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Feds contribute $3.4M for new First Nations hall in Port Alberni

Feds contribute $3.4M for new First Nations hall in Port Alberni

The new 7,000-square-foot Somass Hall will replace the previous community hall, which was demolished in 2019 after it was deemed unsafe for use.
At least 40 people displaced by explosion and fire in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

At least 40 people displaced by explosion and fire in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER — Dozens of people have been left without a home after an apparent explosion sparked a fire between two buildings in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Commercial-industrial builder battles fuel costs and wage pressures

Commercial-industrial builder battles fuel costs and wage pressures

As part of a Glacier Media series on how businesses are overcoming labour shortages, supply chain breaks, inflation and other challenges, a commercial builder explains his strategy
Suspicious incident in Chetwynd

Suspicious incident in Chetwynd

Public asked for help.
Emergency rooms close in B.C., paramedics union says ambulances unstaffed

Emergency rooms close in B.C., paramedics union says ambulances unstaffed

VANCOUVER — Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, B.C., is the latest emergency room in the province to shut its doors due to lack of staff, joining a series of similar interruptions in service in British Columbia's Interior.
Surrey South candidate nomination period closed ahead of Sept. 10 byelection

Surrey South candidate nomination period closed ahead of Sept. 10 byelection

SURREY, B.C. — The candidate nomination period for the upcoming provincial byelection in Surrey South has closed. Elections BC says there are a total of five candidates, each representing one of the five registered political parties.
MLA John Rustad says he has "no animosity" toward BC Liberal Party after ouster

MLA John Rustad says he has "no animosity" toward BC Liberal Party after ouster

VICTORIA — A British Columbia MLA says he holds no animosity toward the BC Liberal Party or its leader after being ousted from its caucus earlier this week. John Rustad, who represents Nechako Lakes in central B.C.
Woman loses final appeal of bid to be declared 'wife' of slain West Van millionaire

Woman loses final appeal of bid to be declared 'wife' of slain West Van millionaire

Five women who all had children with a West Vancouver playboy prior to his gruesome killing testified during an original trial. The estate will now be split among the man's children.
Entrepreneurs' sake-based cooler aims to disrupt B.C.'s alcohol market

Entrepreneurs' sake-based cooler aims to disrupt B.C.'s alcohol market

Five entrepreneurs aim to disrupt B.C.'s wine-cooler market with an innovative product they call SakeBomb – a range of flavoured coolers made with the rice wine, or sake.
Vancouver police investigate three violent stranger attacks in Fairview neighbourhood

Vancouver police investigate three violent stranger attacks in Fairview neighbourhood

Vancouver police are investigating what they call a series of violent stranger assaults in the city's Fairview neighbourhood and trying to establish if the incidents are related.