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Vancouver is the most expensive city for 'date night' in Canada

Vancouver is the most expensive city for 'date night' in Canada

Can you guess what a typical date costs in this city?
UBC introduces first ever cannabis professor in the province

UBC introduces first ever cannabis professor in the province

Epidemiologist M-J Milloy will lead clinical trials to see how cannabis can positively impact those living with opioid addiction
Lawyer for suspended B.C. legislature officers demands their reinstatement

Lawyer for suspended B.C. legislature officers demands their reinstatement

The legislature clerk and sergeant-at-arms who were suspended and ushered from the building this week are asking to be returned to active duty.
Pipeline protesters who had previous charges dropped handed 7 days in jail today

Pipeline protesters who had previous charges dropped handed 7 days in jail today

An Anglican priest and her parishioner were handed seven days in jail today and a $2,000 fine, according to the group Protect the Inlet, for a protest in Burnaby earlier this year, but were spared having to pay the enormous legal costs that were bein
Another wireless alert test is coming, but is your phone compatible?

Another wireless alert test is coming, but is your phone compatible?

Another test of the wireless alerts system will be taking place next week, according to the provincial government. On Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 1:55 p.m., wireless alerts will again be tested in British Columbia as part of a countrywide emergency test.
Major protest planned today to mark start of new NEB hearings

Major protest planned today to mark start of new NEB hearings

Anti-pipeline activists are staging a “Salish Sea VS. NEB Day of Action” today in downtown Vancouver to mark the start of the new National Energy Board hearings into the Trans Mountain expansion project. The first event is at 3 p.m.
Elections BC cites Canada Post strike action in extending referendum vote 1 week

Elections BC cites Canada Post strike action in extending referendum vote 1 week

The deadline to accept mail-in voting packages for British Columbia's electoral reform referendum has been extended by a week.
Mother sentenced for repeatedly suffocating baby girl for Facebook attention

Mother sentenced for repeatedly suffocating baby girl for Facebook attention

A 28-year-old mother who admitted to suffocating her infant daughter multiple times to get attention from doctors and people on Facebook has been sentenced to a year in jail and three years’ probation.
Sex doll rental store vows dolls will be 'scrubbed down'

Sex doll rental store vows dolls will be 'scrubbed down'

Just a couple of days after news broke Kamloops was getting a sex doll rental business — one of the first in Canada — Kristen Dickson says things have gone nuts. "It's gone absolutely insane," says Dickson, who runs House of Dolls with her husband.
Ex-Speaker puzzled about handling of officials

Ex-Speaker puzzled about handling of officials

A former Speaker of the B.C. legislature is questioning the way sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz and legislature clerk Craig James were suspended on Tuesday.