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Flanked by five B.C. Conservative lawmakers, Carson Binda of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation delivered a petition to the legislature on Wednesday with 10,000 signatures opposing a government bill that would allow officials more leeway to delay freedom of information requests. Binda called for politicians of all parties to stand up and oppose the bill. “It […]

Three Nanaimo community safety officers received medical care after coming into contact with possible exposure to an unknown substance while clearing a homeless encampment. On Friday, April 17, three city workers were treated by Nanaimo Fire Rescue under hazmat protocol, before being transported to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital for further observation. All three workers have

Police in Surrey are investigating an overnight extortion-related shooting in Surrey’s Whalley neighbourhood. Surrey Police responded to a call of a shooting at a home in the 13400-block of 87A Avenue around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday (April 22). No one was injured, but police found the home had been damaged by gunfire, and they found bullet

There will be a new maternity diversion at Ridge Meadows Hospital in Maple Ridge, beginning on Thursday, April 23 at 8 a.m. The diversion will last until Monday, April 27 at 8 a.m., and expectant mothers who go into labour, or who have a pregnancy concern, are asked to call the maternity unit at 604-463-4111

Each year, Earth Day, on April 22, is celebrated as a show of support for environmental protection. The day was first observed in 1970 and since that time, Earth Day and Earth Week celebrations are held across Canada and around the world. To mark Earth Day and Earth Week, use these 10 to consider the