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  NDP flips, BC United flops, B.C. Conservatives surge as election campaign approaches

  If the lead up to British Columbia's provincial election campaign is any indication of what’s to come, voters should expect the unexpected.

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  'Trove of extraordinary fossils' discovered in northern B.C., museum says

  Paleontologists from the Royal B.C. Museum have uncovered "a trove of extraordinary fossils" high in the mountains of northern B.C., the museum announced Thursday.

• B.C. short-term rental restrictions reducing rents, saving tenants millions: study

  A report led by the Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance says restrictions on short-term rentals in British Columbia have reduced rents by 5.7 per cent, saving tenants more than $600 million last year

• Canada's physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities

  The group representing Canada's physicians has formally apologized for the harm medical professionals caused to Indigenous Peoples, saying it is 'deeply ashamed' and 'owning its history' of racism, neglect and abuse.

• Former federal cabinet minister not ruling out court action to get a new B.C. Liberal Party

  Former federal Liberal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal wants to help fill the political gap left by the collapse of BC United.

• B.C. police watchdog clears Mounties of wrongdoing after man's arm broken during traffic stop

  British Columbia's police oversight agency says there are no grounds for criminal charges against four Mounties after a man's arm was broken during an arrest on Vancouver Island.

• Minimum nurse-patient ratios established at most B.C. hospitals, says health minister

  British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says minimum nurse-to-patient ratios meant to improve care and strengthen the health-care system have now been established for most hospital settings.

• YVR tech upgrade means laptops, liquids can stay in luggage during security screening

  People going through the security checkpoint for domestic travellers at Vancouver International Airport no longer have to remove some items from their carry-on bags.

• UBCM convention: Two of three special resolutions focussed on housing

  Mayors and councillors voting at the annual convention of the Union of BC Municipalities have passed three special resolutions, two of them focussed on housing and the third on rural health care.

• TransLink converts West Coast Express commuter train to renewable diesel

  TransLink says it is one step closer to meeting its net-zero emissions targets after converting its West Coast Express commuter trains between Vancouver and the Fraser Valley to renewable diesel fuel.

• Bloc MPs will vote confidence in Liberal government next week: Blanchet

  The Conservatives' first shot at toppling the Liberal government is likely doomed to fail, after Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet told reporters his MPs will vote confidence in the government.

• 'Unsightly' under-construction home must be finished or demolished, B.C. court rules

  A B.C couple has been ordered to stop living in a motorhome on the property where their under-construction home – which they were first given a permit to build more than six years ago – has become an “eyesore,” according to a recent court decision.

• B.C. man volunteers to transform damaged lawn into inspiring garden

  As David Bronstein digs in the dirt between the sidewalk and his apartment building, he notices a worm.

• 'Certainly a wake-up call': B.C. police remind residents to lock their doors after family robbed

  Mounties on Vancouver Island are warning people to lock their doors after a Nanaimo-area family was robbed of a high-end vehicle, cash, a computer and other personal belongings while they slept.

• Bride's family speaks as West Vancouver woman sentenced for driving SUV into wedding party

  Sixty-five-year-old Hong Xu, who drove her SUV into a crowd of people celebrating a wedding at her next-door neighbour's house in West Vancouver on Aug. 20, 2022, has been sentenced under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without due care and attention.

• Canucks' Dakota Joshua reveals he is recovering from cancer

  Vancouver Canucks forward Dakota Joshua revealed Tuesday he underwent cancer treatment over the summer, and will not be ready to play when the team's training camp begins later this week.

• Rogers Communications to buy out Bell's share of MLSE for $4.7 billion

  Rogers Communications Inc. is buying out Bell's 37.5 per cent share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.7 billion, giving it 75 per cent ownership of the sports conglomerate.

• B.C. forest watchdog says province should improve watershed management

  British Columbia's forests watchdog says a complaint about "excessive" logging has led to a call for the province to improve how it manages watersheds.

• Former B.C. teacher sent messages with 'sexual references' to Grade 7 girls: regulator

  A former B.C. teacher committed misconduct when he sent inappropriate messages – including some with 'sexual references and innuendo' – to girls while he was their Grade 7 teacher, according to the professional regulator.

• Account tweaks for young Instagram users 'minimum' expected by B.C., David Eby says

  Premier David Eby says new account control measures for young Instagram users introduced Tuesday by social media giant Meta are the "minimum" expected of tech companies to keep kids safe online.