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Haida village of Queen Charlotte, B.C., gets its ancestral name back

Haida village of Queen Charlotte, B.C., gets its ancestral name back

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has confirmed that the village of Queen Charlotte on Haida Gwaii will be renamed back to its former ancestral name.
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Calgary man who drove from Alberta to B.C. coast while banned fined $1,000

Calgary man who drove from Alberta to B.C. coast while banned fined $1,000

Judge chides trucking company owner for driving across entire province without a licence.
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Mayor, First Nation challenge sale of Powell River mill site

Mayor, First Nation challenge sale of Powell River mill site

Mayor ‘shocked’ by sale listing as Tla’amin Nation lays claim to the entire 300 acres of the former Paper Excellence pulp mill
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University of B.C. president Santa Ono named as president at U. of Michigan

University of B.C. president Santa Ono named as president at U. of Michigan

VANCOUVER — University of British Columbia president and vice-chancellor Santa Ono is leaving his post, and Canada, to become president of the University of Michigan.
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First Nation calls for meeting to resolve $75,000 unpaid helicopter bill that has stopped doctor visits

First Nation calls for meeting to resolve $75,000 unpaid helicopter bill that has stopped doctor visits

Three health authorities blamed “because none of the three of them are owning this orphaned First Nations community.”
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Photos: This $39M Whistler mansion is the most expensive on the B.C. market

Photos: This $39M Whistler mansion is the most expensive on the B.C. market

Got a lot of money to burn?
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First anniversary of Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse marked by memorial, investigations

First anniversary of Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse marked by memorial, investigations

KELOWNA, B.C. — RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., have released a statement marking the first anniversary of a deadly construction crane collapse in that city.
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'So calm, so composed': Witness to deadly Saanich robbery reveals details from inside bank

'So calm, so composed': Witness to deadly Saanich robbery reveals details from inside bank

As she entered the bank, she heard a man yelling. Later, she realized he must have been trying to warn them not to go in.
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Late-term pregnant women advised to move off Salt Spring

Late-term pregnant women advised to move off Salt Spring

Women who are 37 to 42 weeks into their pregnancies being advised to temporarily relocate to be closer to a labour and delivery health-care provider from mid-July to mid-August.
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Java junkies at North Van coffee shop get caffeine fix with IOUs

Java junkies at North Van coffee shop get caffeine fix with IOUs

When debit and credit card payments were knocked out by the Rogers network outage Friday, Delany's Coffee in North Van allowed customers to pay with IOUs on the honour system.
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