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Dino makers: Victoria company brings dinosaurs bones to life

Dino makers: Victoria company brings dinosaurs bones to life

Dino Lab is one of only a handful of companies in North America that do the painstakingly work of separating dinosaur bones from rock, creating the missing pieces using 3-D printers and delivering full-size, mounted skeletons
Family rescued from Puntledge River after trying to float during high flows

Family rescued from Puntledge River after trying to float during high flows

B.C. Hydro is advising people not to float on the river right now because it’s releasing water.
Victoria dinosaur museum is a hands-on experience

Victoria dinosaur museum is a hands-on experience

A private museum at Dino Lab, which is in the process of moving to James Bay, offers a glimpse at the work the company does turning bones into full dinosaur skeletons
Shortage of maternity doctors leaves pregnant women scrambling

Shortage of maternity doctors leaves pregnant women scrambling

The number of maternity GPs has shrunk to about 25 from 48 over the last two years in south Vancouver Island, with another two scheduled to leave in September
From then to now: How Japanese Canadians contributed to Richmond over 100 years

From then to now: How Japanese Canadians contributed to Richmond over 100 years

When Japanese Canadians returned to Richmond from internment, they kept up a wall of silence about what happened and continued to contribute to the community
Man and woman facing murder charges in March homicide in Maple Ridge, B.C.

Man and woman facing murder charges in March homicide in Maple Ridge, B.C.

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — A man and a woman from Maple Ridge, B.C., are both facing murder charges related to the death of a local man in early March.
Housing advocate launches class-action lawsuit against BC Housing

Housing advocate launches class-action lawsuit against BC Housing

As many as seven social housing complexes have fallen into disrepair due to neglect, according to a civil claim by a housing advocate who wants to see a broader audit of BC Housing.
Three-day Pattullo party proposed in New West

Three-day Pattullo party proposed in New West

New West council supports celebration of iconic Pattullo Bridge – and a time of quiet reflection
Social housing provider Atira gives back $1.9 million to government, launches review

Social housing provider Atira gives back $1.9 million to government, launches review

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia housing operator named in a scathing audit says it has returned almost $2 million in surplus funds to the provincial government and formed a task force to oversee a review of its policies and practices.
B.C. police watchdog deployed to Vancouver Island after shooting in RCMP parking lot

B.C. police watchdog deployed to Vancouver Island after shooting in RCMP parking lot

DUNCAN, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog has been deployed to Vancouver Island after an officer shot a man who drove into a detachment parking lot, striking a police vehicle and injuring an officer, the Mounties said Friday.