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B.C.'s schoolhouse jailhouse gets positive marks

B.C.'s schoolhouse jailhouse gets positive marks

The clock stands at 20 minutes from the hour when they start to enter single file through a heavy door on the second floor of the facility’s main rotunda.
Low-cost rental housing disappears in Vancouver area

Low-cost rental housing disappears in Vancouver area

Replacement of older buildings with more modern accommodation is pushing up prices
Exploding meteor lights up southwest B.C.'s night sky

Exploding meteor lights up southwest B.C.'s night sky

Tina Robertson was just trying to catch a stray cat out in front of her property when she heard it. “It freaked me right out,” she said. Then she looked up to see a “big ball of fire.” “It was moving like hell,” she said.
Farm weddings cancelled over permit issues

Farm weddings cancelled over permit issues

CHILLIWACK — The invitations are printed, but Sean and Sheena’s wedding guests will not be heading to Fantasy Farms for the couple’s dream rural wedding.
Wanted: Breast milkof human kindness

Wanted: Breast milkof human kindness

VANCOUVER — Some of B.C.’s tiniest hospital patients are waiting for special donors to step up, as the Provincial Milk Bank is close to running dry. The milk bank’s walk-in freezer at B.C.
B.C. expects about 400 Syrian refugees by Dec. 31

B.C. expects about 400 Syrian refugees by Dec. 31

VANCOUVER — B.C. can expect to receive about 400 Syrian refugees by the end of the year, the Immigrant Services Society of B.C.’s settlement services director said Wednesday.
Jury urged to convict men in fatal sword attack

Jury urged to convict men in fatal sword attack

VANCOUVER — A prosecutor Monday urged a jury to convict two men accused in a fatal attack on a Vancouver teen involving a samurai sword and a golf club.
Conservatives name B.C. MPs to shadow cabinet

Conservatives name B.C. MPs to shadow cabinet

Five Conservative MPs from the Lower Mainland have been named as critics in the Official Opposition's shadow cabinet.
Greens, NDP looking forward to Mount Pleasant byelection

Greens, NDP looking forward to Mount Pleasant byelection

Seat vacant after Jenny Kwan resigned; Premier has until early January to call vote
Heavy snow raises risk of new Mount Polley disaster

Heavy snow raises risk of new Mount Polley disaster

Local politicians and First Nation leaders are calling on the province to quickly avert another disaster at Mount Polley.