charges laid after seizure of U.S.-bound fentanyl

B.C. charges laid after seizure of U.S.-bound fentanyl

Jordan Treleaven, 32, was arrested in Alberta on Thursday and remains in custody.
Lil’wat Nation announces more closures at Joffre Lakes for 2025

Lil’wat Nation announces more closures at Joffre Lakes for 2025

The park will be closed for traditional reconnection periods from June 13 to 17 and Aug 22 to Oct 23.
Accused in Vancouver senior assault remains in custody pending bail plan

Accused in Vancouver senior assault remains in custody pending bail plan

A 70-year-old man was knocked to the ground by a stranger while walking near Homer and West Pender streets May 16.
New Royal Roads University campus named in honour of late B.C. premier John Horgan

New Royal Roads University campus named in honour of late B.C. premier John Horgan

LANGFORD — Ellie Horgan choked back tears as Royal Roads University named its new campus after her late husband, John Horgan, honouring the former B.C. premier in the Vancouver Island community of Langford where he lived.
Man arrested after allegedly setting fire to RCMP detachment in Fort Nelson, B.C.

Man arrested after allegedly setting fire to RCMP detachment in Fort Nelson, B.C.

FORT NELSON — A man has been arrested after someone allegedly set fire to an RCMP detachment building in British Columbia's Northern Interior region. Police say the Northern Rockies detachment building in Fort Nelson, B.C.
Suspect in Stanley Park sex attack appears in court

Suspect in Stanley Park sex attack appears in court

Vancouver police officers found a woman in her 40s who had allegedly been robbed and violently assaulted in a washroom.
Extinct marine reptile species named for Courtenay man who discovered it

Extinct marine reptile species named for Courtenay man who discovered it

The previously unnamed species of elasmosaur is being called Traskasaura sandrae in honour of Mike Trask, who in 1988 discovered fossils in the Puntledge River.
'Not the outcome anyone hoped for': First Nation calls for justice after missing man's remains found on reserve

'Not the outcome anyone hoped for': First Nation calls for justice after missing man's remains found on reserve

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit is investigating after the remains were located in a leased home on Middle Road in a mobile home park on Songhees Reserve lands
Steve Rai appointed Vancouver's new police chief after filling job in interim role

Steve Rai appointed Vancouver's new police chief after filling job in interim role

VANCOUVER — Newly minted Vancouver police chief Steve Rai says the city's diversity means its police department must be "accessible to everyone from all cultures," as he takes the helm at the department after the exit of former chief Adam Palmer.