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Provincial government embraces work-from-home for more of its employees

Provincial government embraces work-from-home for more of its employees

Memo from the head of the public service says ministries are strongly encouraged to expand adoption of flexible work where it makes sense.
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Watch: Crews trigger avalanche in northwest B.C.

Watch: Crews trigger avalanche in northwest B.C.

"If you weren't an avalanche nerd before seeing this — welcome to the club."
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House arrest, probation for old-growth protester who blocked Metro Vancouver traffic

House arrest, probation for old-growth protester who blocked Metro Vancouver traffic

VANCOUVER — A man who took part in four traffic-stopping protests in Metro Vancouver in an effort to save old-growth forests has been given a conditional sentence and six months' probation by a provincial court judge.
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Study charts ‘shocking’ declines in chum salmon

Study charts ‘shocking’ declines in chum salmon

Central coast chum abundance declined 90 per cent since 1960, new study finds
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Sex offender files complaint with Matsqui Institution over lack of books in Bengali language

Sex offender files complaint with Matsqui Institution over lack of books in Bengali language

Tanzirul Alam is serving time in federal prison for sex crimes with teenagers.
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B.C. Airbnb eviction with police escort was reasonable, tribunal rules

B.C. Airbnb eviction with police escort was reasonable, tribunal rules

Guests were not booked properly, smoked on premise and fell into a verbal altercation with the host.
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Metro Vancouver homicide team probes two separate shootings in less than 24 hours

Metro Vancouver homicide team probes two separate shootings in less than 24 hours

VANCOUVER — Two people have died in separate shootings around Greater Vancouver and while homicide investigators are not linking the attacks, they say both appear targeted.
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B.C. bylaw officer praised for his kindness to cancer patient

B.C. bylaw officer praised for his kindness to cancer patient

After a woman fell on a sidewalk, Todd Richardson sat with her, kept her warm and waited with her until emergency services arrived on site.
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Kittens need funding after month-long rescue from B.C. recycling plant

Kittens need funding after month-long rescue from B.C. recycling plant

The rescue took some creative thinking.
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B.C. resident continues to impact the community with a pinecone

B.C. resident continues to impact the community with a pinecone

A Kelowna resident is hoping to trade a pinecone in for a house. Back in September, Stephanie Horman picked up a pinecone from her kid's schoolyard and decided to see what she could trade it in for by the end of September.
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