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BC NDP ekes out fourth quarter fundraising win over Opposition BC Liberals

The gap is narrowing. The NDP took in just $116,275.07 more in donations than the BC Liberals did in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Elections BC. Premier David Eby’s party reported $1.3 million in funds raised during the Oct. 1-Dec.

Feb 8, 2023 7:15 AM Read more >

B.C. tourism stakeholders gathering for conference in Prince George

March 1-3 event bringing hundreds of delegates to Prince George Civic and Conference Centre

Feb 8, 2023 5:32 AM Read more >

Mill closures threaten to punch holes in the fabric of rural B.C. towns

When Mayor Shane Brienen of Houston, B.C., thinks about the impact of the impending closure of the town's sawmill, he worries not only about the economic fallout.

Feb 8, 2023 1:00 AM Read more >

B.C. minister says her cancer has returned, but she's 'confident' in treatment

VICTORIA — British Columbia's minister of post-secondary education says she is undergoing chemotherapy after a scan revealed cancer had returned. Selina Robinson told the B.C. legislature that she got the news on Jan. 27.

Feb 7, 2023 5:08 PM Read more >

Accused in B.C. gas station machete attack alleges police corruption

Leslie Dale Chudek faces charges of aggravated assault, assault, uttering threats and dangerous vehicle operation.

Feb 7, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

U.S. actor in Nevada sex case also charged in B.C., as Alberta police seek warrant

KEREMEOS, B.C. — A former actor in the movie "Dances With Wolves" who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada is also facing a charge in British Columbia and could soon be facing more allegations in Alberta. Documents filed in B.C.

Feb 7, 2023 3:53 PM Read more >

A 2018 coroner’s inquest into a Mountie’s suicide took months for RCMP to respond

Like Chan, Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre’s mental health suffered greatly from the police rumour mill.

Feb 7, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Turpel-Lafond returns honorary degree to Royal Roads

The university says the former representative for children and youth voluntarily returned the degree after she was contacted as part of its review process

Feb 7, 2023 3:17 PM Read more >

Victoria has second-highest wait times in Canada for walk-in clinics

Victoria patients waited an average 137 minutes — more than two hours — per visit at walk-in clinics in 2022, the second-highest in the country after North Vancouver

Feb 7, 2023 3:16 PM Read more >

West Fraser to curtail production at Cariboo Pulp & Paper

Month-long curtailments to be invoked in mid-April and the third quarter

Feb 7, 2023 3:07 PM Read more >