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B.C.'s education system gets low marks in poll

B.C.'s education system gets low marks in poll

British Columbians are among the least satisfied across Canada with their education system, from kindergarten to post-secondary.
Member revolt aims to pare back Coast Capital board pay

Member revolt aims to pare back Coast Capital board pay

A member revolt over directors’ pay at Coast Capital Savings Credit Union that started with last year’s elections for the member-governed financial institution is continuing through this year’s ballot.
Phantom power: Leaving electronic devices on standby will drain your finances

Phantom power: Leaving electronic devices on standby will drain your finances

Before going to bed, most people shut down the house for the night. The TV is turned off, the computers are powered down and the light over the front door goes dark.
Man guilty of manslaughter for 1981 shooting

Man guilty of manslaughter for 1981 shooting

Thomas Anthony McDonald was found guilty of manslaughter in the Dawson Creek courthouse on April 4, more than 30 years after the shooting death of Earl Dean Jones while returning home from a Dawson Creek bar. On the evening of Sept.
Langley man on the run after fire and attack on family

Langley man on the run after fire and attack on family

Suspect allegedly attempted to kill wife and children after starting blaze
DFO’s plea to fishermen: Avoid nine reefs in Strait of Georgia

DFO’s plea to fishermen: Avoid nine reefs in Strait of Georgia

Glass sponges are possibly the longest-living animals in the world, found only in B.C. and Washington state
ICBC orders woman who rode SkyTrain ‘for free’ to pay up

ICBC orders woman who rode SkyTrain ‘for free’ to pay up

Nursing student, now 25, must pay more than $2,000 in unpaid fines
Van Diest trial: Doctor tells court zombie makeup confused diagnoses

Van Diest trial: Doctor tells court zombie makeup confused diagnoses

KELOWNA — A Vernon emergency room doctor told the murder trial of an Armstrong teenager that her zombie Halloween makeup made it more difficult to assess her injuries. Dr.
B.C. marijuana fires total 36 in eight years

B.C. marijuana fires total 36 in eight years

Even licensed operations fail due to lack of permits and inspections, RCMP report says
Mike Harcourt quits NDP after party 'blunders' and mistakes

Mike Harcourt quits NDP after party 'blunders' and mistakes

VANCOUVER — Former British Columbia New Democrat premier Mike Harcourt has given up his party membership in a split he says was more in sorrow than in anger.