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The cost of housing is hitting seniors hard as the rate of those using property tax deferral has skyrocketed, while the reliance on rent subsidies for seniors is growing too fast. That’s according to a new report by B.C.

Humans played a substantial role in making B.C. wildfires in 2017 bigger and more likely, says a new study by UVic and the federal government.

MELFORT — The driver of the semi-truck that collided with the Humboldt Broncos’ team bus has pled guilty to all the charges he was facing.

For 17 days last summer, a female orca pushed her dead calf through the Pacific Ocean, keeping the body afloat with her head in what some whale experts called a “tour of grief.

Will it be A Star is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, At Eternity’s Gate, Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman or If Beale Street Could Talk? The Golden Globes are coming up this Sunday, and B.C. bettors can now make their picks at PlayNow.

British Columbia’s low-income earners saw their prescription-drug deductibles or co-payments eliminated or reduced on Jan. 1. “It is happening,” said B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix in a press conference in Vancouver this morning.

Post-secondary students could soon be able to access a virtual mental-health counselling service, which is being developed by the provincial government.

Fundraising boxes will be removed from non-monitored areas until further notice

Powell River RCMP expresses concerns about annual event

Weather forecasters report higher number of rain and strong wind storms than usual