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What's happening at city hall? Oct. 24 proclaimed as World Polio Day

Four-day Dialogue on Death and Dialogue includes poetry, prose, performances and information

Nearly a year after devastating floods hit B.C., emergency planners are imagining how a catastrophic earthquake could be made worse by a changing climate.

Purpose Secondary School selling donuts to support its educational efforts

With promises to rejuvenate forests from the air, tree-planting start-ups are looking to supplement shovels and long days of labour with swarms of seed-bearing aerial drones. A growing target: B.C.'s burnt forests.

An eight-year-old Skwo:wech Elementary student is featured at Autism Canada's Au-Some Conference this weekend.

Outgoing chair Jonathan Cote suggests police board should take E-Comm director up on his offer for a meeting

The five to 10 millimetres of rain is expected to give way to a mix of sun and cloud over the weekend, according to Environment Canada.

To counter increased risks to flooding, the B.C. government wants to improve flood maps, plan for community retreat in high-risk areas, and open up natural floodplains to give water a place to go. It's calling on public input for the new plan.

Patrick Johnstone is meeting with staff, police chief and connecting with other mayors – but he’s not moving into the mayor’s office just yet