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British Columbia Time is of the essence as the 850 residents of Hudson’s Hope, B.C., vote on whether the town should borrow $5 million to cover a badly needed water treatment plant. Construction of Site C dam caused years of tap water problems and uncertainty Tessa Vikander · CBC NewsContinue Reading

British Columbia Speaking after his speech at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention Friday, Conservative Leader John Rustad railed against the purportedly unfair advantage of the NDP’s election war chest — something slammed by NDP Leader David Eby as importing U.S. culture wars. NDP and Conservative leaders trade jabs over per-voteContinue Reading

WARNING: This story contains offensive language. In one private chat group conversation, a Mountie was accused of saying a new female employee “was overweight and insinuating that the shape of her vagina was visible through her clothing.” In another, a second RCMP officer allegedly bragged about “Tasering unarmed Black people” and calledContinue Reading

British Columbia A Law Society of B.C. tribunal says Hong Guo showed “repetitive, protracted and serious” misconduct, and “cannot be trusted to be accurate or show any insight into her behaviour.” Hong Guo was earlier found to have enabled her bookkeeper in stealing $7.5 million in client funds Karin LarsenContinue Reading

British Columbia Up to 2,600 new housing units planned for the Heather Lands in Vancouver will be sold at 60 per cent of market value, according to a joint announcement by the province, the city and the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Province to kick in 40% of purchaseContinue Reading

British Columbia Twenty-eight-year-old all-star says the rehabilitation process has been frustrating, but he has made good progress in recent weeks and is confident he’ll be able to return to playing. Training camp is underway in Penticton ahead of what coach says will be tough seasonThe Canadian Press · Posted: SepContinue Reading

British Columbia The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is set to open smoking rooms designed for supervised drug use at its Hope to Health clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Indoor rooms to open at Hope to Health clinic as statistics show more overdose deaths occur from smoking drugs Isaac Phan NayContinue Reading

British Columbia The stamp unveiling ceremony took place at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music in Vancouver, a non-profit the singer founded in 2002 to offer inclusive and barrier-free access to music education for youth. Singer-songwriter is currently on tour to commemorate 30th anniversary of her breakout albumThe Canadian PressContinue Reading

British Columbia Junos’ head, Allan Reid, posted a message saying the organization has decided to reinstate the categories for the 2025 show. Juno Awards had previously announced it had dropped the 3 categories for the Vancouver 2025 awards showThe Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 17, 2024 5:32 PM EDT |Continue Reading