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B.C.'s hopes for a hydrogen economy are under threat. Here's why.
Documents released through a freedom of information request reveal that B.C.'s former energy minister was told last September that at least seven "large-scale hydrogen projects" were being cancelled or paused because of issues including electricity supply, high cost and transportation.
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'Staggering' reach of 'shadow' mortgage broker revealed as B.C. real estate agents lose licences
B.C.'s financial regulator has cancelled the licence of a real estate agent who used the services of a so-called 'shadow' mortgage broker to buy a house using fake documents a year after declaring a negative annual income of $459.
RCMP brass accused of sending 'inflammatory' email about officers in code of conduct hearing
A lawyer for one of three B.C. Mounties facing code of conduct proceedings for making racist and sexist comments accused the leadership of their detachment of sending out an "inflammatory" email Tuesday commenting on their evidence.
'It's not who I am': B.C. RCMP officer defends allegedly offensive chat messages at hearing
One of three B.C. Mounties accused of making racist and sexist comments in group chats held back tears Monday as he described the life-threatening pressures of policing he claimed led to the need for a "safe" space where officers could vent frustrations about the job and co-workers.
Stiff penalty: B.C. sex shop fined $1M for selling Viagra and Cialis as natural health products
A B.C. provincial court judge has slapped the owners of four Lower Mainland sex shops with a precedent-setting $1-million penalty for advertising, selling and packaging prescription-only erectile dysfunction drugs under the guise of "natural health products."
Tesla driver arrested for allegedly fleeing scene of deadly collision on Pattullo Bridge
B.C.'s director of civil forfeiture is suing a man who was allegedly at the wheel of a Tesla that may have been racing across the Pattullo Bridge with a Nissan Altima on Valentine's Day when the Nissan slammed into a semi-truck, killing three people and injuring one more.
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From Whistler to Facebook Marketplace: RCMP crack alleged resort rental theft scam
RCMP in Whistler and Burnaby mounted an undercover operation last year to catch a man accused of dispatching couriers to Whistler to rent dozens of pieces of ski equipment that he then sold on Facebook Marketplace.
RCMP's discipline board refuses to step aside for referring to impugned Mounties as 'Three Amigos'
The members of an RCMP disciplinary tribunal tasked with hearing allegations of sexism and racism against a trio of Coquitlam Mounties say they don't need to step aside for having referred to the men as the "Three Amigos."
'Undignified and silly': RCMP conduct board accused of bias over 'Three Amigos' references
The members of an RCMP conduct board sat stone-faced Wednesday as a lawyer for three Mounties facing allegations of racism and sexism accused them of "undignified and silly" behaviour by referring to his clients as "the Three Amigos" in emails and file names.
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WorkSafeBC opens 3rd investigation into accidents at Oakridge construction site
Search warrants obtained by CBC reveal the existence of a WorkSafeBC investigation into a third accident at the Oakridge construction site — as well as efforts by prime contractor EllisDon to counter allegations the massive project is plagued by a failure to protect worker safety.