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B.C.'s 2023 trade objectives: More diverse, more leading with social responsibility

B.C.'s 2023 trade objectives: More diverse, more leading with social responsibility

In the post-COVID era, B.C. saw its trade policy shift substantially, not only towards diversification but also using social/environmental sustainability as a key selling point.
Invasive spongy moths target of B.C. spray program on Vancouver Island this spring

Invasive spongy moths target of B.C. spray program on Vancouver Island this spring

VICTORIA — The B.C. government is planning an insecticide spraying program this spring to target invasive spongy moths, formerly known as gypsy moths.
Someone in B.C. flushed their sweatpants down the toilet

Someone in B.C. flushed their sweatpants down the toilet

Mission sewer operators were puzzled by the judgment of one resident who saw fit to, somehow, flush a pair of sweatpants down their toilet.
Ryan Reynolds announces new National Geographic series with pooping hippo video

Ryan Reynolds announces new National Geographic series with pooping hippo video

Blake Lively is heard interrupting his voice-over at the end of the teaser.
Taiwanese national identified as Christmas Day death in Surrey immigration cell

Taiwanese national identified as Christmas Day death in Surrey immigration cell

The detainee found dead in the Surrey immigration holding centre on Christmas Day was a Taiwanese national described in media reports there as a cryptocurrency marijuana ring mastermind.
Rain, unseasonable warmth, unstable snowpack, raise flood, avalanche concerns in B.C.

Rain, unseasonable warmth, unstable snowpack, raise flood, avalanche concerns in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Flood watches are up for several regions of Vancouver Island and the inner south coast as another day of heavy rain, combined with snowmelt and a leap in freezing levels, could push some southwestern British Columbia waterways over their
Trio of NDP MLAs kick-off return to Lunar New Year banquets

Trio of NDP MLAs kick-off return to Lunar New Year banquets

An NDP cabinet minister attended one of the Lower Mainland’s first major Lunar New Year banquets since the pandemic began, where guests included a Chinese military veteran and the president of a society under an RCMP national security investigation.
Housing advocates applaud fund to help non-profits buy rental buildings

Housing advocates applaud fund to help non-profits buy rental buildings

The fund will secure older rental buildings and protect vulnerable renters from speculators who can drive up rents and evict tenants who have lived there for years, says Premier David Eby.

One man in police custody following residential fire in Coquitlam

COQUITLAM, B.C. — One man is in police custody following a residential fire near Como Lake Avenue and Schoolhouse Street in Coquitlam. Emergency crews were called to the home shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Opinion: Canada's ban on foreign homebuyers is unlikely to affect housing affordability

Opinion: Canada's ban on foreign homebuyers is unlikely to affect housing affordability

Since foreign owners only represent a tiny segment of the housing market, it’s unlikely that Canada’s new ban on foreign homebuyers will make homes more affordable for Canadians.