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RBCM event explores lives of B.C.'s Black pioneers

RBCM event explores lives of B.C.'s Black pioneers

You can learn about B.C.’s Black pioneers — and meet descendants of Black settlers who arrived in B.C. in 1858 — at the B.C Black History and Heritage Day at the Royal B.C. Museum today.
Flower supply chain issues prompt some B.C. buyers to look local

Flower supply chain issues prompt some B.C. buyers to look local

VANCOUVER — It was stubbornness that led a family farm on Vancouver Island to keep growing roses when competitors left the industry or shifted production to marijuana years ago.
Another 17 COVID-19 deaths in B.C., booster dose vaccination reaches 51.5 per cent

Another 17 COVID-19 deaths in B.C., booster dose vaccination reaches 51.5 per cent

VICTORIA — Nine COVID-19 outbreaks at seniors' care homes in British Columbia have been declared over, while two more have been announced. There are 46 health-care facilities in the province with ongoing outbreaks, most of them seniors' care homes.
Lost in the B.C. woods for 74 days, Bear Henry thankful to forestry workers' rescue

Lost in the B.C. woods for 74 days, Bear Henry thankful to forestry workers' rescue

VICTORIA — Bear Henry says they survived more than 70 days stuck in a camper van on a remote Vancouver Island mountain forest road with only a few days' worth of canned beans, raw rice, cat food and melted snow.
B.C. legislature accountants' credibility questioned by Craig James' defence team

B.C. legislature accountants' credibility questioned by Craig James' defence team

Ex-clerk Craig James is on trial for breach of trust and fraud
Collective bargaining begins between province and 58K unionized health-care workers in B.C.

Collective bargaining begins between province and 58K unionized health-care workers in B.C.

The current agreement expires March 31
B.C. provides millions for Chinese Canadian museum in Vancouver's Chinatown

B.C. provides millions for Chinese Canadian museum in Vancouver's Chinatown

VANCOUVER — The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown will soon become a Chinese Canadian Museum. The provincial government is providing $27.5 million for the project and real estate marketer Bob Rennie is adding another $7.
BC Trucking Association asks province for zero- and low-emissions mandate

BC Trucking Association asks province for zero- and low-emissions mandate

The move comes as BCTA’s leadership reiterated in recent months that B.C.’s trucking sector needed to view environmental sustainability as a selling point
B.C. woman hopes to train hairstylists to watch for cancer

B.C. woman hopes to train hairstylists to watch for cancer

70 salons have signed up for the 'Styling Hair and Saving Lives' program, free training for people who want to learn to spot suspicious marks on clients
Cost of B.C. vaccine booking hotline revealed: $47.66 million

Cost of B.C. vaccine booking hotline revealed: $47.66 million

The hotline, plagued by initial problems, was designed to assist the first wave of those eligible for vaccines to easily book appointments at provincial clinics and sites
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