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Vancouver Island University's geographic information systems program faces cancellation

Vancouver Island University's geographic information systems program faces cancellation

The geographic information systems program at Vancouver Island University is the third largest in Canada.
Seaspan awarded $500M in contracts for design, early work on 6 Coast Guard ships

Seaspan awarded $500M in contracts for design, early work on 6 Coast Guard ships

The first of the larger ‘workhorse’ Coast Guard vessels to come out of North Vancouver's Seaspan Shipyards is scheduled to launch in 2030
Lawsuit accuses B.C. gas utility of deceiving consumers over environmental impact

Lawsuit accuses B.C. gas utility of deceiving consumers over environmental impact

VANCOUVER — An environmental group is suing British Columbia natural gas utility FortisBC, accusing it of "greenwashing" its product through advertising, making the company seem more environmentally friendly than it is.
Environment Canada issues dust advisory for central and northern B.C.

Environment Canada issues dust advisory for central and northern B.C.

HOUSTON, B.C. — Environment Canada has added a dust advisories for a large section of central and northern British Columbia in response to "high concentrations of coarse particulate matter" that it says is most prominent near busy roads.
Authorities try to track down mysterious late-night bangs in Esquimalt

Authorities try to track down mysterious late-night bangs in Esquimalt

Sounds ‘like a cross between the explosion of a firework and a car slamming into something,’ have been heard about twice a week for the past month, residents say.
Comox man receives heroism award for saving woman from burning vehicle

Comox man receives heroism award for saving woman from burning vehicle

Junyi Liu was working at a Comox gas station when a woman drove in and struck a pump with her car.
B.C. warns of 'identical' government payment website made by 'malicious actors'

B.C. warns of 'identical' government payment website made by 'malicious actors'

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is warning people about a scam involving its PayBC website, where an "identical fake website" is collecting personal and credit card information.
Child dies in fall through ice at lake in B.C.'s Cariboo region

Child dies in fall through ice at lake in B.C.'s Cariboo region

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Mounties in Williams Lake, B.C., say a child has died in a plunge through the ice on Tyee Lake, in the province's Cariboo region.
New, improved stun gun is accepted for police use in B.C., province says

New, improved stun gun is accepted for police use in B.C., province says

VICTORIA — British Columbia has approved the use of an updated Taser weapon for officers around the province to use as a less-lethal weapon during police confrontations.
Group asks Vancouver for more time over Crab Park homeless site cleanup

Group asks Vancouver for more time over Crab Park homeless site cleanup

VANCOUVER — An advocacy group and others are making a final plea to the City of Vancouver to hold off on its second phase of a plan to clean up the site of a homeless camp in Crab Park.