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B.C. government increases homeowner grant limit as home values rise by 12 per cent

B.C. government increases homeowner grant limit as home values rise by 12 per cent

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is boosting the homeowner grant threshold to $2.125 million for this year as average property values increase by 12 per cent. The government says in a statement that resetting the threshold from $1.
Injured skier plucked from Mount Cain in nighttime lift

Injured skier plucked from Mount Cain in nighttime lift

The rescue on Mount Cain was a complicated event due to the conditions and the tricky location of the fallen skier on the edge of a bowl.
Patients say they couldn't get COVID booster while in Greater Victoria hospitals

Patients say they couldn't get COVID booster while in Greater Victoria hospitals

After hearing complaints, Island Health now says COVID vaccination will be offered once a month to patients at Gorge Road Hospital.
Will COVID become 'just another respiratory virus' in 2023?

Will COVID become 'just another respiratory virus' in 2023?

Past years’ hopes that COVID would become just another respiratory virus have been scuttled by the emergence of new variants and subvariants.
‘Guess who’s singing’: Prince George choir goes viral on TikTok

‘Guess who’s singing’: Prince George choir goes viral on TikTok

Nove Voce’s TikTok videos have been seen by millions around the world
Slugs and bugs are worth saving, too, say conservationists

Slugs and bugs are worth saving, too, say conservationists

Folks may find slimy, slithery, creepy creatures repulsive, but reptiles, insects, and mollusks make up nearly a third of Canada’s species at risk and need their fair share of the conservation spotlight.

Man, 70, dies following New Year's Eve house fire in East Vancouver

VANCOUVER — A 70-year-old man has died following a house fire on New Year's Eve in East Vancouver. Matthew Trudeau, public information officer with the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, says crews were called to the home just before 9 p.m.
Watch: Foraging for food in B.C.

Watch: Foraging for food in B.C.

Foraging expert Elizabeth Burdock explains how you can pick a salad from your garden.
'She's just so perfect,' says mom of B.C.'s New Year's baby

'She's just so perfect,' says mom of B.C.'s New Year's baby

Welcome to 2023!
Premiers' New Year's messages talk economic improvement, health care, cost of living

Premiers' New Year's messages talk economic improvement, health care, cost of living

VANCOUVER — Premiers across the country used their New Year's messages to emphasize everything from housing and affordability to healthy lifestyles.