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Lotto 6/49 jackpot of $10.9M won in Metro Vancouver

Lotto 6/49 jackpot of $10.9M won in Metro Vancouver

Winning ticket was bought in New Westminster in Saturday’s draw.
Stolen property appeal denied for Powell River man with 117 convictions

Stolen property appeal denied for Powell River man with 117 convictions

A man with outstanding B.C. and Alberta arrest warrants was arrested driving a van stolen from Alberta - despite his ban on driving in B.C.
What will happen to woolly mammoth and other treasures as museum packs up to make way for new building

What will happen to woolly mammoth and other treasures as museum packs up to make way for new building

Vancouver airport could babysit woolly mammoth; museum preparing several mobile exhibits
Wind to dominate Canada's energy future, suggests 'long-awaited' modelling

Wind to dominate Canada's energy future, suggests 'long-awaited' modelling

An 18-fold increase in wind and solar energy are required to decarbonize Canada's electricity grid, finds a landmark report tracing a pathway to net zero.
B.C. strata tried to pin gas leak on owner, tribunal disagreed

B.C. strata tried to pin gas leak on owner, tribunal disagreed

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal says a strata cannot bill an owner for an emergency investigation to find the source of a gas leak.
'It's time now' for an increase in health transfers, Horgan says

'It's time now' for an increase in health transfers, Horgan says

The prime minister has repeatedly said the best time to talk about health transfers to provinces is after the pandemic winds down, which means now, Premier John Horgan said in Saskatchewan on Friday.
Southern rural B.C. faces largest spike in violent gun crime in Canada

Southern rural B.C. faces largest spike in violent gun crime in Canada

Firearm-related violent crimes in Canada started an upward climb in 2014. 
Vancouver airline pandemic job loss yields $168,609 court award

Vancouver airline pandemic job loss yields $168,609 court award

Judge said it was unreasonable for a "devastated" employee to expect employee to be looking for work while she was winding down its Vancouver operations before being laid off
Elderly pedestrians struck by vehicle in Abbotsford

Elderly pedestrians struck by vehicle in Abbotsford

The two Abbotsford seniors, both in their 80s, were transported to the hospital.
B.C. gaming inspector facing 37 Vancouver fraud, bribery and bogus licence charges

B.C. gaming inspector facing 37 Vancouver fraud, bribery and bogus licence charges

Alleged corruption at Vancouver's Hastings Racecourse led to a gaming inspector's court appearance May 26 on 37 charges of immigration fraud, accepting bribes and bogus licence charges.