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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.
Ski resorts warn patrons of early season conditions

Ski resorts warn patrons of early season conditions

As resorts across southern B.C. get ready to open for another ski season, some operators are cautioning their patrons to be careful about early snow conditions, especially in light of a death this week in Whistler.
Judge dismisses B.C. man’s claim to $50-million lottery win

Judge dismisses B.C. man’s claim to $50-million lottery win

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed the claims of a Maple Ridge man to a $50-million lottery jackpot. George Wilson-Tagoe, 64, argued that through theft and fraud, the B.C. Lottery Corp.
B.C. surplus projected to increase, despite cooling real estate

B.C. surplus projected to increase, despite cooling real estate

B.C. is projecting a larger-than-expected budget surplus this year, despite the cooling of revenues from real estate sales. The government’s surplus for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 is on track to hit $2.
Calls grow for widening Trans-Canada in Fraser Valley

Calls grow for widening Trans-Canada in Fraser Valley

It’s the call Fraser Valley tow truck drivers dread. There’s a motorist with a flat tire on the side of Highway 1 east of Langley, where three lanes funnel into two, and traffic is backed at the best of times.