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B.C. gears for 'imminent' arrival of self-driving cars

B.C. gears for 'imminent' arrival of self-driving cars

B.C.’s government is keeping an eye on driverless vehicles, an emerging technology that experts say will be the most profound change in transportation in a century.
After years of neglect, Simon Fraser University gives up on family residence

After years of neglect, Simon Fraser University gives up on family residence

Sixty students, some with families, forced into overheated rental market by closure of decaying building
Near-fatal cancer beaten back with blood pressure pill

Near-fatal cancer beaten back with blood pressure pill

Trish Keating’s cancer is now almost undetectable
Priciest Metro Vancouver homes draw buyers from China

Priciest Metro Vancouver homes draw buyers from China

Falling dollar makes mansions a bargain in yuan
Premier Clark says anti-terror Bill C-51 could 'impinge' on rights

Premier Clark says anti-terror Bill C-51 could 'impinge' on rights

B.C. Premier Christy Clark is raising concerns that the federal government's anti-terrorism bill could "impinge" on the rights of Canadians.
B.C.'s water sale plans raise concerns about price

B.C.'s water sale plans raise concerns about price

More than 82,000 people have signed a petition against the government’s plans to sell B.C.’s water for $2.25 per million litres. “It is outrageous,” says the online petition from SumOfUs.org, that corporations can buy water “for next to nothing.” B.
Striking university staff rally in Prince George

Striking university staff rally in Prince George

Striking university staff rally in Prince George Tiffany Crawford Vancouver Sun Professors from across Canada joined hundreds of people rallying in Prince George on Saturday afternoon to support staff on strike at the University of Northern B.C.
Haida Nation wins injunction against commercial fishery

Haida Nation wins injunction against commercial fishery

HAIDA GWAII, B.C. — A First Nation in Haida Gwaii, B.C., says it has won an injunction to block a planned herring roe fishery on its territory.
Aging farm pesticides, livestock medications collected for disposal

Aging farm pesticides, livestock medications collected for disposal

VANCOUVER —Vancouver Island and Fraser Valley farmers turned in more than 19,000 kilograms of unwanted pesticides and livestock medications during an October collection campaign.
Electric ferry jolts discussion over powering ships in B.C.

Electric ferry jolts discussion over powering ships in B.C.

Norwegian vessel challenges assumptions about limits of battery power