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Countries agree on eventual heavy fuel oil ban for Arctic shipping

Countries agree on eventual heavy fuel oil ban for Arctic shipping

A cargo ship navigates the Arctic Ocean. Photo Shutterstock.com An international body that regulates worldwide shipping has agreed to ban the use of a highly polluting fuel in the Arctic.
Province dedicates $2M to help restore caribou habitat

Province dedicates $2M to help restore caribou habitat

Photo Shutterstock The province has granted $2 million to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation to create a Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund. “There were about 40,000 caribou in B.C. in the early 1900s.
Evacuation alert issued due to possible flooding in southern Okanagan

Evacuation alert issued due to possible flooding in southern Okanagan

Similkameen River. Shutterstock photo Residents of more than a dozen properties in southern British Columbia have been warned that they may need to leave on a moment's notice due to possible flooding in the area.
We're sorry for sharing a "Taco Nazi" comedy video on Holocaust Remembrance Day

We're sorry for sharing a "Taco Nazi" comedy video on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Screen grab from “Taco Nazi” Yesterday I wrote a piece about an animated video that was released this week which added a layer to a Charlie Demers comedy bit.
New laws give more protection to tenants facing renovictions

New laws give more protection to tenants facing renovictions

Housing Minister Selina Robinson Photograph By DARREN STONE, Times Colonist A Victoria tenants advocacy group says changes to B.C.’s tenancy laws introduced in the legislature Thursday will give more rights to renters facing renovictions.
The Indigenous B.C. artist who does the Star Wars stuff just designed an enchanting silver coin

The Indigenous B.C. artist who does the Star Wars stuff just designed an enchanting silver coin

Andy Everson of the K'ómoks First Nation has been making a splash over the past few years working pop culture into his Northwest Coast artwork.
'He was a gift:' Broncos stats keeper remembered for math, memory, kindness

'He was a gift:' Broncos stats keeper remembered for math, memory, kindness

Bus crash victim Brody Hinz, 18, who compiled stats for the Humboldt Broncos and worked for local radio station 107.5 Bolt FM, is shown in a photo on display at the Elgar Petersen Arena in Humboldt, Sask., on Monday, April 9, 2018.
B.C. mom backs MP's calls for criminal probe of opioid manufacturers

B.C. mom backs MP's calls for criminal probe of opioid manufacturers

Helen Jennens poses for a photograph in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday January 8, 2018.
Cats saved from ship sinking off Bowen Island

Cats saved from ship sinking off Bowen Island

Fast-thinking locals helped save two cats from drowning in a sinking boat Friday in Mannion Bay.
BC Hydro, Vancouver School District ponder West End underground substation

BC Hydro, Vancouver School District ponder West End underground substation

A proposal has been put forth that BC Hydro acquire the rights to build a new substation underground at the Lord Roberts Annex property.Photo Dan Toulgoet The buzz around an underground hydro substation in the West End is about to be recharged.