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COVID-19 still poses long-term health threat, group warns

COVID-19 still poses long-term health threat, group warns

As pandemic safety measures continue to ease, COVID-19 awareness group Protect Our Province BC notes continued potential risks posed by virus.
Sidney bookkeeper revealed as winner of $55M Lotto Max jackpot

Sidney bookkeeper revealed as winner of $55M Lotto Max jackpot

Scott Gurney took time to ponder his options before collecting the prize, keeping the ticket in a drawer where he would occasionally look at it
Opinion: Let's base AI debates on reality, not extreme fears about the future

Opinion: Let's base AI debates on reality, not extreme fears about the future

The letter assumes AI is becoming, or could become, “powerful digital minds” — a longtermist interpretation of AI’s development that ignores important debates about AI today in lieu of future concerns.
Letter: Please Pick Up after Yourselves

Letter: Please Pick Up after Yourselves

Reader hopes people will stop littering their empty beer cans (and other garbage) along Bowen Bay Road
B.C. housing minister quells mayors' fears over densifying single-family lots

B.C. housing minister quells mayors' fears over densifying single-family lots

Ravi Kahlon spoke to mayors at a UBCM housing summit the day after he and the premier unveiled the government’s housing strategy, which includes introducing legislation that will allow up to four units on a single-family lot.
How one B.C. school is turning its CO2 emissions into soap

How one B.C. school is turning its CO2 emissions into soap

Surrey school joins businesses, institutions adopting small-scale carbon capture and use
Heart-pounding video shows snowboarder rescued by stranger

Heart-pounding video shows snowboarder rescued by stranger

The snowboarder was buried head-first, deep in the snow, for more than five minutes.
B.C. social housing: non-profit programs with promise

B.C. social housing: non-profit programs with promise

This is the last of a two-part Western Investor special report on the millions of dollars in government spending, which is meant to provide affordable housing for the most vulnerable in British Columbia
B.C. to spend $1B to recruit nurses, improve patient ratios

B.C. to spend $1B to recruit nurses, improve patient ratios

The funding package is also designed to retain nurses already in the health system, including a new fund for nurses who need extra mental health support.
'Fickle month': This map shows what to expect in Metro Vancouver's April forecast

'Fickle month': This map shows what to expect in Metro Vancouver's April forecast

The Weather Network expects that a "sluggish start" to spring