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B.C.’s political parties chase young voters as election battle heats up

B.C.’s political parties chase young voters as election battle heats up

B.C.’s political parties are setting their sights on the fickle youth demographic, trying to attract as many votes as possible in a tight election.
B.C. Transit managers made fruitless trip to China to see buses, emails show

B.C. Transit managers made fruitless trip to China to see buses, emails show

Three senior managers from B.C. Transit travelled to China in late November to check on the assembly of 15 buses, only to be told that work on the first bus had not yet begun. B.C.

Health Ministry researcher fired ‘for cause,’ government says

The B.C. government claims in court documents that a Health Ministry employee who is suing for wrongful dismissal improperly shared data, ordered emails destroyed and breached conflict-of-interest rules to benefit her husband and their company.

Victoria woman banned from owning dogs for 2 years

A Victoria woman has been forbidden to have dogs in her care for the next two years after pleading guilty to cruelty charges for neglecting to get care for her Great Dane, leading to its death Kristine Dudley-Danskin failed to take the two-year-old d
Ancient Nanaimo-area petroglyph accidentally destroyed by B.C. Hydro contractor

Ancient Nanaimo-area petroglyph accidentally destroyed by B.C. Hydro contractor

B.C. Hydro is working with Snuneymuxw First Nation to ensure a mistake that saw an ancient petroglyph near Nanaimo destroyed by heavy machinery is never repeated.

Drug companies favour B.C. Liberals

Drug companies and pharmacies donated nearly $600,000 to the B.C. Liberals over the past eight years — almost 14 times more than what was given to the NDP.
Turnout strong in advance voting for B.C. election

Turnout strong in advance voting for B.C. election

Advance voting in the provincial election got off to a strong start Wednesday with more than 100,000 people casting ballots, Elections B.C. reports. The tally represents about 3.4 per cent of total registered voters. That’s up from 2.

Statement from Dive B.C. president Rodd McCormick about coach being charged

Text of statement from Dive B.C. president Rodd McCormick of Victoria — father of Olympic diver Riley McCormick — about charges of sexual exploitation being laid against former coach Trevor Palmatier.

Statement from Victoria diver Riley McCormick about his former coach being charged

Text of statement from Victoria diver Riley McCormick about charges of sexual exploitation being laid against his former coach, Trevor Palmatier I have been approached and asked to comment on the unfortunate events currently reported by the media wit

B.C. Hydro releases water during snowmelt to help offset dry winter

Unusually high temperatures and snow melt have prompted B.C. Hydro to release a surge of water into the Puntledge River, increasing the flow by threefold through Tuesday. “It was a drier than normal winter and a bit of a challenge for B.C.