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Victoria film industry faces slower season amid Hollywood labour action

Victoria film industry faces slower season amid Hollywood labour action

There will be no new scripts from L.A. or anywhere else in the U.S. until the labour dispute between the Writers Guild and Hollywood is resolved
Targeted Coquitlam shooting victim in 'critical condition'

Targeted Coquitlam shooting victim in 'critical condition'

Coquitlam RCMP are turning focus to a vehicle fire connected to the incident as the four-door sedan was also believed to be stolen.
Hornby Island's opossum problem persists but population on decline

Hornby Island's opossum problem persists but population on decline

Locals say they’re not seeing as many of the adorable chicken-killing, trash-can rummaging, garden eating invasive species as they once did
Robots the wave of a digitized forest industry future

Robots the wave of a digitized forest industry future

Virtual machine operators can utilize 5G connections to remotely harvest forests
Tesla crash at BC Ferries terminal deemed driver error

Tesla crash at BC Ferries terminal deemed driver error

The crash caused an estimated $30,000 worth of damage to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal.
Rain that's in the weekend forecast could temper northeast B.C. wildfires: fire crews

Rain that's in the weekend forecast could temper northeast B.C. wildfires: fire crews

VANCOUVER — Favourable wind conditions may help control the wildfires that have been raging near Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia for the last two weeks, and fire crews say possible rain over the weekend could further temper the flames.
Seasonal weather to return, but lightning risk sparks new wildfire concern in B.C.

Seasonal weather to return, but lightning risk sparks new wildfire concern in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government warned Friday that a return to more seasonal spring conditions is raising the risk of lightning-caused wildfires heading into the long weekend, after a prolonged hot and dry spell across much of the provinc
Public urged to disable automatic 911 feature on their phones after surge in false emergency calls

Public urged to disable automatic 911 feature on their phones after surge in false emergency calls

Over three quarters of the 911 calls to North Van RCMP in a recent four-day period were false alarms. Some phones will auto-dial 911 after just a few pushes of a button.
'Embarrassment of a company': Vancouverites share WestJet re-booking horror stories

'Embarrassment of a company': Vancouverites share WestJet re-booking horror stories

The strike is averted but the chaos is not.
B.C. TV reporter takes break, citing traumatic work and online abuse

B.C. TV reporter takes break, citing traumatic work and online abuse

“The traumatic stories, graphic images and online abuse finally got to me.”