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'It was very busy': Pop-up veterinary clinic held in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

'It was very busy': Pop-up veterinary clinic held in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Basic veterinary necessities are a financial hardship for many of the people who came to the clinic.
B.C. man faces mischief, threat charges

B.C. man faces mischief, threat charges

Michael Gadd is accused of damaging three cars and the home of an East Vancouver resident. He also allegedly threatened two Delta women.
Health care remains B.C.'s biggest expense with some added 'wild cards'

Health care remains B.C.'s biggest expense with some added 'wild cards'

B.C.'s aging population will only serve to add to health-care costs, says public health policy expert Jason Sutherland.
B.C. scraps proposed changes to Land Act amid consultation, controversy

B.C. scraps proposed changes to Land Act amid consultation, controversy

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is scrapping a plan that was to allow shared decision-making with First Nations about the use of public land, a move one Indigenous leader describes as a step back for reconciliation.
Richmond gaming scene trends for the year 2024

Richmond gaming scene trends for the year 2024

Trends this year will include more movies based on videogames, according to The Gaming Stadium CEO
B.C. woman finds her wallet after it was lost at sea for months

B.C. woman finds her wallet after it was lost at sea for months

A Tofino resident has gone viral after finding her missing wallet eight months later, right on the beach near her home.
Union blasts YVR food service operator for lack of transit reimbursement

Union blasts YVR food service operator for lack of transit reimbursement

Workers working after SkyTrain hours have to spend "hundreds of dollars on ride costs," says Unite Here Local 40.
BC NDP budget has room to spend money and should, says economist

BC NDP budget has room to spend money and should, says economist

Marc Lee of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says with economic growth halted due to interest rate hikes, now is the time for the provincial government to maintain spending, despite concerns over the rising cost of debt.
Richmond city offers to buy strip of school property to improve No. 5 and Cambie

Richmond city offers to buy strip of school property to improve No. 5 and Cambie

City of Richmond offers $410,000 to purchase part of school district land for upgrades.
No cuts to people or services, but B.C. budget deficit to rise, finance minister says

No cuts to people or services, but B.C. budget deficit to rise, finance minister says

VICTORIA — British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the province should prepare for a fiscal deficit in the upcoming budget — but there won't be cuts that result in a "deficit of services".