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Rain and cooler weather bring reprieve to B.C. wildfire crews, but only for few days

Rain and cooler weather bring reprieve to B.C. wildfire crews, but only for few days

A cooling trend with potential rain showers across much of British Columbia is expected to ease wildfire conditions for the next 36 to 48 hours, but hot, dry weather is set to return by the end of the week.
Vancouver translator reaches settlement with British Museum over unauthorized work

Vancouver translator reaches settlement with British Museum over unauthorized work

Vancouver-based Yilin Wang says the museum has agreed to compensate her for translations that are part of an ongoing exhibit dubbed “China’s hidden century.”
Update: Metro Vancouver senior missing over long weekend found dead

Update: Metro Vancouver senior missing over long weekend found dead

The elderly Maple Ridge man had been missing for three days.
Whistler dog walker spotted 'dragging' dog into 'forced bear encounter'

Whistler dog walker spotted 'dragging' dog into 'forced bear encounter'

Photographer Natalie Wannamaker says the woman ignored her warnings of bears in the area, bringing her on-leash dog within inches of a young bear on the Valley Trail
Mario Canseco: British Columbians rank B.C.’s best and worst premiers

Mario Canseco: British Columbians rank B.C.’s best and worst premiers

Research Co. and Glacier Media polling reveal current attitudes toward recent B.C. leaders
Stolen bunnies returned to B.C. home with note

Stolen bunnies returned to B.C. home with note

Two bunnies stolen from their home in West Kelowna, B.C., have been returned to their owner with a note apologizing for the theft.
'It is agonizing': Grieving mother calls for answers after Indigenous daughter found dead on reserve

'It is agonizing': Grieving mother calls for answers after Indigenous daughter found dead on reserve

An Indigenous woman is dead and her mother is desperately searching for answers on what happened during the last moments she was alive.
50 ways the weather could change in the next 50 years

50 ways the weather could change in the next 50 years

One reason weather can cause more damage when the world gets hotter is because warmer air can hold more moisture.
Redacted B.C. gas report sparks claims of misinformation

Redacted B.C. gas report sparks claims of misinformation

A government-industry report gauging the potential future role for renewable gas in B.C. was edited to remove sections stating electric heat pumps have an advantage over burning gas, documents show.
FortisBC's plan to keep burning gas 'not equitable,' claims B.C. city

FortisBC's plan to keep burning gas 'not equitable,' claims B.C. city

City of Richmond staff has 'connected the dots' between an altered gas report and evidence that FortisBC is looking to subsidize its low-carbon gas plan with a $750-million subsidy paid for by existing customers.