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UBC introduces first ever cannabis professor in the province

UBC introduces first ever cannabis professor in the province

Epidemiologist M-J Milloy will lead clinical trials to see how cannabis can positively impact those living with opioid addiction
Lawyer for suspended B.C. legislature officers demands their reinstatement

Lawyer for suspended B.C. legislature officers demands their reinstatement

The legislature clerk and sergeant-at-arms who were suspended and ushered from the building this week are asking to be returned to active duty.
It's a double win for the arts at the 2018 New Westminster Platinum Awards

It's a double win for the arts at the 2018 New Westminster Platinum Awards

The Arts Council of New Westminster's Stephen O'Shea and Leanne Ewen took home two of the top honours at the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce annual awards
Welcome back otter: Expert brought in to catch koi killer

Welcome back otter: Expert brought in to catch koi killer

Vancouver Park Board bringing in professional after traps fail to capture otter at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen garden
Another wireless alert test is coming, but is your phone compatible?

Another wireless alert test is coming, but is your phone compatible?

Another test of the wireless alerts system will be taking place next week, according to the provincial government. On Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 1:55 p.m., wireless alerts will again be tested in British Columbia as part of a countrywide emergency test.
Major protest planned today to mark start of new NEB hearings

Major protest planned today to mark start of new NEB hearings

Anti-pipeline activists are staging a “Salish Sea VS. NEB Day of Action” today in downtown Vancouver to mark the start of the new National Energy Board hearings into the Trans Mountain expansion project. The first event is at 3 p.m.
Elections BC cites Canada Post strike action in extending referendum vote 1 week

Elections BC cites Canada Post strike action in extending referendum vote 1 week

The deadline to accept mail-in voting packages for British Columbia's electoral reform referendum has been extended by a week.
Sex doll rental store vows dolls will be 'scrubbed down'

Sex doll rental store vows dolls will be 'scrubbed down'

Just a couple of days after news broke Kamloops was getting a sex doll rental business — one of the first in Canada — Kristen Dickson says things have gone nuts. "It's gone absolutely insane," says Dickson, who runs House of Dolls with her husband.
Ex-Speaker puzzled about handling of officials

Ex-Speaker puzzled about handling of officials

A former Speaker of the B.C. legislature is questioning the way sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz and legislature clerk Craig James were suspended on Tuesday.
Fundraiser for puppy hit by car and left injured on B.C. highway

Fundraiser for puppy hit by car and left injured on B.C. highway

Poor Fender was left on the side of the road with a fractured leg and pelvis