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Plan to penalize BC Ferries for missed 'core-service' sailings, details next year

Plan to penalize BC Ferries for missed 'core-service' sailings, details next year

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is planning to penalize BC Ferries when it cancels "core-service" sailings due to staffing shortages after a summer of travel chaos for passengers.
B.C. disaster response outdated and inaccessible for evacuees: ombudsperson report

B.C. disaster response outdated and inaccessible for evacuees: ombudsperson report

VANCOUVER — Emergency support programs for disaster evacuees in British Columbia are outdated, under-resourced, inaccessible and poorly communicated, according to a report by the province's ombudsperson.
Charge laid in Vancouver Chinatown war memorial vandalism

Charge laid in Vancouver Chinatown war memorial vandalism

Larry George Carlston is accused of multiple mischief charges involving vandalism in various parts of Chinatown.
Coast Reporter publisher named Canadian news champion

Coast Reporter publisher named Canadian news champion

Peter Kvarnstrom is well known on the North Shore and Sunshine Coast
Theft of $100K worth of jewelry at Nanaimo mall was planned operation, say police

Theft of $100K worth of jewelry at Nanaimo mall was planned operation, say police

The suspects broke through an exterior mall entrance and went directly to the store, where they broke through a security gate, say Nanaimo RCMP
Case against Coquitlam man accused of killing cop back in court next month

Case against Coquitlam man accused of killing cop back in court next month

PORT COQUITLAM — A judge at Port Coquitlam Provincial Court adjourned the matter against Nicholas Bellemare to Nov. 7 by video.
Victoria cannabis conference first in B.C. to allow sampling after change to regulations

Victoria cannabis conference first in B.C. to allow sampling after change to regulations

B.C. changed its rules last month to allow licensed producers to provide samples for retailers to try.
Kamloops mayor says he won’t turn over ‘secret recording’ to city council

Kamloops mayor says he won’t turn over ‘secret recording’ to city council

"The only investigations that ever seem to be happening are the ones on me — and they’re hitting a lot of dead ends.”
Updated: $12,000 reward offered to solve illegal shooting of Squamish grizzly

Updated: $12,000 reward offered to solve illegal shooting of Squamish grizzly

A grizzly bear with a yellow ear tag was shot and dumped in the Squamish River in early August.
Grizzly sow, two older cubs trapped and relocated after moving into Nelson, B.C.

Grizzly sow, two older cubs trapped and relocated after moving into Nelson, B.C.

NELSON, B.C. — A female grizzly bear and her two older cubs have been trapped and relocated after frequenting areas around Nelson in southeastern British Columbia.