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B.C. unemployment creeping up as Canada's creeping down

B.C. unemployment creeping up as Canada's creeping down

B.C. rate hits 6 per cent in January 2025, still lower than Canada's as a whole
Growing feral rabbit problem needs B.C. solution: Island officials

Growing feral rabbit problem needs B.C. solution: Island officials

Council calls for province-wide strategy to address the root causes of feral rabbit abandonment in B.C.
Island communities push for Coastal Marine Strategy to become 'critical' law

Island communities push for Coastal Marine Strategy to become 'critical' law

'Strong laws are critical to long-lasting environmental protection,' says attorney
Vancouver Islanders invited to join Nanaimo psilocybin therapy trial

Vancouver Islanders invited to join Nanaimo psilocybin therapy trial

Compound from magic mushrooms is being tested to help with treatment-resistant depression
Penticton urges province to help address Highway 97 encampment

Penticton urges province to help address Highway 97 encampment

City, Penticton Indian Band looking to be part of B.C.'s Heart and Hearth Agreement
Campbell River bucks drug death trend, registers one of the worst rates in B.C.

Campbell River bucks drug death trend, registers one of the worst rates in B.C.

Despite a decrease in drug deaths in the province, the Campbell River area has seen an increase
New owners wanted: Victoria's iconic Strathcona Hotel is up for sale

New owners wanted: Victoria's iconic Strathcona Hotel is up for sale

'90s grunge band Nirvana once performed at one of the building's many entertainment venues
'I fell short': Victoria councillor apologizes for calling peer a liar

'I fell short': Victoria councillor apologizes for calling peer a liar

Caradonna admits comments were 'over the top and offensive'
Nakusp family thriving after 197-day hospital stay with Ronald McDonald House

Nakusp family thriving after 197-day hospital stay with Ronald McDonald House

Parents of seven-year-old cancer patient grateful for the care and community they had at Ronald McDonald House's Vancouver Room
Fast-tracking B.C. mines no guarantee of success, research suggests

Fast-tracking B.C. mines no guarantee of success, research suggests

SFU study finds economic factors are typically what delay mine openings, not regulation