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Private donation helps attract teachers to rural B.C. with $10,000 cash welcome gifts

All 18 vacancies this year have been filled by the district.

Sep 7, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

B.C. court upholds finding that strata hot tub is patio furniture

B.C. Supreme Court judge rules decision wasn't absurd.

Sep 6, 2023 10:00 PM Read more >

B.C. experts predict more frequent intense wildfire seasons

B.C. recently surpassed the 2-million mark for hectares burned this year.

Sep 6, 2023 9:00 PM Read more >

'We don't call bylaw on broken legs': B.C. mayors seek solutions on drug use in parks

Metro Vancouver mayors seek provincial ban on drug use in parks and places frequented by children.

Sep 6, 2023 6:00 PM Read more >

Canada’s first ever zero-carbon fire hall officially opens in Vancouver

The $25-million project at No. 17 fire hall is fully electric, with rooftop solar panels.

Sep 6, 2023 5:30 PM Read more >

Over 200 schools in B.C. still vulnerable to earthquakes

Past B.C. governments have pushed back deadlines to complete school seismic upgrades from 2020 to 2030. The current administration failed to provide a timeline for when it plans to finish the retrofits.

Sep 6, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

Cooler weather helps slow fire growth, but B.C. fire season not yet over

B.C. needs a "season-ending rain event," says Cliff Chapman of the BC Wildfire Service.

Sep 6, 2023 3:08 PM Read more >

Updated: Car on fire near Squamish on Highway 99 Wednesday afternoon

According to the District, no injuries were reported from this incident.

Sep 6, 2023 3:02 PM Read more >

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

GENEVA (AP) — Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

Sep 6, 2023 2:32 PM Read more >

More post-secondary students rely on parents, stay home to finish school: RBC poll