Squamish News Highlights

Ex-Burnaby optician sentenced 5 years after pleading guilty to swindling pensioner

Naresh Mann told a retiree shopping at his optical store in 2013 he could double his money by investing in an online gambling business. Instead of investing the man's $15K, Mann and his wife spent it on themselves.

Nov 22, 2023 11:46 AM Read more >

Letter: C is for country

'I would adapt the five C’s to: Cost, Crime, Conservation, Confederation and Common sense. To confront those issues would lead to a better Culture, Citizenship and Civilization'

Nov 22, 2023 9:40 AM Read more >

B.C. cryptocurrency exchange NetCents faces securities hearing

NetCents and its CEO Clayton Leigh Moore refute the allegations brought by the B.C. Securities Commission that their cryptocurrency exchange was illegal and insider trading regulations were violated.

Nov 22, 2023 8:53 AM Read more >

British Columbians losing confidence government will reduce cellphone costs, says poll

Majorities of users are dissatisfied with how much their mobile phones cost them each month.

Nov 22, 2023 8:30 AM Read more >

Editorial: The need is great in Squamish, but so is our ability to help

'We are a quickly growing community, it is true, but we are still small enough that everything each of us does, good or bad, can make a difference.'

Nov 22, 2023 8:16 AM Read more >

B.C. strata owner responsible for $10K burst pipe insurance deductible

The owner argued the sprinkler pipe that burst was the strata's responsibility.

Nov 22, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

B.C. Ferries planning for seven new hybrid ferries to replace retiring Queens

Call for shipyards interested in designing and building the ferries closes Dec. 1, with the first vessel in the new ferry class expected to be ready for service in 2029

Nov 22, 2023 5:45 AM Read more >

India restores e-visa services for Canadian nationals, easing diplomatic row between the 2 countries

NEW DELHI (AP) — India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Cana

Nov 22, 2023 5:41 AM Read more >

Opinion: Are freeloading premiers undermining Canada's climate strategy?

A little more than five years ago, there was a strong federal-provincial consensus around climate action. With the election of several Conservative premiers since then, that consensus has vanished.

Nov 22, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: Ombudsman finds COVID benefits clawback unfair

He released a report on how midstream changes to the B.C. Emergency Benefit mean thousands of people are being asked to return $1,000 grants.

Nov 22, 2023 4:35 AM Read more >