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Application deadline approaching for Canada Dental Benefit

Application deadline approaching for Canada Dental Benefit

The interim Canada Dental Benefit aims to ease dental expenses for qualifying families with an annual income of less than $90,000
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Get ready to turn your clocks ahead

Get ready to turn your clocks ahead

Daylight Saving Time springs into effect at 2 a.m. this Sunday for most of British Columbia, Yukon will stick with Mountain Standard Time
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Robots and drones to work in Kelowna, B.C., orchards in 'precision farming' project

Robots and drones to work in Kelowna, B.C., orchards in 'precision farming' project

KELOWNA, B.C. — Drones and robots will be put to work in the orchards of Kelowna this spring as part of a pilot project to promote what the equipment maker calls "precision farming." The city is collaborating with B.C.
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Port Moody, B.C., police get digital crisis tool for mental health, addiction calls

PORT MOODY, B.C. — Police officers in Port Moody, B.C.
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BC Utilities Commission accepts BC Hydro’s updated power plan

BC Utilities Commission accepts BC Hydro’s updated power plan

BC Hydro gets green light to issue new power call for more clean electricity.
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B.C. man awarded $2.1M in damages following three car accidents

B.C. man awarded $2.1M in damages following three car accidents

The largest part of the Langley man's award was $1.19 million for loss of future earning capacity.
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One case of measles reported in B.C., prompts warning from health officials to make sure you've been immunized

One case of measles reported in B.C., prompts warning from health officials to make sure you've been immunized

Cases imported from other places, travelers should be aware where they’re going and check vaccination status
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Discount-price condos were to be sold only to first-time buyers; 13 sued for buying when they didn't qualify

Discount-price condos were to be sold only to first-time buyers; 13 sued for buying when they didn't qualify

Civil suits filed by B.C. Housing allege 13 of the units at Vivid at the Yates on Johnson Street went to people who already owned property, or who rented out their units instead of living in them.
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Child hospitalized after ingesting poisonous hemlock at Langford school

Child hospitalized after ingesting poisonous hemlock at Langford school

The child found the hemlock in a dormant garden at Crystal View Elementary and thought it was an edible plant, says the school district
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B.C. judge calls lawyer's use of fake AI cases 'alarming'

B.C. judge calls lawyer's use of fake AI cases 'alarming'

Vancouver family lawyer Chong Ke has been ordered to pay court costs after submitting fake AI-generated court cases to opposing counsel; Ke was spared from more serious punitive 'special costs.'
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