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B.C.’s private cannabis retailers are facing the brunt of the ongoing BC Liquor Distribution Branch workers strike, as they fear supply shortage in the coming weeks.

VANCOUVER — A union representing thousands of provincial government workers in British Columbia has escalated job action with a ban on overtime. B.C.

“A regulated safe supply saves lives, reduces costs and tackles a number of issues like crime, poverty rates and mental health,” said Appadurai.

Vancouver police say four men have been arrested after two guns were seized from a tent in a Downtown Eastside street encampment. Police say the weapons found in the tent near East Hastings and Carrall Street included a loaded shotgun.

The new 7,000-square-foot Somass Hall will replace the previous community hall, which was demolished in 2019 after it was deemed unsafe for use.

VANCOUVER — Dozens of people have been left without a home after an apparent explosion sparked a fire between two buildings in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

As part of a Glacier Media series on how businesses are overcoming labour shortages, supply chain breaks, inflation and other challenges, a commercial builder explains his strategy

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VANCOUVER — Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, B.C., is the latest emergency room in the province to shut its doors due to lack of staff, joining a series of similar interruptions in service in British Columbia's Interior.

SURREY, B.C. — The candidate nomination period for the upcoming provincial byelection in Surrey South has closed. Elections BC says there are a total of five candidates, each representing one of the five registered political parties.