Victoria has been named Canada’s Best Small City in a ranking that breaks down cities, piece by piece, to evaluate them by the numbers. The Capital Daily reports that Victoria…
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The third Omicron wave has begun and is expected to increase rapidly and peak in August, says a COVID modelling expert. “I think there was hope we wouldn’t have another…
BC’s 911 emergency dispatch operators may have to work forced overtime as E-Comm faces critical staffing shortages going into the Canada Day long weekend. “One year ago today, E-Comm was…
“I’ve done my best to not let you down. There have been days when things have gone well and there have been days when things didn’t go well. That’s the…
VANCOUVER (CP) – Cat and dog owners who cuddle their pets when infected with COVID-19 could end up making the animals sick with the virus, according to a Canadian study….
A new report from BC Hydro shows that climate change is driving up summertime power demand as more people purchase air conditioners. BC Hydro statistics show nearly 40 per cent…
As fear over COVID-19 dissipates, Canadians’ focus is turning to the health-care system, and most are not impressed by what they see. New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute…
Royal BC Museum CEO Alicia Dubois has endorsed Premier John Horgan’s billion-dollar political rethink. “In line with the Premier Horgan’s announcement (view here), plans to replace the Royal BC Museum…
The Gorge Park Pavilion in Esquimalt officially opened June 18, a replacement for a Japanese tea house that was destroyed by vandals during the Second World War. Several hundred people…
You might want to be sitting down for this one. On second thought, better not. Spearheaded by Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Scott Lear, a new study in the journal…