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SFU lays off dozens of employees, citing financial challenges
Simon Fraser University let go of dozens of staff across its three B.C. campuses in Burnaby, Vancouver, and Surrey. Due to budgetary challenges, the university said they eliminated approximately 85 jobs since Monday. The positions include instructors, administrative support staff, and custodial workers.
B.C. woman buried in Amazon packages she did not ask for and does not want
A Langley, B.C., woman says Amazon packages of returned shoes keep piling up on her doorstep, and she hasn't been able to make it stop.
'A pool is not the same as a lake': Recent B.C. drownings prompt calls for safety education
Water safety advocates are appealing to British Columbians exploring local waters to take precautions after three separate drowning incidents within a week.
B.C. liquor laws need to keep up with the times, says brewery owner after closure of kids' play area
Old Yale Brewing's Little Explorers Corner, which included a small table and chairs, a books section and miniature cabin, was shut down by the B.C. Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch, who said the play area was advertising to children.
Nickelback to be inducted into B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame, gets star on Vancouver's Granville Street
Canadian rock band Nickelback is being inducted into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame, getting a star on Granville Street's StarWalk in Vancouver in recognition of their international success and contribution to the province's entertainment industry.
Owners refuse to give up on community after suspected arson shutters historic Downtown Eastside cafe
After a fire forced the closure of The Ovaltine Cafe in the Downtown Eastside, mother-and-daughter co-owners Grace and Rachel Chen are determined to rebuild their business in the neighbourhood.
Palm trees in Vancouver? Florida's climate in Burnaby? Plant fossils suggest region once had a warmer climate
Paleobotanists and climatologists have identified the plant fossils unearthed at Simon Fraser University's construction site in the late 1960s, which they say allude to a much hotter climate around the coastal B.C. area around 40 million years ago.
Workplace claims related to violence increased by 25% in the past five years: WorkSafeBC
WorkSafeBC is calling on employers to improve their violence-prevention strategies after new data revealed a 25-per-cent increase in workplace claims related to violence in the past five years.
Once homeless and hungry herself, this retired nurse set up a low-cost meat shop to help those in need
Brigida Crosbie knows what it’s like to be homeless, so she sells meat at lower price points to seniors and those who are unhoused through her business Tydel Foods, where the philosophy is "people over profit."
Volunteers push back against Vancouver's request to remove memorial for residential school victims
Volunteers overseeing the makeshift memorial at the Vancouver Art Gallery for residential school survivors are resisting the city's request to remove it.