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B.C.-wide campaign aims to get young people to the polls

B.C.-wide campaign aims to get young people to the polls

Young people have taken matters into their own hands to get their peers to the polls.
Group of prominent people demand immediate halt to Site C over stability concerns

Group of prominent people demand immediate halt to Site C over stability concerns

VANCOUVER — A former president of BC Hydro and a former federal fisheries minister are among 18 prominent Canadians urging the provincial government to halt work on a huge hydroelectric project in northeastern B.C.
Horgan rebukes BC Liberal pledge to jettison speculation tax

Horgan rebukes BC Liberal pledge to jettison speculation tax

BC NDP leader on the campaign trail in Terrace
Green Leader Furstenau says party aims to run 87 candidates in election

Green Leader Furstenau says party aims to run 87 candidates in election

VICTORIA — Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says the party is working overtime to field a full slate of candidates in the Oct. 24 British Columbia election, but may fall short.
Legal access sought for magic mushrooms after therapeutic successes

Legal access sought for magic mushrooms after therapeutic successes

“Knowing what a difference it made for me, I thought that other Canadians should have the right to do this as well.”
Penticton woman donating kidney to stranger to save his life

Penticton woman donating kidney to stranger to save his life

"It feels awesome. I want to give him a life back, I want his wife to know he's not going to die, I want his kids to know he's not going to die."
Researcher calls on Metro Vancouver citizen scientists to capture invasive beetle

Researcher calls on Metro Vancouver citizen scientists to capture invasive beetle

Learning more about the insect will help scientists determine whether it is “friend or foe — or both.”
Terminally-ill Whistler woman looks for one last visit

Terminally-ill Whistler woman looks for one last visit

She hopes to see her sister a final time, but COVID-19 restrictions are standing in the way
Horgan, Wilkinson trade barbs over MSP premiums, health care at campaign stops

Horgan, Wilkinson trade barbs over MSP premiums, health care at campaign stops

Horgan called a snap election for Oct. 24 earlier this week, saying he needs the stability of a majority government
BREAKING: Squamish RCMP and Sea to Sky Gondola announce $250,000 reward for information on sabotage

BREAKING: Squamish RCMP and Sea to Sky Gondola announce $250,000 reward for information on sabotage

With no arrests made, gondola officials and RCMP are hoping that a big cash incentive can help with an investigation into the two times the Sea to Sky Gondola’s cable was deliberately cut. On Sept.