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The BC Nurses’ Union is calling on government and health authorities to commit to implementing meaningful violence-prevention measures following an incident on Oct. 25 at Cowichan District Hospital. A vehicle crashed through the front doors of the emergency department, seriously endangering staff and patients. BCNU President Adriane Gear said the incident highlights deeper safety concerns

The City of Surrey is calling on the federal and provincial governments to dispatch 150 more police officers here to help tackle the extortion crisis as shootings continue related to criminals targeting local South Asian businesses and residents. Mayor Brenda Locke had a press release issued Friday concerning the city’s request for a temporary deployment

It’s going to be a wet Halloween. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. The forecast calls for heavy rain, beginning Friday morning and continuing into the evening, with 50 to 80 mm expected. “A moisture laden frontal system is pushing onto the the BC coast. Rainfall is expected

The Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) is raising concerns about B.C.’s Heritage Conservation Act Transformation Project. The purpose of the project is to update the Heritage Conservation Act (HCA) to ensure it is consistent with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and improve how the HCA is implemented in a way that

First Nations, government and business officials, and local stakeholders gathered on Oct. 16 to celebrate the commissioning of the quA-ymn solar project, located 50 kilometres south of Kamloops in the District of Logan Lake. The project is an initiative of the shQUAQUAsh Energy Limited Partnership, an entity created by the member communities of the Nlaka’pamux