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Negotiations between union, employer 'definitely not moving forward' in LifeLabs strike: BCGEU rep
Locations around the province have been closed on a rotating basis since Feb. 20.
Clearwater, B.C., launches its own wildland firefighting team amid ongoing drought
The team, called the Fire Department Initial Attack crew (FDIA), will be made up of six members, according to the district's director of corporate services, Alsid Prime, and they will be used depending on risk, availability and whether B.C. Wildfire crews are involved.
What makes Surrey, B.C., a 'global epicentre' for South Asian music?
When the 2025 Juno Award nominations were announced last month, there was a clear theme: South Asian music and artists are rising up across Canada, and particularly in B.C.
Book industry fears Canada's proposed counter-tariffs against U.S.-printed books will do more harm than good
Publishers, booksellers, authors and libraries — basically anyone involved in Canada’s book world — are worried countertariffs, proposed by the Canadian government on U.S.-published works, will do irreversible damage to the industry as we know it.
More music festivals — and funding — helps create a sense of community, industry leader says
The B.C. Music Festival Collective said that while it's important to be holding these festivals — especially those that feature voices not otherwise represented in the province's festival lineup — more funding needs to be made available to help launch them and keep them going.
From the suburbs to the stage: 2 of this year's Juno nominees for best country album are rooted in B.C.
It’ll be a relatively quick commute into downtown Vancouver for two of the five country artists vying for best country album of the year at the Juno Awards on Sunday.
5 years after B.C. declared COVID-19 a public health emergency, BCCDC says it's ready for future pandemics
A little over five years ago, a sense of panic was spreading within British Columbia's public health system as it tracked the spread of a new virus: what would later be known as COVID-19. Now, the BCCDC is reflecting on the lessons it learned and remaining vigilant to be prepared for any future virus outbreak.
From Kyiv to Kelowna: Artist documents journey to B.C. following Russian invasion of Ukraine in new book
Prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Stefania Miro worked as an illustrator and artist. Now, living peacefully in Canada, she's written and illustrated a book detailing her experiences from Feb. 24, 2022, until now.
B.C. log rolling world champion Jube Wickheim dies at 91
Jube Wickheim's log rolling hobby turned into a job, and he started travelling the world, visiting places like Sweden, South America and Japan. He won the world championship 10 times between 1956 and 1969.
B.C. decided to move to permanent daylight time in 2019. And yet, we're still springing forward on Sunday
If you haven't been losing enough sleep lately, what with the general unsettled nature of global politics these days, not to worry: you'll lose at least an hour this weekend when the clocks spring forward to daylight saving time.