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British Columbia A 2023 study by Destination Vancouver has found that demand for hotel rooms is expected to exceed supply in the summer months of 2026, despite the province saying more than a thousand hotel rooms are being developed in the city. Destination Vancouver study shows demand for hotel roomsContinue Reading

British Columbia ‘A feeling of freedom’: Injured Ukrainian soldiers learn to ski in Whistler for Invictus GamesUkrainian soldiers say the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games in British Columbia gives them a chance to show what life after a combat injury can look like as their country enters the thirdContinue Reading

British Columbia The sons of Rod Kelly, a longtime resident of Cumberland, B.C., describe him as a dedicated father who liked to tell dirty jokes and play air guitar. Another man in the same community has been charged with first-degree murder in relation to Kelly’s death. Police charged 45-year-old Cumberland residentContinue Reading

British Columbia·New Experiencing high speeds face-first downhill ‘should be compulsory,’ Prince says after completing run in Whistler. Prince is in Whistler for Invictus GamesThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 15, 2024 6:33 PM EST | Last Updated: 28 minutes ago Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, slides down the trackContinue Reading

British Columbia WestJet chief executive officer Alexis von Hoensbroech apologized Thursday for incidents where the airline failed to accommodate people living with disabilities, saying he hopes to improve travel accessibility. Failures to accommodate passengers have occurred at Canadian airlines over the past yearThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 15, 2024Continue Reading

British Columbia The RCMP says it has established a national team to help co-ordinate investigations and information sharing about extortion schemes targeting South Asian businesses in B.C., Alberta and Ontario.  Team will provide support to facilitate information-sharing at a national level: RCMPThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 15, 2024 4:13 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago The RCMPContinue Reading

British Columbia B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma says a new multidisciplinary, trauma-informed family law clinic, set to offer in-person and virtual services for free, will meet a critical need for people fleeing family violence. Attorney General says $29 million for new clinic model will greatly improve access to legal aidContinue Reading

British Columbia Air Canada has been ordered to pay compensation to a grieving grandchild who claimed they were misled into purchasing full-price flight tickets by an ill-informed chatbot. Airline’s claim that online helper was responsible for its own actions was ‘remarkable’: small claims court Jason Proctor · CBC News ·Continue Reading

British Columbia B.C. Ferries footage winds up on Windows computersIf you’ve ever played with the display settings on your Windows computer, you might have noticed a scene familiar to British Columbians.  A video clip shot on a B.C. ferry is in the display settings of Windows 10 and 11 PCsContinue Reading