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Labour shortages squeezing B.C. restaurants, retailers

Labour shortages squeezing B.C. restaurants, retailers

Staffing shortages are so acute at Pizza Hut in B.C. that the company has been forced to hold off opening new locations.
Doctor asks patients for money to help him retire comfortably

Doctor asks patients for money to help him retire comfortably

A West Vancouver doctor who wrote a letter asking patients for regular payments to support him during retirement is facing scrutiny from the B.C. College of Physicians and Surgeons. The two-page goodbye letter from general practitioner Dr.
Woman who fatally stabbed B.C. social worker found not criminally responsible

Woman who fatally stabbed B.C. social worker found not criminally responsible

VANCOUVER — A Fort St. John woman accused of fatally stabbing a much-loved Burnaby social worker has been found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder.
Dead horses in Chilcotin might have been shot

Dead horses in Chilcotin might have been shot

At least five wild horses have been found dead in the Chilcotin, and locals suspect they were senselessly shot. “It’s a disgusting act,” said David Williams of Friends of the Nemiah Valley. “I hope whoever did it is caught and charged.
Province to miss 2050 targets on emissions by 400 per cent, forecaster says

Province to miss 2050 targets on emissions by 400 per cent, forecaster says

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is on track to miss targets set for greenhouse-gas emissions in its Climate Leadership Plan by more than four times by 2050, according to a new analysis, due to a projected doubling of emissions from the province’s natura
Village council gets OK to operate after three councillors quit

Village council gets OK to operate after three councillors quit

The resignations of three McBride councillors, which left the village run by the two remaining community representatives, has "astronomical impacts," McBride's mayor said.
Canada’s OK for pipeline concerns Washington state

Canada’s OK for pipeline concerns Washington state

VANCOUVER — The federal government’s approval of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline is raising concerns among Washington state officials, who say they have not received adequate assurances that U.S.
MLAs to cede control of constituency spending to legislature office

MLAs to cede control of constituency spending to legislature office

B.C. MLAs will hand over control of their constituency expenses to a central office in the legislature after a fraud involving thousands of taxpayer dollars at a Victoria MLA’s office.
Oddities: Man wakes to find bike lock stolen, replaced by bike

Oddities: Man wakes to find bike lock stolen, replaced by bike

A Vancouver man is still deciding whether he’s the victim of a theft or the recipient of a gift, after a bike-lock thief left behind a pretty nice bike.
City of Vancouver upping fines as pot shops defy order to close

City of Vancouver upping fines as pot shops defy order to close

Fines are quadrupling for businesses operating without a licence in Vancouver as city staff struggle to shut down unlicensed pot shops.