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Stanley Cup rioter dies just a week into three-year jail term

Stanley Cup rioter dies just a week into three-year jail term

One of two men recently sentenced to prison for his role in the Stanley Cup riots has died at Royal Columbian Hospital just a week after he began serving his time.
Loss of boat imperils West Coast Trail's Chez Monique's

Loss of boat imperils West Coast Trail's Chez Monique's

It’s a little easier getting to Chez Monique’s than to Milliways, the fictional “Restaurant at the End of the Universe” in Douglas Adams’s comedic-science fiction series of novels.
Minimum pricing for alcohol in B.C. toasted

Minimum pricing for alcohol in B.C. toasted

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s new minimum price structure for alcohol is a good step toward protecting public health, but it also helps defend existing liquor stores from new competition, according to an addictions researcher.
Greens’ May, NDP prod Liberals on Site C dam review

Greens’ May, NDP prod Liberals on Site C dam review

Ministers say former government approved project and B.C. Hydro must meet requirements
AltaGas shelves plans for LNG export plant in Kitimat

AltaGas shelves plans for LNG export plant in Kitimat

Plans for a floating liquefied natural gas export plant in Kitimat have been shelved, the first B.C. LNG project to be postponed indefinitely. AltaGas Inc.
Marine Building's art deco osprey goes to auction in Victoria

Marine Building's art deco osprey goes to auction in Victoria

Brass sculpture has been in architect’s family for almost nine decades
B.C. Liberals hire staff from ousted federal, Alberta Conservatives

B.C. Liberals hire staff from ousted federal, Alberta Conservatives

Influx from Ottawa and Edmonton could send tricky messages, say experts
Sexism revisited: Mayor wears same suit, no one notices for 15 months

Sexism revisited: Mayor wears same suit, no one notices for 15 months

“Did you see what Richard Stewart was wearing?,” said no one ever. The Coquitlam mayor had been donning the same dark blue suit since the fall of 2014 to shine a light on the sexist scrutiny women face in the workplace.
Serial killer Robert Pickton writes a book

Serial killer Robert Pickton writes a book

Family members and a police officer directly involved in the Robert Pickton murder investigation were quick on Sunday to denounce a just-released book by the convicted serial killer.
Justice minister under fire for husband’s lobbying of federal government

Justice minister under fire for husband’s lobbying of federal government

Tim Raybould has registered as a lobbyist for the Westbank First Nation and the First Nations Finance Authority