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Vancouver man sues Burnaby insurer over hospital bill for African 'scorpion injury'

Vancouver man sues Burnaby insurer over hospital bill for African 'scorpion injury'

Johnny Onyes Nwachukwu was hospitalized for nine days after being injured by a scorpion in Nigeria, according to a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court. Nwachukwu claims BCAA has refused to provide him travel benefits to cover the cost.
Humpbacks, including Poptart, return to Salish Sea with new calves

Humpbacks, including Poptart, return to Salish Sea with new calves

Poptart, a seven-year-old female that is back from the birthing grounds in Hawaii with her first calf, is attracting particular attention
Media outlets create wild tale about dead deer in Powell River

Media outlets create wild tale about dead deer in Powell River

Resident wants to clear up misinformation about viral 'carcass eating' video
B.C. fishing lodge practically empty, losing business from wildfire closure

B.C. fishing lodge practically empty, losing business from wildfire closure

"This was something we didn't see. Nobody could have predicted it,” says the owner of McKay Bay Lodge on Vancouver Island.
David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'

David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible'

RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia Premier David Eby says "hateful" banners aimed at transgender people that have hung for months over one of the province's highways are "reprehensible" and he wishes the protesters involved would "go home.
Meet the Vancouver musician turning mushrooms into music

Meet the Vancouver musician turning mushrooms into music

He also has played trees, tiger lilies, and lettuce
B.C. lawyer suspended for 'suspicious' use of $1.47M in trust funds

B.C. lawyer suspended for 'suspicious' use of $1.47M in trust funds

Gregory S. Yanke was involved in misuse of his trust account.
BC Hydro was warned vault was dangerous years before Vancouver explosion

BC Hydro was warned vault was dangerous years before Vancouver explosion

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s public utility says it was warned that an underground electrical vault was a danger seven years before it blew up under a Vancouver street, injuring two people and badly damaging a city business.
Homicide investigators on-scene after man shot on the Sunshine Coast

Homicide investigators on-scene after man shot on the Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast RCMP were called to Birch Way, near Trout Lake, just after 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning. A man suffering gunshot wounds succumbed to his injuries, according to the RCMP's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team
Sex assault charge dropped against former Kelowna, B.C., mayor Colin Basran

Sex assault charge dropped against former Kelowna, B.C., mayor Colin Basran

VICTORIA — A charge of sexual assault laid against the former mayor of Kelowna, B.C., has been stayed by a special prosecutor. The B.C.