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Recent B.C. weather contributes to rising snowpack, but summer drought risk remains

Recent B.C. weather contributes to rising snowpack, but summer drought risk remains

VICTORIA — Recent snowfall at higher elevations in British Columbia has given a boost to the record low snowpack, but the risk of declining stream flows and drought conditions this summer still remains, says a top River Forecast Centre official.
Police watchdog investigates woman's death in Burnaby, B.C.

Police watchdog investigates woman's death in Burnaby, B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. — British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has been notified by Mounties in Burnaby after a woman died in their custody.
Updated: Whistler RCMP conducting 'ongoing investigation' in multiple neighbourhoods

Updated: Whistler RCMP conducting 'ongoing investigation' in multiple neighbourhoods

No risk to public safety, police say
Owners of Asian-owned Island businesses might be targeted for home break-ins while at work

Owners of Asian-owned Island businesses might be targeted for home break-ins while at work

Investigators believe an organized crime group may be placing GPS trackers on the victims’ vehicles in order to track their whereabouts
Breaking through the B.C. government’s polling secrecy

Breaking through the B.C. government’s polling secrecy

Controversy surrounds government-funded polling ahead of B.C. elections
Victoria will allow e-kick scooters in bike lanes, low-speed roads; ‘The reality is we’re already there’

Victoria will allow e-kick scooters in bike lanes, low-speed roads; ‘The reality is we’re already there’

Victoria has been pushing the province for years to allow other micro-mobility devices, electric mobility scooters and ­e-wheelchairs to use biking infrastructure.
Comox teen blazing a path for women in racecar driving

Comox teen blazing a path for women in racecar driving

Nicole Havrda fell in love with racecar driving when she travelled to Austria to watch a Formula 1 race with her dad in 2018, when she was 12
NDP leader talks pharmacare, child care during visit to qathet

NDP leader talks pharmacare, child care during visit to qathet

Jagmeet Singh meets with day-care operator, Tla’amin Nation officials and local residents during day-long trip
B.C. Supreme Court confirms class-action lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark over flushable wipes

B.C. Supreme Court confirms class-action lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark over flushable wipes

Manufacturer said its recalled products failed to meet its "high-quality standards" and could contain the bacterium Pluralibacter gergoviae.
Second World War-era movie being shot this week near Prince George

Second World War-era movie being shot this week near Prince George

Breakthrough explores unlikely bond between soldiers on opposite sides during Battle of the Bulge