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Opinion: Why rural Canadians need public transit just as urgently as suburbanites

Opinion: Why rural Canadians need public transit just as urgently as suburbanites

There is a continuing misunderstanding of rural realities by policymakers. Ultimately this puts transit out of reach for many rural areas.
Woman should get 16-18 years for courtroom knife, hammer attack: Crown

Woman should get 16-18 years for courtroom knife, hammer attack: Crown

"Even when I was laying on the court floor bleeding, she was saying, 'It's her fault. It’s her fault.'"
Video: 'Absolutely amazing' 10-foot shark washes up dead on B.C. shore

Video: 'Absolutely amazing' 10-foot shark washes up dead on B.C. shore

A man walking along the beach on Hornby Island discovered the dead shark.
Scientists misled on seaweed invasions of coral reefs, finds B.C. researcher

Scientists misled on seaweed invasions of coral reefs, finds B.C. researcher

Seaweed invasions have been used as a yardstick for measuring coral reef health, but a new study led by B.C. researchers has found the slimy macroalgae isn't all bad news.
Report finds mismanagement, risk to public funds at BC Housing under former CEO

Report finds mismanagement, risk to public funds at BC Housing under former CEO

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is restricting new funding to a major non-profit housing providerand reviewing its finances afteran independent report found mismanagement by a former top executive atthe province's housing corporation.
Eby says he met CSIS regional boss over foreign election meddling in B.C.

Eby says he met CSIS regional boss over foreign election meddling in B.C.

"I can assure British Columbians that the Vancouver election was won fair and square by Ken Sim," Eby said Monday.
Leprechaun or gnome? B.C. man's driver's license says he's 23 cm tall

Leprechaun or gnome? B.C. man's driver's license says he's 23 cm tall

He's actually 5'9".
Vehicle driver walks off BC Ferries ship, delays ensue

Vehicle driver walks off BC Ferries ship, delays ensue

Sunshine Coast RCMP were on the scene but the incident was anything but nefarious.
Liberals move to speed up gun-bill debate, Conservatives call move undemocratic

Liberals move to speed up gun-bill debate, Conservatives call move undemocratic

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are trying to ensure gun-control legislation makes its way through committee soon by asking the House of Commons for the green light to limit debate and expand the bill's scope to cover new elements.
Rob Shaw: How the legislature turned into the Twilight Zone

Rob Shaw: How the legislature turned into the Twilight Zone

In which the BC NDP thwart the government lawyers' attempt to create their own bargaining unit