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Be prepared for your road test, advises ICBC, as demand soars

Be prepared for your road test, advises ICBC, as demand soars

B.C.'s driver licensing offices are busy, with waits of up to 60 days for a driving test. ICBC offers tips on how to make the most of your time — and, it hopes, pass your test on the first try.
Update: Accused killer might be trying to flee B.C. after escaping Port Coquitlam jail

Update: Accused killer might be trying to flee B.C. after escaping Port Coquitlam jail

Police say original photos of the alleged suspects were stock images with a "close resemblance" to the ones they provided before breaking out Rabih Alkhalil, who's facing first-degree murder charges.
Monkeypox deemed a global emergency by World Health Organization

Monkeypox deemed a global emergency by World Health Organization

World Health Organization (WHO) says that the expanding monkeypox outbreak now qualifies as a global emergency.
Pigs gone wild: Escaped swine on Cowichan golf course must be rounded up fast, says invasive-species group

Pigs gone wild: Escaped swine on Cowichan golf course must be rounded up fast, says invasive-species group

Feral pigs can be very destructive and are known to spread disease.
Bank of Montreal gets 'reprimand' for illegal stock transfers

Bank of Montreal gets 'reprimand' for illegal stock transfers

A BMO employee who conducted about 100 known illegal stock transfers is now retired.
Fewer Canadians live in unaffordable housing, but issues remain for some

Fewer Canadians live in unaffordable housing, but issues remain for some

Challenges still remain for vulnerable groups when it comes to household affordability, according to a new Statistics Canada report.
How to avoid getting bitten during this summer's mosquito surge

How to avoid getting bitten during this summer's mosquito surge

Conditions this season are perfect for mosquitoes in B.C., but there are effective ways people can protect themselves from the influx of bloodsuckers, says a Simon Fraser University professor
Canadian E-Fest promoter reticent about refunds: CEO says contract limits what he can say

Canadian E-Fest promoter reticent about refunds: CEO says contract limits what he can say

OSS Group CEO Matthew Carter said OSS does not hold the ticket money, but would not say who does or the total dollar amount of tickets sold.  
Well-liked B.C. businessman's killer should get life, court told

Well-liked B.C. businessman's killer should get life, court told

John McIver was found dead inside a Vancouver appliance-repair business he had run for 50 years.
'Armed and dangerous': Suspect in Chilliwack double homicide remains at large

'Armed and dangerous': Suspect in Chilliwack double homicide remains at large

50-year-old Eric John Shestalo is wanted in the shooting of three people, including two women who died of their injuries.