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Man goes on a "smashing spree" in a vehicle in Kamloops, ramming 11 businesses

Man goes on a "smashing spree" in a vehicle in Kamloops, ramming 11 businesses

Photo Tereza Verenca A man is scheduled to appear in court today after he rammed his vehicle into 11 different businesses around Kamloops Monday night. Around 8:30 p.m.
Poll: More Canadians support ban on keeping whales, dolphins in captivity

Poll: More Canadians support ban on keeping whales, dolphins in captivity

A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute finds that Canadians are more than twice as likely to support a ban on keeping whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) in captivity than to be in favour of the practice.
UBC prof nabs 100k prize for toddler language research

UBC prof nabs 100k prize for toddler language research

UBC professor Janet Werker was recently awarded the Killam Prize in social sciences for her research into how babies and toddlers come to understand spoken language. Photo Martin Dee A University of B.C.
Minister 'surprised and disappointed' by BC Ferries plan to remove fuel rebates

Minister 'surprised and disappointed' by BC Ferries plan to remove fuel rebates

Photo By DARREN STONE, Times Colonist B.C.
Notley to skip premiers conference so she can focus on pipeline deal

Notley to skip premiers conference so she can focus on pipeline deal

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley updates reporters on the progress of the Kinder Morgan pipeline in Edmonton on May 16, 2018.
New renters' protections are now in effect in B.C.

New renters' protections are now in effect in B.C.

The B.C. provincial government has enacted amendments to Residential Tenancy Act that aim to compensate renters who face eviction because of renovation or demolitions.
Couple survives being buried in mudslide on B.C. highway

Couple survives being buried in mudslide on B.C. highway

Gabe Rosescu and Sheri Niemegeers are shown in a handout photo from the GoFundMe page called “Support for Gabe and Sheri.” The Saskatchewan couple is recovering in hospital after a mudslide swept them off a cliff in British Columbia.
Arrest made for double shooting near Science World

Arrest made for double shooting near Science World

File photo We reported on Friday about a double shooting inside a home on Industrial Ave near Science World.
North Van condo owner can keep his dog, tribunal rules

North Van condo owner can keep his dog, tribunal rules

Parham Esfahani lifts his two-year-old golden retriever Zoey in celebration. Esfahani has won a dispute with his strata council, who said Zoey would be in violation of their bylaw forbidding large dogs once she grew out of puppyhood.
Year of the Queer — Wait, can we say that?

Year of the Queer — Wait, can we say that?

Photo Shutterstock As Vancouver prepares to commemorate 2018 as Year of the Queer, opinions are mixed about using the reclaimed slur to encompass a rainbow of sexualities.