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Small B.C. businesses get creative trying to survive inflation

Rising costs fuelled by inflation are pushing many small businesses in B.C. to find creative ways to adapt or pivot in the hope they can weather...

'A true hero of the Vancouverism generation': Nathan Edelson — city planner, activist, advocate — dead at 76

Vancouver's former top city planner for the Downtown Eastside is being remembered for his contributions to inclusive city-building following his death on Sunday.Nathan Edelson died...

Canadian army needs dedicated climate disaster force, says former top soldier

The country's former top soldier says Canada is behind its allies in not having a dedicated agency that can deploy personnel to disasters nationwide.Retired Lt....

He came to B.C. as a refugee. Now, this boxing champion is training for an Olympic bid

When Dalis Gures arrived as a teenager in Vancouver with his single mother and four siblings in 2016 — via a refugee camp in Kenya...

Granville Island Brewing strike continues, as more sectors see labour disputes in B.C.

Workers at a Vancouver brewery continue to walk the picket lines after more than a month off the job.The Granville Island Brewing strike started on...

Workers who feed, house B.C.'s oil and gas sector are asking for a raise. Some of their efforts are paying off

Staff feeding and housing oil and gas workers in northern B.C. are preparing for a possible strike.Hospitality employees at the Crossroads Lodge work camp near...

B.C. band aims to break world record with 9 concerts in 12 hours across Lower Mainland

Kamloops, B.C., musical duo LooPS have never started, nor ended, any of their concerts so quickly.Certainly not nine of their shows. In a single day. Across multiple...

Evacuation order lifted but alerts remain as wildfire burns in Kelowna, B.C.

Residents near a wildfire visible from downtown Kelowna, B.C., can return to their subdivision after an order to evacuate their homes was downgraded to an...

Vancouver Island's Highway 4 partly reopens, 17 days after vital route closed by fire

The only paved road between Port Alberni, B.C. and the rest of Vancouver Island partly reopened to traffic a day ahead of schedule.Highway 4 had been closed for...

As B.C. fires threaten highways, communities fear their access routes will be choked off

A wildfire that has shuttered the only highway to several towns and First Nations on Vancouver Island for nearly two weeks has local leaders and...

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