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'We are stacked right up to the ceiling': Smithers, B.C., public library squeezed for space

Published: 19/10/2017

Staff at the sole public library in Smithers, B.C. are purging classics by Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro just to free up shelves. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca
Women still struggle for seat at boardroom table, report finds

Published: 19/10/2017

Women make up only 19 per cent of executive boards at British Columbia's top 50 companies. Read more

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Group searching for relatives of Victoria airman killed in WW II, after uncovering his fate

Published: 19/10/2017

For decades the story of what happened to two Canadian airmen who never returned home from a bombing raid was unknown. Now, the distant cousin of one of those men has uncovered the likely story of wha ... Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca

'It is blinding toxic': Expert sounds alarm on ammonia at public rinks

Published: 19/10/2017

A former chief inspector with the B.C. Safety Authority says he's been sounding the alarm about the dangers of ammonia for over 30 years, and can't understand why it's still widely in use at B.C. ice ... Read more

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Vancouver musician calls for 'national toast' to remember Gord Downie

Published: 19/10/2017

Steven Drake mixed two albums for the Tragically Hip and one of Gord Downie's solo records. He is calling for a "national toast" across the country at 7 p.m. PT this weekend. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca
Battle brewing over potential sale of public beach

Published: 18/10/2017

Some residents in Lake Country, B.C., are voicing concerns about the potential sale of public beachfront to three private homeowners. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca

B.C. urges drivers to Be More Truck aware in new safety campaign

Published: 18/10/2017

One provincial reports says more than two-thirds of fatal crashes between passenger vehicles and trucks caused by the smaller vehicle. Read more

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Oh deer! B.C. buck caught in backyard hammock

Published: 18/10/2017

A tangled-up deer in the East Kootenay is serving as a reminder for homeowners to take down hammocks and volleyball nets. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca
Democracy Watch appeals B.C. Supreme Court decision not to review Christy Clark conflict of interest case

Published: 18/10/2017

For the second time, Ottawa-based advocacy group Democracy Watch is appealing a decision not to review two rulings from the conflict of interest commissioner involving Premier Christy Clark. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca

Exercise, not drugs, the focus of new Victoria Parkinson's centre

Published: 18/10/2017

Centre director Jillian Carson, says research has shifted from focussing on drugs and counselling to intensive exercise for slowing the degenerative disease. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca
Prince Rupert, B.C. stabbing deemed a homicide

Published: 18/10/2017

The RCMP's Major Crime Unit from Prince George, B.C. has been deployed to Prince Rupert. A 17-year-old male suspect is in custody facing possible charges after a 69-year-old man died from injuries. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca
14-year-old girl dies from 'apparent' overdose in Surrey

Published: 18/10/2017

A 14-year-old girl is believed to have died from an overdose in the Whalley neighbourhood on Oct. 6, according to Surrey RCMP. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca

'Tight-knit community' of Fernie, B.C., mourns 3 dead in arena ammonia leak

Published: 18/10/2017

Firefighters have confirmed that an ammonia leak was responsible for the deaths of three people at an arena in Fernie, B.C., on Tuesday. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca
Haida carver puts final touches on UBC reconciliation totem pole

Published: 18/10/2017

It left Haida Gwaii a year ago and was raised at Point Grey in the spring — and now, UBC's reconciliation pole is finally finished. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca
Enbridge backs away from move to seize assets from environmental organization

Published: 18/10/2017

Stand.Earth formerly knows as Forest Ethics was served a notice of writ of seizure and sale Tuesday morning but later in the day Enbridge said it would not be seizing any assets. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca

Mushroom picker missing near Smithers B.C.

Published: 18/10/2017

Frances Brown, 53, who was picking mushrooms in the northwestern part of the province has been unaccounted for since Saturday. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca
Roads flooding, snowfall warnings in effect, as 2nd storm drenches B.C.

Published: 18/10/2017

Heavy downpours in Metro Vancouver, the North Shore and the Fraser Valley are causing streets to flood and wreaking havoc on commutes. In the Shuswap, Columbia and Sea-to-Sky region, snowfall warnings ... Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca
'It's all hands on deck': thousands still without power in B.C. Interior

Published: 18/10/2017

Reinforcements from around the province are helping to restore thousands of outages after a powerful windstorm swept across the B.C. Interior Tuesday. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca

Tragically Hip's Gord Downie dead at 53

Published: 18/10/2017

Gord Downie, the Tragically Hip frontman who united a diverse array of music lovers with his commanding stage presence and Canadiana-laced lyrics, has died. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca
Thousands without power as windstorm batters B.C.

Published: 18/10/2017

Tens of thousands of British Columbians were without power Tuesday after a windstorm swept across the province Tuesday, felling trees and damaging electrical infrastructure. Read more

Source: www.cbc.ca

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