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Squamish backcountry rave shut down by resource officers

Squamish backcountry rave shut down by resource officers

The Forest Cat Festival was set to entertain 150 attendees with 50 performers at Raffuse Creek Recreation site; the event is postponed to 2022.
B.C. high school football returns this week

B.C. high school football returns this week

North Vancouver's Carson Graham takes on Vancouver College in first game since 2019
B.C.'s big bet: gambling on sports

B.C.'s big bet: gambling on sports

The Canadian sports sector's attitude change toward gambling ushers in a potential revolutionary overhaul for a multibillion-dollar industry.
Planned ignition targets last challenging section of White Rock Lake wildfire

Planned ignition targets last challenging section of White Rock Lake wildfire

VERNON, B.C. — A planned ignition covering around 30 square kilometres is underwayat the northeast corner of the destructive White Rock Lake wildfire west of Vernon, B.C.
Hospital, care-home workers to be employed by health authorities again

Hospital, care-home workers to be employed by health authorities again

The change will improve wages, working conditions, job security and stability for about 4,000 workers.
B.C. to phase out private housekeeping, food service contracts in acute care

B.C. to phase out private housekeeping, food service contracts in acute care

VANCOUVER — Workers employed by private contractors who provide housekeeping and food services at acute care facilities in British Columbia will have their employment returned to the province's health authorities.
Kelowna residents trying to buy horse medicine to treat or prevent COVID-19

Kelowna residents trying to buy horse medicine to treat or prevent COVID-19

Ivermectin is used in humans mostly for treating rare tropical diseases in developing countries.
Surrey Mounties charge woman with arson following church burning

Surrey Mounties charge woman with arson following church burning

Kathleen Panek of no fixed address faces two criminal charges.
U.S. arrest warrant out for ex-Vancouver lawyer on pump-and-dump charges

U.S. arrest warrant out for ex-Vancouver lawyer on pump-and-dump charges

Fred Sharp faces two criminal charges in the United States for allegedly orchestrating stock scheme
Watchdog gets over 90 complaints on RCMP enforcement at Fairy Creek

Watchdog gets over 90 complaints on RCMP enforcement at Fairy Creek

The complaints cover a range of allegations including excessive use of force, refusal of medical attention and improper arrest.