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ICBC: Road test pass rate improves, additional appointments in September

ICBC: Road test pass rate improves, additional appointments in September

The passing rate for road tests in B.C. has improved since last year, according to ICBC. ICBC data showed the pass rate for Class 5 and 7 licenses were about 50 per cent during the last fiscal year.
B.C. pharmacist fined $25K for buying stolen meds

B.C. pharmacist fined $25K for buying stolen meds

The Salmon Arm pharmacist has also been banned from the profession for a year, and must take an ethics course and exam.
TIME TRAVELLER: A once busy ferry becomes North Vancouver’s Seven Seas Restaurant

TIME TRAVELLER: A once busy ferry becomes North Vancouver’s Seven Seas Restaurant

The Seven Seas Restaurant, with its distinctive neon signage, was a popular destination for North Shore residents and visitors alike. Moored at the foot of Lonsdale for more than 40 years, the former Ferry No.
Coquitlam Forensic Psychiatric Hospital patient caught after being unlawfully at large

Coquitlam Forensic Psychiatric Hospital patient caught after being unlawfully at large

*UPDATE: Coquitlam RCMP say the man who had been unlawfully at large after he failed to return to the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital has been caught. Landon Hayes Kibbe was reported overdue on a day pass on Aug. 17 at about 3:30 p.m.
Update: Two-alarm fire in Richmond visible across Lower Mainland

Update: Two-alarm fire in Richmond visible across Lower Mainland

The fire broke out at a recycling plant in north Richmond
New map reveals climate change risks in Richmond

New map reveals climate change risks in Richmond

Richmond's vulnerability to flooding is very high.
Vancouver Trump tower operator declares bankruptcy

Vancouver Trump tower operator declares bankruptcy

Hotel operator has $4,795,409 in liabilities and $1,104,588 in assets
COVID-19 exposure warnings issued for 9 more B.C. flights

COVID-19 exposure warnings issued for 9 more B.C. flights

Nine more flights through B.C. have been flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure. The flights, including eight domestic and one international flight, were added to the BC Centre for Disease Control’s list of public exposures Saturday.
Richmond saw an increase in overdose calls in July: BCEHS

Richmond saw an increase in overdose calls in July: BCEHS

Overdose calls in Richmond increased in July, as B.C. marked its third straight month with more than 170 deaths from illicit drug overdoses.
Rock legend Gene Simmons joins impromptu jam at Whistler café

Rock legend Gene Simmons joins impromptu jam at Whistler café

Whistler musicians discover what it’s like to have a rock star make an unexpected cameo in their set