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Canada's wildfire season just became the worst ever recorded

Canada's wildfire season just became the worst ever recorded

So far this year, wildfires in Canada have burned an area more than double the size of Vancouver Island. The record comes just as the core season begins.
Groups decry 'punitive,' 'coercive' drug policies amid worsening overdose crisis

Groups decry 'punitive,' 'coercive' drug policies amid worsening overdose crisis

VANCOUVER — A coalition of eight advocacy groups is decrying Canada's "devastating" drug policy that advocates say is doing more harm than good in the country's fight against the illicit drug overdose crisis.
PetroCanada issues may be 'tip of the iceberg' after Suncor cybersecurity incident

PetroCanada issues may be 'tip of the iceberg' after Suncor cybersecurity incident

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. falling victim to a cyberattack may be the most significant cybersecurity breach of an oil and gas company thus far in Canadian history, experts say.
B.C. homebuyers facing down payment pressure: Royal LePage

B.C. homebuyers facing down payment pressure: Royal LePage

Buyers getting financial assistance from family, looking at more affordable neighbourhoods
Realtor, sellers sued over alleged oil tank contamination at Burnaby property

Realtor, sellers sued over alleged oil tank contamination at Burnaby property

Xiao Li Chen says she paid more than $500K to clean up contamination she claims came from an underground fuel oil tank at a property she bought on Holmes Street. Now she's suing her real estate agent and the couple who sold her the house.
Photos: Take my wife — please! Wife Carrying Contest returns to Burnaby

Photos: Take my wife — please! Wife Carrying Contest returns to Burnaby

The Scandinavian Midsummer Festival is always a hit — and this contest is one of the reasons why.
B.C. expansion of pharmacists' scope leads to many questions

B.C. expansion of pharmacists' scope leads to many questions

Earlier this month, pharmacists in B.C. were given expanded powers to treat a variety of common ailments.
Keith Baldrey: BC Conservatives show surprising strength in byelection

Keith Baldrey: BC Conservatives show surprising strength in byelection

Vancouver Island votes point to need for BC United to boost its name recognition, and for the Greens to lift their stagnant support.
BC United has work to do after 'collapse' in byelection: pundit

BC United has work to do after 'collapse' in byelection: pundit

“The story isn’t so much how the NDP did but how the three main opposition parties fared,” says David Black, a political communications professor at Royal Roads University.
New Hullo foot passenger ferries arrive at Ogden Point

New Hullo foot passenger ferries arrive at Ogden Point

The vessels will undergo about two weeks of tests and trials to earn Transport Canada certification prior to heading to Nanaimo.