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• Firefighters say Hastings Street tent occupants made battling SRO blaze challenging

  Firefighters say 10 people have been displaced after a fire in an SRO hotel on the Downtown Eastside Friday night.

  

• B.C. nurses reach tentative labour agreement with provincial government

  More than 51,000 registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses in British Columbia have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government.

  

• Vancouver asks artist, vigil keepers to end Indigenous children's shoe memorial

  Officials in Vancouver said they plan to meet with the artist and volunteers who are keeping vigil on a children's shoe memorial on the steps of the city's art gallery in an effort to end the tribute to children who didn't return from residential schools.

• BC Ferry commissioner proposes up to 9.2 per cent fare hike, final number on Sept. 30

  The British Columbia Ferry Commission has announced its preliminary decision on ferry fare increases that if finalized would be up to a maximum of 9.2 per cent for each of the next four years.

• Former B.C. premier John Horgan officially resigns seat in legislature

  Former premier John Horgan has officially resigned his Victoria-area seat in the British Columbia legislature.

• A glass of wine or beer per day is fine for your health: new study

  A new Canadian study of 4.8 million people says a daily alcoholic drink isn't likely to send anyone to an early grave, nor will it offer any of the health benefits touted by previous studies, even if it is organic red wine.

• Popular Othello Tunnels not expected to reopen this year

  A major tourist attraction and historical landmark near Hope, B.C., remains closed more than 16 months after being damaged by floods.

• Vancouver lawyer banned from financial markets for role in U.S. fraud

  B.C.'s securities regulator has permanently banned a Vancouver lawyer from the financial markets after he was convicted in a U.S. court for his role in a US$34-million fraud.

• No more paying for prescription birth control: B.C. to make Canadian history April 1

  Paying for prescription birth control will be a thing of the past in British Columbia starting Saturday, marking a Canadian first.

• Boat recovered, operator missing in Fraser Valley, RCMP say

  Mounties in the Fraser Valley are asking the public for help locating a missing man last seen in a boat on the Harrison River Thursday evening.

• Man charged after string of arsons in downtown Vancouver over one night: police

  A man is facing multiple charges in connection with a series of fires that police say were deliberately set in Vancouver's downtown core earlier this week.

• Vancouver to be home base for 'The Last of Us' season 2

  After the first season of “The Last of Us” generated big buzz and an economic boom for Alberta, British Columbia may be next in line to host the production team.

• B.C. hit with tax and fare hikes starting April 1

  April Fools' is bringing more than just practical jokes to British Columbians — the province will be hit with new taxes and fare hikes starting on Saturday.

• Former Liberal cabinet minister John Rustad acclaimed leader of B.C. Conservatives

  A former Liberal cabinet minister who has been sitting in British Columbia's legislature as an Independent is the new leader of the provincial Conservatives.

• Vancouver Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko skips warm-up over Pride jersey

  Vancouver Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko is the latest NHL player to get embroiled in the league's Pride jersey controversy.

• 'Just a sweetheart': Emaciated dog tied to railing with note finds forever home, BC SPCA says

  An emaciated dog that was found abandoned in downtown Prince George earlier this year has now found his forever home, according to the BC SPCA.

• IHIT releases photos of suspects sought after murder of former doctor in West Vancouver

  Homicide investigators have released photos of a pair of suspects believed to be connected to the fatal stabbing of a former doctor in West Vancouver earlier this month.

• B.C. musician and former pastor sentenced for sexual assault

  A Vancouver Island musician and former church pastor will serve three months of house arrest, followed by 18 months of probation, after he was convicted of one count of sexual assault.

• Heavy, late season snowfall coming for B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway: Environment Canada

  Drivers on British Columbia's Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt are being warned to prepare for a heavy, late season snowfall through Saturday.

• 'We feel the urgency': B.C. housing minister addresses Riverview re-development delays

  British Columbia’s housing minister called the lands around the shuttered Riverview Hospital a “huge opportunity” as he offered a slightly different explanation about the delay in planning the redevelopment of the site.