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Comment: British Columbia wins when ships are built locally

Comment: British Columbia wins when ships are built locally

Backed by a workforce of 3,900 shipbuilders, we are now a major employer and economic engine for our province and our country.
Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa

Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa

Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be required to make to media companies when the government's controversial online news legislation takes effect at the end of the year.
A US Navy plane went into a Hawaii bay. Underwater video shows its tires are touching a coral reef

A US Navy plane went into a Hawaii bay. Underwater video shows its tires are touching a coral reef

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — Tires from a large airplane that's been stuck in a Hawaii bay for more than a week are resting on parts of a reef, according to video the U.S. Navy released Wednesday as it figures out a plan to remove the aircraft.
Opinion: 3 ways to encourage kids to be more charitable and kind this holiday season

Opinion: 3 ways to encourage kids to be more charitable and kind this holiday season

As we approach the season of giving, a child psychology researcher offers suggestions on how parents can teach their kids to be generous and kind.
What should replace the Pacific Buffet? B.C. Ferries launches another survey

What should replace the Pacific Buffet? B.C. Ferries launches another survey

B.C. Ferries wants to know what dishes you’d like to see on a menu — how much you’re willing to pay.
Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting

Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting

Messages written in the Lekwungen Indigenous language and English were unveiled Wednesday at an outdoor ceremony at the 125-year-old building, attended by Indigenous leaders, Premier David Eby and members of the New Democrat, BC United, Green and Conservative parties.
'We just want you home safely': Woman pleads for answers after sister vanishes from B.C. hospital

'We just want you home safely': Woman pleads for answers after sister vanishes from B.C. hospital

A woman is trying to find her sister after she left a Maple Ridge hospital and vanished nearly a week ago.
Lawyer for pharma company argues against single trial in B.C. opioid damages case

Lawyer for pharma company argues against single trial in B.C. opioid damages case

Holding a single trial in British Columbia to determine damages for each province and territory related to opioid health-care costs would be a "monster of complexity," one of the dozens of lawyers for pharmaceutical firms told a court on Wednesday. 
B.C. tribunal dismisses man's noise complaint over music school noise

B.C. tribunal dismisses man's noise complaint over music school noise

The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has cleared a strata council after a man made persistent noise disputes over his music school neighbour.
Drunk dine-and-dash suspect bites West Van police officer

Drunk dine-and-dash suspect bites West Van police officer

The ‘serious bite’ required a trip to the hospital for a tetanus shot, police say.
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