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Grant will allow Maritime Museum to digitize maps, ships' plans

Grant will allow Maritime Museum to digitize maps, ships' plans

Federal $17,000 heritage grant will allow the museum to buy a large-format scanner, so items can be digitized and made available to the public
'Like something out of Narnia': Conditions just right for 'hair ice' to grow in Island woods

'Like something out of Narnia': Conditions just right for 'hair ice' to grow in Island woods

Dead wood can produce 'hair ice,' with the help of a certain fungus that shapes the ice into fine hairs.
B.C. mother alleges high school boys grooming young girls as daughter undergoes drastic transformation

B.C. mother alleges high school boys grooming young girls as daughter undergoes drastic transformation

Along with better sex education in schools, the mother believes reintroducing junior high schools would go a long way to protect young girls from being "preyed upon" by older boys.
Former South Peace teacher suspended for racist comments, aggressive behaviour

Former South Peace teacher suspended for racist comments, aggressive behaviour

Brent Daniel failed to model appropriate behaviour, teacher regulator rules
Immigration increase alone won't fix the labour market, experts say

Immigration increase alone won't fix the labour market, experts say

Experts say Canada’s plan to increase immigration may ease some pressures in the labour market, but bigger changes are needed to ensure new permanent residents are matched with the jobs that most need filling.
Injured humpback whale that swam from B.C. to Hawaii 'likely' dead

Injured humpback whale that swam from B.C. to Hawaii 'likely' dead

She hasn't been seen since Dec. 11.
Inquest into VPD officer Nicole Chan's suicide ends, jury ponders recommendations

Inquest into VPD officer Nicole Chan's suicide ends, jury ponders recommendations

Any recommendations made by the jury should be "reasonable, achievable and practical," said the presiding coroner Tuesday.
First Nations women overrepresented among B.C. toxic drug deaths: doctor

First Nations women overrepresented among B.C. toxic drug deaths: doctor

VICTORIA — Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates in British Columbia as the overdose crisis continues "unabated," nearly seven years after the province first declared a public health emergenc
Antiquing squabble shows billing error no excuse for not paying, rules B.C. tribunal

Antiquing squabble shows billing error no excuse for not paying, rules B.C. tribunal

Two parties must expressly agree to a final payment even when a billing error is made on a transaction, states a recent Civil Resolution Tribunal ruling.
Decriminalization begins in B.C. as coroners service releases overdose death data

Decriminalization begins in B.C. as coroners service releases overdose death data

Decriminalization of people with small amounts of illegal drugs for their own use has become a reality in British Columbia, but substance users and researchers say the change is expected to make little immediate difference because of a toxic drug supply.