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Be prepared for your road test, advises ICBC, as demand soars

Be prepared for your road test, advises ICBC, as demand soars

B.C.'s driver licensing offices are busy, with waits of up to 60 days for a driving test. ICBC offers tips on how to make the most of your time — and, it hopes, pass your test on the first try.
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Monkeypox deemed a global emergency by World Health Organization

Monkeypox deemed a global emergency by World Health Organization

World Health Organization (WHO) says that the expanding monkeypox outbreak now qualifies as a global emergency.
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Pigs gone wild: Escaped swine on Cowichan golf course must be rounded up fast, says invasive-species group

Pigs gone wild: Escaped swine on Cowichan golf course must be rounded up fast, says invasive-species group

Feral pigs can be very destructive and are known to spread disease.
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Bank of Montreal gets 'reprimand' for illegal stock transfers

Bank of Montreal gets 'reprimand' for illegal stock transfers

A BMO employee who conducted about 100 known illegal stock transfers is now retired.
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Fewer Canadians live in unaffordable housing, but issues remain for some

Fewer Canadians live in unaffordable housing, but issues remain for some

Challenges still remain for vulnerable groups when it comes to household affordability, according to a new Statistics Canada report.
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Man who served 26 years for 1993 B.C. highway slaying awaits word on exoneration

Man who served 26 years for 1993 B.C. highway slaying awaits word on exoneration

Gerald Klassen began working with the UBC Innocence Project in 2009.
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'Shrieking' B.C. strata owner alleges criminal conspiracy by council, manager

'Shrieking' B.C. strata owner alleges criminal conspiracy by council, manager

An owner had been recording strata council and general meetings and posting some of them on the internet with commentary.
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B.C. woman learns someone filed taxes under her name and collected CERB

B.C. woman learns someone filed taxes under her name and collected CERB

The culprit opened a CIBC bank account and collected $3,150 in Canada Emergency Response Benefits and three deposits of $450 for other pandemic supports.
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‘I came out because I saw you come out’: Two-Spirit artist builds safer spaces for queer youth

‘I came out because I saw you come out’: Two-Spirit artist builds safer spaces for queer youth

Since coming out as Two-Spirit in 2019, Madeline Terbasket has been committed to making their community safer for queer people
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Primary health care ‘collapsing’ in B.C. rural communities, critics say

Primary health care ‘collapsing’ in B.C. rural communities, critics say

Back-to-back closures of small community emergency rooms on North Vancouver Island over the weekend is another example of the overall erosion of the primary care system in rural communities, the BC Green Party and the BC Nurses’ Union say.
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