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'Only the tip of the iceberg': shíshálh Nation announces results of former residential school search

'Only the tip of the iceberg': shíshálh Nation announces results of former residential school search

Forty unmarked graves of children have been identified at the former site of St. Augustine’s Residential School in Sechelt. "For now we want to pause, stand still, and reflect. For the children we have found ‘We are going to let them rest right now,'" says hiwus yalxwemult (Chief Lenora Joe).
Juvenile bald eagle rescued at Squamish landfill

Juvenile bald eagle rescued at Squamish landfill

Several locals helped rescue and transfer the bird to Orphaned Wildlife (OWL) Rehabilitation Society.
Instances of students cheating down post-pandemic, TRU data shows

Instances of students cheating down post-pandemic, TRU data shows

Violations of academic integrity rules have decreased since students returned to in-person classes
B.C. nuclear medicine startup Abdera lands $142M

B.C. nuclear medicine startup Abdera lands $142M

Abdera platform designs radioisotopes for treating cancer
B.C. man files lawsuit against Walmart over alleged discriminatory name calling and item search

B.C. man files lawsuit against Walmart over alleged discriminatory name calling and item search

Wanit claims another employee who had seen that he was stopped inside the self check out area said to him, "We keep an eye on your type, Iranian immigrant, old man thief."
Buster, a dinosaur unique to B.C., comes to life in new exhibit

Buster, a dinosaur unique to B.C., comes to life in new exhibit

The size of a sheep with a long lizard tail and big skull with a short, sharp beak, Buster is the star of the Royal B.C. Museum’s newest exhibit, Dinosaurs of B.C.
B.C. mom wants grocery stores to add accessible shopping carts so daughter can join in

B.C. mom wants grocery stores to add accessible shopping carts so daughter can join in

"It's being aware that she should not be excluded from anything, any activity — shopping, going to the play park, just things like that."
Criminal probe begins after campfire-sparked blaze threatened homes in Kamloops, B.C.

Criminal probe begins after campfire-sparked blaze threatened homes in Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Electricity has been restored to nearly 4,000 homes and businesses in Kamloops, B.C., after a rapidly spreading grass fire swept through an area not far from the city centre.
B.C.'s wildfire season off to a slow start but dry conditions worrying

B.C.'s wildfire season off to a slow start but dry conditions worrying

Wildfire forecasters and meteorologists are looking to B.C.'s spring to determine what type of fire season will spark.
Fraud involving Sooke Harbour House leads to $1.6 million in fines

Fraud involving Sooke Harbour House leads to $1.6 million in fines

B.C. Securities Commission imposed penalties on Timothy Craig Durkin and SHH Holdings Ltd. for lying about their ownership of the now-closed hotel and restaurant to get a Chinese citizen to invest