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Erosion at cemetery exposes remains of Gabriola Island settlers

Erosion at cemetery exposes remains of Gabriola Island settlers

Soft shale in the top layer of the bank is sliding toward the ocean, unearthing remains believed to date to the late 19th century
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Business owner who sold three kilos of cocaine to undercover cop sent to prison

Business owner who sold three kilos of cocaine to undercover cop sent to prison

Over a period of months, undercover officers visited the store and spoke with Carlisle, building a relationship with him.
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‘We should avoid monitoring’: feds quietly backed off while Coastal GasLink pipeline work killed fish

‘We should avoid monitoring’: feds quietly backed off while Coastal GasLink pipeline work killed fish

For months, Fisheries and Oceans Canada wouldn’t say anything about its role in monitoring the Coastal GasLink pipeline and protecting fish habitat. Internal documents show the agency was keeping an eye on construction — until it wasn’t
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B.C. forecasts more than one million jobs over next decade, health, tech key areas

B.C. forecasts more than one million jobs over next decade, health, tech key areas

VICTORIA — Health care and technology will be among the top five job-generating fields in British Columbia over the next decade, according to a labour force study predicting a total of more than one million job opportunities.
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Milburn report to NDP cabinet details rift with Site C contractor, expresses concern about another

Milburn report to NDP cabinet details rift with Site C contractor, expresses concern about another

The public version of a former deputy minister’s October 2020 report to cabinet, which prompted the NDP government to keep building Site C, did not contain a subtle caution about a major contractor.
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B.C. forest industry concerned about Biden's America-first posture at State of the Union

B.C. forest industry concerned about Biden's America-first posture at State of the Union

Experts doubt U.S. industry’s ability to meet 100% of domestic demand
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CFIB urges Western Canadian cities to act on small-business concerns

CFIB urges Western Canadian cities to act on small-business concerns

Spending, red tape and small-business friendliness cited as areas of contention
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Tug company, senior official charged in fatal 2021 sinking off northwest B.C. coast

Tug company, senior official charged in fatal 2021 sinking off northwest B.C. coast

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — Charges have now been laid against a tug and barge company and one of its senior officials two years after a tug sank off British Columbia's coast south of Kitimat, killing the captain and one crew member.
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BC SPCA puts out call for help as 21 retrievers need adoption

BC SPCA puts out call for help as 21 retrievers need adoption

Twenty-one retrievers, mostly puppies, will soon be available for adoption in the North Okanagan, Shuswap and Kamloops areas.
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Man who planned 1990 murders of mother, grandmother has day parole extended

Man who planned 1990 murders of mother, grandmother has day parole extended

The Parole Board of Canada says Darren Gowen — formerly known as Darren Huenemann — now has a low to moderate risk of violently reoffending.
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