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B.C. election 2017: Which leader would you invite for dinner?

B.C. election 2017: Which leader would you invite for dinner?

Of B.C.’s three main party leaders, John Horgan is the one British Columbians would most likely invite into their homes for dinner, according to a just-released, pre-election Insights West poll. In the poll, conducted more than a month ago (Feb.
Billionaire Jim Pattison donates $75M toward new St. Paul's hospital

Billionaire Jim Pattison donates $75M toward new St. Paul's hospital

Vancouver businessman Jim Pattison has donated a record $75 million toward the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, money that will go towards the creation of the Jim Pattison Medical Centre.
Affordable child care seen as key to lifting families out of poverty

Affordable child care seen as key to lifting families out of poverty

The issue of child care hits families right in the heart — the safety, wellbeing and development of their children is at stake. It also hits them right in the wallet.
Drunk driver who killed three near Pemberton should get 12 years: Crown

Drunk driver who killed three near Pemberton should get 12 years: Crown

A Lillooet man whose drunk driving killed three people, including two cyclists, should receive a 12-year jail term, a prosecutor argued Monday.
Heiltsuk village among oldest in North America: archeologists

Heiltsuk village among oldest in North America: archeologists

A Heiltsuk village site on B.C.’s mid-coast is three times as old as the Great Pyramid at Giza and among the oldest human settlements in North America, according to researchers at the Hakai Institute.
Carbon monoxide suspected in deaths of four near Ashcroft

Carbon monoxide suspected in deaths of four near Ashcroft

The sudden death of four people, including two children, in a remote B.C. community has left friends and loved ones in mourning. Local media identified the victims as Harvey Volaine, his wife Melissa Penner, and their two boys, Kaylex, 10, and Ay, 7.
NDP forestry plan: Curb log exports, invest in value-added manufacturing

NDP forestry plan: Curb log exports, invest in value-added manufacturing

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B.C. Liberals testing election ads with focus groups

B.C. Liberals testing election ads with focus groups

VICTORIA — In a small meeting room at a Coquitlam hotel, the B.C. Liberal Party is test-driving many of the ads that will saturate your social-media feeds, and TV airwaves, during the election campaign.
B.C. court ruling will shake real-estate industry, lawyers say

B.C. court ruling will shake real-estate industry, lawyers say

A B.C. Supreme Court ruling will send shock waves through the arm of the Canadian real-estate market that is powered by foreign capital, say immigration lawyers.
Sierra Club predicts costs of Site C hydro dam will balloon further

Sierra Club predicts costs of Site C hydro dam will balloon further

A Sierra Club B.C. report released Monday argues that the Liberal provincial government is leaving taxpayers with a costly legacy of bad decisions, corporate subsidies, and failed LNG projects.