Highlights

One-third of B.C. workers earn below 'living wage,' report shows

The minimum wage is set to hit $17.40 per hour in B.C. but hundreds of thousands of B.C. workers continue to find themselves under financial stress with relatively low unlivable wages.

May 30, 2024 10:49 AM Read more >

Resource recovery build progressing in qathet Regional District

Facility is taking shape for opening this summer

May 30, 2024 10:42 AM Read more >

B.C. church to pay settlement to priest sex abuse survivor

"Placidus may have murdered my soul, yet he was unable to kill my spirit," the victim said.

May 30, 2024 9:30 AM Read more >

In memoriam: Annie-Marie Harris

September 5, 1931 - May 6, 2024

May 30, 2024 7:45 AM Read more >

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts to honour publishing milestone

Panel to mark Harbour Publishing’s 50th anniversary, broadcaster tapped for keynote lecture

May 30, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

City of Powell River launches summer activities guide

Registration opens for parks, recreation and culture department's sports/fitness programs and special events

May 30, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Comment: Please stop calling them overdoses — they are poisonings

These deaths are poisonings, yet we still call them overdoses

May 30, 2024 3:38 AM Read more >

Province preparing to regulate thousands of mental-health counsellors

The goal is to ensure basic standards for education, licensing and professionalism.

May 30, 2024 1:57 AM Read more >

UBC study uncovers hummingbirds' unique sensory abilities

The first-of-its-kind study opens up new questions around animal welfare and could aid scientists as they seek to understand and treat human neurodegenerative diseases.

May 29, 2024 9:00 PM Read more >

Conference aims to mobilize food skills and resources in qathet

Organizer hopes to strengthen systems throughout the region

May 29, 2024 7:45 PM Read more >