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After bumpy start to summer, B.C. Ferries striving for smooth sailing this weekend

After bumpy start to summer, B.C. Ferries striving for smooth sailing this weekend

Key personnel are on standby to step in if staffing shortages arise, and a new “virtual waiting room” will be in place to help ensure the stability of the website and e-booking.
B.C. whale-watching operator owes boater new barbecue

B.C. whale-watching operator owes boater new barbecue

Prince of Whales Holdings Ltd. was found to have operated its vessel in an incompetent manner resulting in a ruined boat barbecue.
Properties destroyed as latest B.C. wildfire flares, forcing urgent evacuations

Properties destroyed as latest B.C. wildfire flares, forcing urgent evacuations

Owen Rose said his "worst fears were realized" as he watched an out-of-control wildfire creep over a ridge and race toward Gun Lake in southern British Columbia, destroying about a dozen properties in its path.
Late parking lot payment can't negate ticket, B.C. tribunal clarifies

Late parking lot payment can't negate ticket, B.C. tribunal clarifies

B.C. man argued because he paid for parking at some point during the day, he should not be fined.
Dog lost in fatal Coquihalla crash located alive

Dog lost in fatal Coquihalla crash located alive

It's being described as "the most amazing story."
Don't blame corporate markups for inflation: Bank of Canada

Don't blame corporate markups for inflation: Bank of Canada

Central bank research shows markups falling as inflation increased
Pledge to plant 2 billion trees lofty but attainable, Natural Resources minister says

Pledge to plant 2 billion trees lofty but attainable, Natural Resources minister says

Canada's natural resources minister says the plan is on track and even exceeding its targets.
B.C. clear-cut logging makes 100-year flood 10 times more likely, study finds

B.C. clear-cut logging makes 100-year flood 10 times more likely, study finds

A new study found B.C. clear-cut logging was linked to up to an 84% spike in flood size. The bigger the flood, the more likely it will come back with more frequency, raising concerns over the ability of dikes to hold back floodwaters.
'It's heavy' B.C. wildfire crews working through grief this season

'It's heavy' B.C. wildfire crews working through grief this season

The BC Wildfire Service has lost two members this fire season.
Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau separating after 18 years of marriage

Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau separating after 18 years of marriage

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau have announced they are separating after 18 years of marriage.