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Is the B.C. Interior facing another brutal wildfire season?

Is the B.C. Interior facing another brutal wildfire season?

"We don't go into the season blind, we watch for trends."
Artist's brush with frustration after painting stolen from rec centre's gallery

Artist's brush with frustration after painting stolen from rec centre's gallery

Saanich police say they are narrowing the search after a piece of abstract art was taken from gallery inside the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre.
Baby geese born at hospital hatch, leave nest with help from staff

Baby geese born at hospital hatch, leave nest with help from staff

Three goslings hatched under the window of a labour and delivery unit Sunday
Rhody Lake's family still seeks answers about B.C. mother's 2005 disappearance

Rhody Lake's family still seeks answers about B.C. mother's 2005 disappearance

Jennifer Lake Tipper met with the Sunshine Coast SAR manager who helped lead the extensive search for her mother in 2005. No trace has ever been found after the 80-year-old's late November disappearance from the Sandy Hook neighbourhood of Sechelt.
Minister flags 'creative' plan for repeat offenders after being called soft on crime

Minister flags 'creative' plan for repeat offenders after being called soft on crime

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s attorney general says he is poised to announce a “creative” plan to help tackle repeat offenders who cause "chaos" in communities.
Alert Ready system expands to floods, fires in B.C., not heat domes

Alert Ready system expands to floods, fires in B.C., not heat domes

VICTORIA — An automated alert system will be ready to warn British Columbians of spring flooding and summer wildfires but not yet for extreme heat, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said Tuesday.
Corrections officer mistakenly killed in B.C.'s gang war: Delta police

Corrections officer mistakenly killed in B.C.'s gang war: Delta police

DELTA, B.C. — Police say an off-duty corrections officer who was gunned down in a Walmart parking lot in Delta, B.C., was killed in a case of mistaken identity.
Inner circle of Vancouver 2030 bid exploration revealed

Inner circle of Vancouver 2030 bid exploration revealed

Seven-member core team looking into potential return of Olympic Games includes Squamish Nation councillor and Skwah First Nation chief
B.C. gangster, wanted for Thailand murder, dies in Ontario plane crash

B.C. gangster, wanted for Thailand murder, dies in Ontario plane crash

Gene Karl Lahrkamp was killed on a four-passenger light plane that was flying between Dryden and Marathon, Ont.
'Over my dead body' will abortion laws change, says B.C. finance minister

'Over my dead body' will abortion laws change, says B.C. finance minister

“As a government, we’re committed to continuing to deliver abortion services to those who are pregnant. We see this as health care.”