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87-year-old Prince George man walks 18 km almost every day

87-year-old Prince George man walks 18 km almost every day

Dave Milne, 87-year-old Prince George resident, has walked the university hill more than 5,000 times. He shares some advice on how to get moving.
RCMP raid Kelowna mushroom store Friday

RCMP raid Kelowna mushroom store Friday

For the past several months, Essence has been openly selling psilocybin mushrooms out of the space.
Burnaby condo owner loses strata battle over unopenable window

Burnaby condo owner loses strata battle over unopenable window

Cole Balachanoff said a floor plan shows a certain window in his Brentwood apartment should open, but it doesn't. He told the Civil Resolution Tribunal the strata should replace the window with an openable one or give him a $10K break on strata fees.
SOGI foe promotes campaign to recall NDP education minister

SOGI foe promotes campaign to recall NDP education minister

This is the third recall petition of 2023.
Manitoba government may push back promise to freeze hydroelectric rates

Manitoba government may push back promise to freeze hydroelectric rates

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's new NDP government may push back a key election promise to freeze hydroelectric rates for one year, due to a worsening fiscal outlook at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro.
Survey says 75% of B.C.'s jobs in next decade will need post-secondary education

Survey says 75% of B.C.'s jobs in next decade will need post-secondary education

BURNABY, B.C. — The latest labour market survey for British Columbia says 75 per cent of the one million jobs needed over the next decade will require some level of post-secondary education or training.
B.C. based company proposing sand mine north of Prince George

B.C. based company proposing sand mine north of Prince George

The proposed mine would supply frac sand used for hydraulic fracturing in the Montney Basin oil and gas region in northern B.C. and Alberta
Only conservation officers equipped with tranquillizer guns, police say after cougar killed

Only conservation officers equipped with tranquillizer guns, police say after cougar killed

The question about tranquillizer guns was raised after Victoria police shot and killed a full-grown cougar that had been prowling the Gorge-Selkirk Waterfront area on Tuesday
Victoria councillor asks for signature to be removed from controversial letter

Victoria councillor asks for signature to be removed from controversial letter

Susan Kim, who did not write the open letter, has faced intense backlash since her name was discovered on it
Murderer back behind bars after nearly killing man while at halfway house

Murderer back behind bars after nearly killing man while at halfway house

Ryan Quigley was released from custody in July to a halfway house somewhere in B.C.'s central interior after stabbing his fiancée to death in 2014