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GIbsons director only B.C. nominee up for one of Canada's top theatre awards

GIbsons director only B.C. nominee up for one of Canada's top theatre awards

Sherry Yoon is the sole nominee from B.C. for the national Siminovitch Prize. The artistic director of Vancouver’s Boca Del Lupo theatre company has also worked as a freelance director with organizations like Bard on the Beach and National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
UNBC and fish packer land $300,000 research grant

UNBC and fish packer land $300,000 research grant

Funding from Innovate BC for development of renewable and biodegradable packaging
B.C.'s extended summer breaks more records, but weather office says rain approaches

B.C.'s extended summer breaks more records, but weather office says rain approaches

VANCOUVER — Several British Columbia cities boasted the warmest temperatures in Canada on the weekend as summer-like weather persists across most of the province, but Environment Canada says a change is coming.
Locke says she’ll get to work quickly on fixing McCallum mess in Surrey

Locke says she’ll get to work quickly on fixing McCallum mess in Surrey

Surrey’s election became one-part referendum on Mayor Doug McCallum’s leadership and one-part referendum on whether to swap police forces. In the end, Coun.
Two Squamish runners are heading to the world championships

Two Squamish runners are heading to the world championships

The runners will compete in two disciplines this November in Thailand.
Ken Sim, ABC's landslide victory in Vancouver a perfect storm against business as usual

Ken Sim, ABC's landslide victory in Vancouver a perfect storm against business as usual

Saturday, enough of the city said enough was enough. Over nearly 15 years, too many had come to feel Vancouver’s plot was lost, slowly and steadily, and more and more people at both ends of the advantage spectrum housed grievance.
Yukon to tie into B.C. First Nation power project

Yukon to tie into B.C. First Nation power project

Atlin hydropower project to be expanded, tied into Yukon grid
Rob Shaw: B.C. ends cruise season with near-record numbers

Rob Shaw: B.C. ends cruise season with near-record numbers

BC is ending its cruise ship season this year with a near-record number of ships and passengers — an achievement all the more remarkable when you consider, according to government’s critics and the industry itself, the cruise sector in th
Feds earmark $136M for supply-chain digitization as Vancouver faces ‘critical’ challenges

Feds earmark $136M for supply-chain digitization as Vancouver faces ‘critical’ challenges

Shopping frenzies over toilet paper marked the outset of the pandemic. Months later, Canada found itself playing catch-up as the COVID-19 crisis exposed the country’s lack of vaccine production capacity.
Firefighters respond to wildfire in West Vancouver near Cypress Falls Park

Firefighters respond to wildfire in West Vancouver near Cypress Falls Park

VANCOUVER — Smoke from a wildfire could be seen across Vancouver as firefighters in West Vancouver responded to the blaze on the slopes of Cypress Falls Park, not far from the neighbourhood of Caulfeild.