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WestJet Airlines says it is replacing its basic fare with a new category that does away with a free carry-on bag and other perks once thought of as a given. A WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft is prepared for a flight in Kamloops, Saturday, June 3, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

WestJet announces UltraBasic fare with no carry-on bag

Flyers will only be allowed a personal bag and will be the last to board the plane

WestJet Airlines says it is replacing its basic fare with a new category that does away with a free carry-on bag and other perks once thought of as a given. A WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft is prepared for a flight in Kamloops, Saturday, June 3, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Swallowing pain medication is the number one cause of poisoning, according to Island Health. (Metro Creative)

B.C. ICU doctor says parents need to better protect kids from poisonings

Nearly 10,000 children five and under were poisoned in B.C. in 2023

Swallowing pain medication is the number one cause of poisoning, according to Island Health. (Metro Creative)
A 2024 union survey on B.C. teachers found their workload has increased over the last year, while they still lack the time and resources to address student needs. (Pixabay)

B.C. teachers face increasing workload, fewer resources: union survey

Teachers’ union president says work conditions contributing to turn over, teacher shortage

A 2024 union survey on B.C. teachers found their workload has increased over the last year, while they still lack the time and resources to address student needs. (Pixabay)
Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. A 32-year-old man is dead after an overnight stabbing in East Vancouver Wednesday (June 5). THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Man, 32, dead after stabbing in East Vancouver: Police

The man died before he could be taken to hospital

Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. A 32-year-old man is dead after an overnight stabbing in East Vancouver Wednesday (June 5). THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A woman wielding a machete was arrested after stealing a taxi and driving to the West Shore. (Black Press Media file photo)

Woman arrested after machete used to hijack B.C. taxi

Charges of robbery and possessing a weapon for dangerous purpose recommended

A woman wielding a machete was arrested after stealing a taxi and driving to the West Shore. (Black Press Media file photo)
Kathleen Mosa, (centre) former executive director of Wilma’s Transition Society, and her daughter Erin Mosa are being sued by the society for misappropriation of funds. The mother-daughter pair filed a response and counterclaim on May 22. Mosa is flanked by Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen and Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove at an affordable housing announcement in Chilliwack on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Ex-head of transition society in Chilliwack denies misappropriation

Counterclaim alleges ‘conspiracy’ among Wilma’s employees, board to oust Kathleen and Erin Mosa

Kathleen Mosa, (centre) former executive director of Wilma’s Transition Society, and her daughter Erin Mosa are being sued by the society for misappropriation of funds. The mother-daughter pair filed a response and counterclaim on May 22. Mosa is flanked by Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen and Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove at an affordable housing announcement in Chilliwack on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
The murder trial of Mohamed Daud Omar began on June 4 at the Victoria Law Courts. (Black Press Media File Photo)

Trial begins for man accused of fatal stabbing outside Victoria’s Lucky Bar

Mohamed Daud Omar is accused of second-degree murder in the death of 30-year-old John Dickinson

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The murder trial of Mohamed Daud Omar began on June 4 at the Victoria Law Courts. (Black Press Media File Photo)
Squamish RCMP and Squamish Search and Rescue continue their search for three mountaineers last seen on Mount Garibaldi on May 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Improving weather may give searchers window to find missing B.C. climbers

3 mountaineers last seen on Mount Garibaldi Friday morning

Squamish RCMP and Squamish Search and Rescue continue their search for three mountaineers last seen on Mount Garibaldi on May 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A B.C. Supreme Court justice ruled on June 3, 2024 that ICBC must pay customers who were impacted by a 2011 privacy breach $15,000 each in damages. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

ICBC must pay customers hit by privacy breach $15K each, B.C. judge rules

Customers targeted in shooting and arson attacks after ICBC staffer sold their info to criminal gang

A B.C. Supreme Court justice ruled on June 3, 2024 that ICBC must pay customers who were impacted by a 2011 privacy breach $15,000 each in damages. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others. Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Privacy watchdogs probing B.C. firm that runs tenant background checks

Provincial and national commissoners investigating if Certn is collecting personal info with consent

