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STORIES BY PENNY DAFLOS

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  All provincial employees in B.C. directed to change passwords

  Every provincial employee is receiving emails or memos directing them to change their passwords immediately, CTV News has learned.

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  Shrewd investment or frivolous spending? Economic benefits of Vancouver World Cup games in question

  When all three levels of government defended the ballooning price tag to host several 2026 FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver, they repeated a claim of significant economic benefits that experts and critics are questioning.

• Health authority confirms cockroaches at B.C. hospital, insists they 'do not bite'

  The Vancouver Island Health Authority is downplaying what staff describe as a cockroach infestation in a medical unit of Saanich Peninsula Hospital.

• 'Enjoy the run' but don’t expect major economic boost from Canucks playoffs: expert

  A Canadian sports economist is encouraging Canucks fans to enjoy the team’s playoff run, but cautioning against having big expectations around economic spinoffs.

• 'Secret report' or standard research? B.C. government addresses safe supply allegations

  B.C.’s premier and one of his top lieutenants are pushing back against allegations by the Official Opposition that he covertly commissioned a report into the diversion of safe supply drugs onto the streets.

• More than firefighters: B.C. chief urges home preparation for wildfire season

  As the wildfire season ramps up and a pair of evacuation alerts are now in place, one of British Columbia’s top fire officials is making a personal appeal to the public to take some simple steps that could safeguard their homes.

• Dead deer, loaded guns, booze: Warrant for 4th man in B.C. poaching case

  An advocacy group for hunters is calling for increased funding to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, as authorities pledge to find a fourth man wanted in connection with a “disgusting” poaching case.

• B.C. premier defends drug decriminalization as controversy grows, feds scrutinize program

  The premier of British Columbia is continuing to defend the three-year pilot program underway in his province that’s decriminalized personal possession of hard drugs, even as the federal government sends its minister responsible to discuss growing concerns and controversies.

• David Eby taunts other premiers about federal housing funding

  As the federal government unveiled a housing-heavy deficit budget, B.C.’s premier isn’t just ready to cash the cheque for his province’s share, he’s seemingly taunting his counterparts about their reluctance.

• New SFU medical school could provide primary care to 30,000 patients

  Details of behind-the-scenes efforts to establish British Columbia's second medical school are increasingly becoming public, including the possibility of family doctor access for thousands of Surrey residents at the Simon Fraser University campus.

• Okanagan winemaker puts a cork in punny bottles after Dom Perignon complaint

  The self-described scoundrels of Okanagan wine country have pulled one of their most popular sparkling wines after a warning from one of the world’s most famous and prestigious producers, Dom Perignon.

• B.C. man collapsed, was diagnosed with cancer, then got a $3,700 bill

  When Andy was diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer, he was shocked, but it was the handling of his medical coverage that left him stunned and deeply upset.

• First Nations leaders applaud changes to Indigenous land ownership in B.C.

  First Nations leaders are applauding the provincial government for introducing changes to the Property Law Act that will allow the buying, holding and selling of property like any other British Columbian.

• Time for regional police? 'Brazen' Robson shooting renews idea of Metro Vancouver force

  After two masked gunmen opened fire on a man in his car on Robson Street, sending innocent bystanders running for their lives, Vancouver police warned that there would likely be retaliatory violence somewhere in the region and insisted they work closely with other police agencies to combat gang activity.