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The B.C. public might get some answers today on what influences gasoline prices, particularly in the Lower Mainland — among the highest in North America — but might not get hoped-for relief at the pumps.

While the province and teachers have yet to strike a deal at the collective bargaining table, they’ve found consensus in improving supports for B.C.’s most vulnerable child populations.

HALIFAX — The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy issued an apology Thursday to the sailors who fought a deadly fire aboard the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi in 2004, saying a five-year delay in releasing a study on their health was unacceptable.

VANCOUVER — Susanna Strem was stunned when she went to check on Space Venus, a four-metre, $2.8-million Salvador Dali sculpture that had garnered the admiration of countless passersby and provided the backdrop to countless selfies.

Any British Columbia resident who has ever complained about losing a precious hour of sleep thanks to daylight saving time now has a chance to gripe to the provincial government.

About 300 demonstrators marched 22 kilometres from Victoria City Hall to Island View Beach on Saturday to protest the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The likelihood of a drought across B.C. is rising as warm weather melts away what’s left of a minuscule mountain snow pack and spring rains fail to appear, say provincial wildfire and forecast experts.

TORONTO — A British Columbia man accused of swimming naked in a shark tank at a Toronto aquarium has returned home to resume his job as a fishing guide while his case wends its way through the justice system.

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations he is putting vulnerable Albertans at risk by freezing funds for proposed new supervised consumption drug sites.

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says survivors and their families showed courage and leadership in sharing experiences that form the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.