The privacy commissioners of Canada and British Columbia have launched an investigation into a Victoria-based company that performs background checks on tenants and others. Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A question from an exam given to some Burnaby Grade 6 and 7 students shows a question asking them to argue both sides of whether Israel should exist as a homeland for Jewish people. (@DrJacobsRad/X)

B.C. school district investigates exam asking pupils if Israel should exist

Test question asked students to offer perspectives on both sides

A question from an exam given to some Burnaby Grade 6 and 7 students shows a question asking them to argue both sides of whether Israel should exist as a homeland for Jewish people. (@DrJacobsRad/X)
Carpenter Media Group acquired Oregon’s Pamplin Media Group on June 1. The sale transfers ownerhsip of 23 publications. (Unsplash)

Black Press Media parent company acquires Oregon’s largest newspaper group

Carpenter Media finalized purchase of 23 Oregon publications on June 1

Carpenter Media Group acquired Oregon’s Pamplin Media Group on June 1. The sale transfers ownerhsip of 23 publications. (Unsplash)
Singer Paula Abdul poses with Idol Eyes audio glasses during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the start of the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Straight Up! Paula Abdul announces Penticton date

Global icon hits the South Okanagan Events Centre stage in September

Singer Paula Abdul poses with Idol Eyes audio glasses during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the start of the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Psychotherapists may soon be regulated in B.C., if the province decides to designate the practice as an official health profession. (Pixabay)

B.C. looks to regulate psychotherapy, designate it as health profession

Move would bring qualification requirements, ethical oversight for clinical counsellors, therapists

Psychotherapists may soon be regulated in B.C., if the province decides to designate the practice as an official health profession. (Pixabay)
Princeton Mayor Spencer Coyne speaks Monday (June 3) at a press conference at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre in Abbotsford as Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens looks on. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)

‘Completely abandoned’: 3 B.C. mayors react after federal flood funds denied

Flood-mitigation applications rejected for Abbotsford, Merritt and Princeton

Princeton Mayor Spencer Coyne speaks Monday (June 3) at a press conference at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre in Abbotsford as Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens looks on. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)
Photo posted by Ekene Anigbo on March 24, 2022. (@lololanski/Instagram)

Case for Naramata mother killed in gang conflict continues in Kelowna

Two alleged gang associates who are accused of killing the mother of a rival gang member will remain behind bars while awaiting a trial date

Photo posted by Ekene Anigbo on March 24, 2022. (@lololanski/Instagram)
The B.C. government says the hackers behind a recent cyberattack on the province may have accessed the email inboxes of 22 government employees. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

22 B.C. government employee emails feared hacked in cyberattack

Province says inboxes contained personal information on 19 employees

The B.C. government says the hackers behind a recent cyberattack on the province may have accessed the email inboxes of 22 government employees. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
Mackenzie RCMP shot and killed a man outside a town bank on Saturday (June 1) after a struggle broke out and the man pulled out a weapon. (Black Press Media file photo)

RCMP shoot and kill man in Mackenzie, B.C. during response to fraud call

Bank reported the man was trying to cash a fake cheque

Mackenzie RCMP shot and killed a man outside a town bank on Saturday (June 1) after a struggle broke out and the man pulled out a weapon. (Black Press Media file photo)
A spokeswoman for Squamish Search and Rescue says an active search is underway for three experienced mountaineers who have been missing since Friday. The RCMP logo is seen on the background for a news conference, in St. John’s, Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Avalanche conditions hampering search for 3 missing climbers near Squamish

RCMP say mountaineers were supposed to be back from climb in Garibaldi Park already

A spokeswoman for Squamish Search and Rescue says an active search is underway for three experienced mountaineers who have been missing since Friday. The RCMP logo is seen on the background for a news conference, in St. John’s, Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
American D-Day veteran Anthony Pagano arrives at Charles de Gaulle airport, Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Roissy, north of Paris. More than sixty American veterans arrive for ceremonies marking D-Day 80th anniversary. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off 80th anniversary of D-Day

A week of ceremonies planned to commemorate day that led to fall of Hitler

American D-Day veteran Anthony Pagano arrives at Charles de Gaulle airport, Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Roissy, north of Paris. More than sixty American veterans arrive for ceremonies marking D-Day 80th anniversary. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)