2 hours BC SPCA offering 50% off adoption fees for ‘Adopt a Shelter Pet’ day The BC SPCA is offering 50 per cent off its adoption fees for the next two weeks to celebrate “Adopt a Shelter Pet Day,” which falls on April 30. The 50 per cent off promotion[...]
2 hours BC Greens pitch more drug inhalation sites as decriminalization debate continues: Rob Shaw The B.C. Green Party is calling on the NDP government to allow inhalation of drugs at all supervised consumption sites as a way to help address concerns about drug use in public spaces and at hospitals in the wake of decriminalization.
2 hours Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants The funding which includes up to $5 billion in public funds is expected to see the two main plants create 1,000 jobs on top of retaining the existing 4,200 jobs at the assembly plant.
3 hours B.C., Ottawa contribute to $8.7M fund for hundreds of EV charging ports in Greater Victoria Hundreds of EV charging ports will be installed in the Greater Victoria area after an investment of more than $8.7 million.
3 hours Evacuation order downgraded to alert for wildfire near Chetwynd, B.C. The Peace River Regional District has rescinded an evacuation order issued last night in response to an out-of-control wildfire in northeastern British Columbia.
3 hours Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court New York's highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, reversing a landmark ruling of the #MeToo era.
4 hours Legendary hockey broadcaster Bob Cole, a welcome voice for a half-century, dead at 90 Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90.
4 hours Keith Urban, Lee Brice among headliners for Sunfest Country Music Festival Lake Cowichan's popular Sunfest Country Music Festival is returning this summer, and the weekend event just released its full lineup this week.