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The “Financial dumpster fire” is being revamped. Photo Dan Toulgoet The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that will attempt to restore the finances of the public auto insurance agency.

Paramedics attend to people after multiple pedestrians were hit by a van in north Toronto on Monday, April 23, 2018.

File photo Tsawwassen Mills will be hosting a spring job fair on Saturday, April 28. More than 30 retailers are seeking full and part-time as well as seasonal staff. A variety of positions are available in fashion, specialty stores and restaurants.

A panel of local writers and artists are gathering at the Vancouver Public Library Central Branch this evening to celebrate BC Book Day. The panelists will share stories of how living in B.C.

This 27-storey tower plus podium buildings with tiered terraces is proposed as part of the Pearson Dogwood redevelopment on Cambie Street.

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld The city of Vancouver's new empty homes tax is expected to bring in $30 million in revenue in its first year.

Local videographer Steven Huynh went out to Vancouver's 420 protest this weekend equipped with a camera and the intention of getting people's thoughts on cannabis.

A Mustang II plane sits on the ground after landing between a divided highway near Merritt, B.C. on Sunday, April 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Debra Sharkey Motorists driving on B.C.

File photo VPD Homicide detectives are investigating a murder committed this morning near Kingsway and Nanaimo.

Photo DANIEL O’SULLIVAN A steep incline in front of me, rain running down my eyes, I stop and lean against an Arbutus tree. After an hour or so of hunting for a giant, driftwood mastodon on Saturday, I’m out of breath and muddy — and undeterred.