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VICTORIA — The coroners service says suicide rates in British Columbia did not increase last year, despite concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health.

A windstorm sends trampoline tumbling on Vancouver Island.

Eligible expenses include payroll, rent and utility costs related to restarting or ramping up operations in preparation for gradual reopening

HALFMOON BAY, B.C. — Documentary film producer Avi Lewis is seeking the federal NDP nomination in a riding in southern British Columbia.

Many Point Roberts businesses rely heavily on cross border customers while 75 percent of the real estate is owned by Canadians, primarily as vacation homes.

The accompanying storm also took out power for hundreds of homes across the Lower Mainland

Energy advisers are trained to conduct audits that tell homeowners how their home currently uses energy and how they can upgrade it to be more energy efficient.

The report highlights 12 operating, closed  and proposed mines in B.C. that are either currently polluting or have  high potential to do so.

VANCOUVER — A former British Columbia government cabinet minister who left politics almost a decade ago to work in the private sector says he's entering the Liberal party's leadership contest.

Mayor: 'We have world-class researchers in our province and in our nation and we need to encourage them to do some research on this'