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Kirk LaPointe: Integrity commissioner slams Vancouver mayor and council for breaking open meeting law

Kirk LaPointe: Integrity commissioner slams Vancouver mayor and council for breaking open meeting law

Council members argue meetings were merely caucus discussions, where no votes were taken.
Metro Vancouver issues air quality warning over Fraser Valley wildfire, smog levels

Metro Vancouver issues air quality warning over Fraser Valley wildfire, smog levels

The Fraser Valley Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for properties near a wildfire between Yale and Spuzzum, B.C., while smoke from the blaze has spurred an air quality warning for the province's eastern Fraser Valley.

Human remains discovered in burned vehicle near Kamloops, B.C.: RCMP

KAMLOOPS — Police in Kamloops, B.C., say human remains were found in a burned out vehicle on a road north of the city on Saturday.
BC Hydro says power restored for more than 500 customers on Vancouver Island

BC Hydro says power restored for more than 500 customers on Vancouver Island

PORT ALBERNI — BC Hydro says crews have restored power for more than 500 customers in Bamfield on Vancouver Island after a wildfire caused extensive damage to infrastructure outside Port Alberni.
B.C. Appeal Court rules man's sentencing improperly considered deportation risk

B.C. Appeal Court rules man's sentencing improperly considered deportation risk

VANCOUVER — In March 2024, a middle-aged man was having a cigarette outside his Surrey, B.C.
Vancouver Island wildfire downgraded again, no longer a fire of note

Vancouver Island wildfire downgraded again, no longer a fire of note

PORT ALBERNI — A wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., that spurred evacuations and a state of local emergency last week has been downgraded again, leaving the province without any wildfires of note.
B.C. woman who admitted to money laundering set to be sentenced: anti-gang unit

B.C. woman who admitted to money laundering set to be sentenced: anti-gang unit

RICHMOND — B.C.'s anti-gang agency says it has reached a milestone in a years-long investigation now that a woman who admitted to money laundering is set to be sentenced.
Photos: Lil'wat, N'Quatqua demonstration for Joffre stops traffic north of Pemberton

Photos: Lil'wat, N'Quatqua demonstration for Joffre stops traffic north of Pemberton

Nations say one-month Joffre closure falls short, leaving little time for cultural practices or research on visitor impacts
Emily Carr's 'House of All Sorts' needs some help, owner says

Emily Carr's 'House of All Sorts' needs some help, owner says

Owner Peter Willis has asked the province for permission to allow short-term rentals so the house can generate a more “sustainable income.”
Oceanfront lots on Beach Drive in Oak Bay listed for $52.5M

Oceanfront lots on Beach Drive in Oak Bay listed for $52.5M

The site spans two lots on Beach Drive in Oak Bay, a district under pressure to increase housing supply.