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B.C. adds 23K jobs in April as film sector comes roaring back to life

B.C. adds 23K jobs in April as film sector comes roaring back to life

Film and TV sector adds 23,400 jobs in April, unemployment falls to 5%
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Stonehenge exhibit at Royal B.C. Museum brings science to ancient mystery

Stonehenge exhibit at Royal B.C. Museum brings science to ancient mystery

Isotope studies of bones and ancient DNA reconstructing human genomes are shedding light on the ancestral origins of Stonehenge people.
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Protesters at UVic say they don't feel safe after attacks by man with off-leash dogs

Protesters at UVic say they don't feel safe after attacks by man with off-leash dogs

The man has been banned from campus, and Saanich police say they’re investigating the assaults
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B.C. man pleads not guilty in courthouse prosecutor attack

B.C. man pleads not guilty in courthouse prosecutor attack

A prosecutor was attacked on Feb. 2 as she walked with a security officer to Vancouver's provincial courthouse.
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Taiwanese bubble tea chain opening first Vancouver location

Taiwanese bubble tea chain opening first Vancouver location

They're moving into the former home of a plant-based hot dog shop
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B.C. judge throws out mink farmers' lawsuits against province

B.C. judge throws out mink farmers' lawsuits against province

Farmers claimed a 2021 government decision to shut down their industry was political, unlawful and caused economic damage.
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'This is an unusual event': Potentially 'spectacular' northern lights forecast for Vancouver

'This is an unusual event': Potentially 'spectacular' northern lights forecast for Vancouver

"A severe geomagnetic storm includes the potential for aurora to be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California"
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Networks had to be secured before making cybersecurity incident public: Farnworth

Networks had to be secured before making cybersecurity incident public: Farnworth

Public safety minister was responding to questions about why the government waited at least eight days to announce it had identified “sophisticated cybersecurity incidents”
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B.C. creates a special homicide unit as gangs involved in 46 per cent of murders

B.C. creates a special homicide unit as gangs involved in 46 per cent of murders

Data from the Ministry of Public Safety says gang-related homicides have climbed from 21 per cent of all killings in the province in 2003 to 46 per cent last year.
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Cost to incinerate garbage in Metro Vancouver to spike 74%, says report

Cost to incinerate garbage in Metro Vancouver to spike 74%, says report

As costs climb, external report calls for Metro Vancouver to abandon district waste-to-energy system that burns garbage; committee members says they're hearing 'mixed messages.'
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