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  Ministers in the hot seat at UBCM as mayors and councillors ask tough questions

  The annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention was in full swing on Wednesday, with mayors and councillors taking the rare opportunity to ask cabinet ministers tough questions in front of their peers.

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  B.C. will take 'bigger role' in addressing short-term rentals, housing minister says

  B.C.’s housing minister has confirmed the province will be taking “a bigger role in addressing short-term rentals” when new legislation is introduced in the fall.

• Cutting obituary for B.C. man thanks karma for 'doing what she does best'

  Few obituaries begin with the words, "I am pleased to announce" – but Amanda Denis believes in blunt honesty.

• 4 wildfire fighters killed in collision on B.C. highway

  Four people were killed in a car crash early Tuesday morning on B.C.’s Highway 1, according to Mounties.

• 'Natural gas incident' prompts evacuation, lockdown at BCIT's Burnaby campus

  Two buildings at BCIT's Burnaby campus were evacuated Wednesday afternoon "due to a reported natural gas incident."

• Burnaby RCMP seek witnesses, information after 'indecent act' at coffee shop

  Mounties in Burnaby are asking the public for help identifying a man suspected of committing an "indecent act" at a coffee shop in the city earlier this month.

• UBCM delegates vote on priorities for B.C.'s municipalities

  British Columbia's mayors and councillors have sent a clear message to the provincial government that their priorities revolve around health care, toxic drugs, and emergency services.

• Do you recognize this man? Ridge Meadows RCMP trying to identify assault suspect

  Mounties in Metro Vancouver have released a photo of a man alleged to have assaulted a restaurant worker more than two months ago.

• BC United leader under fire for saying protesters have 'legitimate concerns' ahead of anti-LGBTQ2S+ demonstrations

  The leader of B.C.'s official Opposition faced calls to condemn rallies against LGBTQ2S+ education happening across Canada Wednesday after suggesting the protesters have "legitimate concerns."

• Coyote killed after recent attacks in Mission, B.C., conservation officers say

  Conservation officers have killed one coyote in Mission, but say there are likely others behaving aggressively in the area after nine biting incidents in the last week.

• B.C. Parent Advisory Councils voice support for SOGI in face of protests

  A dozen District Parent Advisory Councils from around B.C. have signed onto a public statement supporting the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in education, as marches calling for the end of such inclusion unfolded across the province Wednesday.

• Security at Indian Consulate in Vancouver boosted after Trudeau's remarks on Nijjar killing

  The Vancouver Police Department says it's beefing up security outside India's Consulate after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week there was credible intelligence about a potential link between India's government and the killing of a Sikh community leader in B.C.

• Vancouver's mayor condemns planned anti-LGBTQ2S+ protests

  Vancouver's mayor has added his voice to the chorus of officials condemning anti-LGBTQ2S+ protests planned to take place in B.C. and across the country Wednesday.

• UBC researcher introduces AI powered 'social robots' to West Vancouver seniors facility

  A facility in West Vancouver has partnered with a UBC researcher on a project that's introducing seniors to "social robots."

• Local governments to ask B.C. for more funding, regulations for drug decriminalization

  Local politicians in British Columbia have passed all three resolutions asking the province to boost funding and regulation around the drug decriminalization pilot program, including expanding possession and use prohibitions to parks and sports fields.

• Driver who crashed into highway overpass fled scene on foot: North Vancouver RCMP

  The driver of a truck that slammed into an overpass in North Vancouver – causing an overnight highway closure – fled the scene on foot, according to authorities.

• New report suggests B.C. renters paying 'Airbnb tax' due to market pressures

  A team of researchers has crunched the numbers and estimates that British Columbia’s renters are paying roughly 20 per cent more than they otherwise would have due to the impact of short-term rentals.

• B.C. teacher banned for exploiting vulnerable student for 'sexual advantage'

  A former Vancouver Island gym teacher has permanently lost his teaching certificate after he started an intimate relationship with a vulnerable 15-year-old student and began dating the student shortly after graduation.

• Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar? Slain B.C. Sikh leader at heart of diplomatic crisis

  Hardeep Singh Nijjar is being remembered by family and supporters as a giving community activist. But in India, he was a wanted man, after authorities labelled him a terrorist in 2020.

• 'We cannot walk freely in our community': Mission, B.C. sees 9 coyote attacks in under a week

  After seven coyote attacks were reported in just over 24 hours late last week, there have been two more attacks in the same area of Mission, bringing the total to nine.