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B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents

B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents

VICTORIA — British Columbia is looking to put the brakes on crashes into highway overpasses by imposing the highest fines and penalties in Canada. Penalties for crashes into overpasses or other highway infrastructure by commercial vehicles in B.C.
How Tyler Myers' return from injury affects the Canucks' lineup

How Tyler Myers' return from injury affects the Canucks' lineup

Tocchet: "If we've got healthy D, you're going to have some good defencemen that are going to sit out."
Letter: Woodfibre LNG—Prosperity or rising costs of living?

Letter: Woodfibre LNG—Prosperity or rising costs of living?

'The situation we are in today, happens when politicians ignore scientists and lay their ear with industry lobbyists.'
Updated: Fire near Squamish slough renews environmental concerns of resident

Updated: Fire near Squamish slough renews environmental concerns of resident

A dumpster fire renewed a resident’s concern about the care of Wilson Slough, which connects with the Squamish Estuary and Mamquam Blind Channel. District says fire was extinguished in under 10 minutes.
FortisBC unveils $50M energy saving pilot program for older homes

FortisBC unveils $50M energy saving pilot program for older homes

The program will target older homes and multifamily who need an energy-saving facelift.
Letter: Concerned about social impacts of LNG workcamp in Squamish

Letter: Concerned about social impacts of LNG workcamp in Squamish

'As a youth and girl, the threat of a workcamp in Howe Sound is a scary and frustrating idea.'
Land Act amendments will return: Sea to Sky MLA

Land Act amendments will return: Sea to Sky MLA

Proposed changes are ‘over and above’ existing legislation, MLA Jordan Sturdy says
Canada ignored audit's call to count logging emissions, says NDP critic

Canada ignored audit's call to count logging emissions, says NDP critic

Victoria MP Laurel Collins says Canada is not following recommendations from its environment commissioner to better track unaccounted emissions from the logging sector.
Canucks call up Arturs Silovs with Thatcher Demko out 2-4 weeks

Canucks call up Arturs Silovs with Thatcher Demko out 2-4 weeks

Thatcher Demko's injury should see him return before the start of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Man sentenced to four years for strangling and confining girlfriend

Man sentenced to four years for strangling and confining girlfriend

The woman testified that Tyler Mark Denniston strangled her multiple times, smashed her head against a couch, threatened to break her fingers and confined her several times
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