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UBCM: Municipalities want big pharma lawsuit cash for opioid response

UBCM: Municipalities want big pharma lawsuit cash for opioid response

Some funds from the Purdue Pharma Canada lawsuit should be routed to local governments to deal with the unintended consequence of the opioid emergency response, UBCM delegates say.
"They're funding three tires. You can't go anywhere with three tires."

"They're funding three tires. You can't go anywhere with three tires."

Fort St. John mayor uses analogy to describe province's funding shortfall
B.C. woman who falsified teaching certificate issued 18-month ban

B.C. woman who falsified teaching certificate issued 18-month ban

Nicola Pendleton worked at Lakeside School in Kelowna from August 2018 until the fall of 2019 before it was discovered that she did not have a valid professional certificate.
Labour shortages, job actions hinder tourism recovery

Labour shortages, job actions hinder tourism recovery

Tourists in B.C. face delays, disruptions from labour unrest and staffing challenges
UBCM: Lieutenant-governor supports mental health working group

UBCM: Lieutenant-governor supports mental health working group

"There really are gaps in the mental health system," says the mayor of Coquitlam.
Cops for Cancer tour kicks off from Dawson Creek

Cops for Cancer tour kicks off from Dawson Creek

Dawson Creek to Fort St. John today, onto Chetwynd Thursday.
Homicide investigators probe fatal shooting, torched vehicle, in Burnaby, B.C.

Homicide investigators probe fatal shooting, torched vehicle, in Burnaby, B.C.

BURNABY, B.C. — A man has been shot and killed in Burnaby, B.C. A statement from Burnaby RCMP says the attack happened just after 11 p.m. Tuesday along a busy stretch of Hastings Street near Confederation Park. The unnamed victim died at the scene.
Crews work to better map perimeter of wildfire raging in northeastern B.C.

Crews work to better map perimeter of wildfire raging in northeastern B.C.

VANCOUVER — An infrared scan has been completed of a large wildfire in northeastern B.C., in an effort to confirm the perimeter of the out-of-control blaze that's threatening a community and a key hydroelectric dam. The B.C.
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says system in crisis since 2020 must be transformed

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says system in crisis since 2020 must be transformed

The minister spoke Tuesday at the UBCM convention in Whistler.
B.C. police watchdog called to investigate fatal shooting during arrest

B.C. police watchdog called to investigate fatal shooting during arrest

KEREMEOS, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog has been called to investigate after a man was fatally shot and a woman was seriously injured in an incident involving RCMP in the southern Interior.