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The UBCO downtown Kelowna campus construction has resumed. The evacuated low-income housing Hadgraft Wilson Place can be seen in the background. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

Another lawsuit filed against UBC over ‘unsafe to enter’ Kelowna apartment

Natasha Chance is seeking general, special, and punitive damages

 

The UBC sign is pictured at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on April 23, 2019. The president of the University of British Columbia says the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 means classes are going back online at both its Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

UBC protest camp begins, as Eby deplores ‘most hateful’ Hamas-praising speech

‘Long live Oct. 7’ chant in Vancouver calls Hamas attack on Israel ‘heroic and brave’

 

Offensive lineman Giovanni Manu (right) was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, becoming the first UBC player to ever be drafted to the NFL. (Darren Hove Photo)

B.C. athlete becomes first UBC player to be drafted to NFL

Giovanni Manu was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round

 

The University of BC Okanagan downtown Kelowna campus construction. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

Construction resumes on UBCO’s downtown Kelowna campus, despite evacuations

Construction has resulted in four neighbouring properties being evacuated

  • Apr 9, 2024
The University of BC Okanagan downtown Kelowna campus construction. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
Yang “Christopher” Liang was charged March 21, 2024 with the second-degree murder of a woman found dead on UBC Endowment Lands on March 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke

2nd-degree murder charge laid in killing of woman near UBC

Homicide team says murder may have been the result of intimate partner violence

Yang “Christopher” Liang was charged March 21, 2024 with the second-degree murder of a woman found dead on UBC Endowment Lands on March 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is investigating a murder that occurred at a residence on the UBC Endowment Lands on March 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke

Woman murdered near UBC, 2 people arrested: IHIT

Homicide team says adult woman was found at residence on University Endowment Lands

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is investigating a murder that occurred at a residence on the UBC Endowment Lands on March 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
One man died at the University of British Columbia on Jan. 17, 2024, after the vehicle he was driving plummeted off the second storey of the Thunderbird parkade and hit the ground below. (@michaelbatema/X)

Driver killed after car plummets off 2nd storey of UBC parkade: RCMP

Chunk of concrete barrier hanging above crashed car made immediate rescue too dangerous, say police

One man died at the University of British Columbia on Jan. 17, 2024, after the vehicle he was driving plummeted off the second storey of the Thunderbird parkade and hit the ground below. (@michaelbatema/X)
Vancouver Fire Rescue Services members were on scene at the University of British Columbia Thunderbird Parkade on Jan. 17, 2024, where a vehicle crashed off the parkade’s second storey and hit the ground. (@michaelbatema/X)

Person trapped after vehicle crashes off 2nd-storey of UBC parkade

Vancouver fire crews working to extract the person

Vancouver Fire Rescue Services members were on scene at the University of British Columbia Thunderbird Parkade on Jan. 17, 2024, where a vehicle crashed off the parkade’s second storey and hit the ground. (@michaelbatema/X)
<div>Researchers at Western University say they’ve confirmed that a fire-generated tornado occurred in British Columbia this summer after a video of the “rarely observed” event went viral back in August. A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>

Wildfire-generated tornado seen over B.C. lake confirmed by researchers

‘Pyro-tornado’ over Gun Lake the first documented by the Northern Tornadoes Project

<div>Researchers at Western University say they’ve confirmed that a fire-generated tornado occurred in British Columbia this summer after a video of the “rarely observed” event went viral back in August. A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>
FILE - This September 2015 photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows an aerial view of adult female southern resident killer whale (J16) swimming with her calf (J50). A new study in Nature shows contaminants are being found inside the bodies of southern resident and Bigg’s killer whales. (NOAA Fisheries/Vancouver Aquarium via AP, File)

Contaminants from oil spills, wildfires ending up inside B.C. whales: study

UBC researchers tested the livers and skeletons of 14 killer whales for PAHs – a first in Canada

FILE - This September 2015 photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows an aerial view of adult female southern resident killer whale (J16) swimming with her calf (J50). A new study in Nature shows contaminants are being found inside the bodies of southern resident and Bigg’s killer whales. (NOAA Fisheries/Vancouver Aquarium via AP, File)
This file photo shows a tent city outside the provincial courthouse in Victoria in January 2016. Two injunctions, one denied before a subsequent one was approved, against the encampment were analyzed in a new UBC report that’s critical of how B.C. courts treat the eviction orders. (Don Denton/Victoria News photo)

UBC report raises alarm over how easily courts granted homeless injunctions

85% of cases since 2000 never made it past interim court order that dispersed camps

This file photo shows a tent city outside the provincial courthouse in Victoria in January 2016. Two injunctions, one denied before a subsequent one was approved, against the encampment were analyzed in a new UBC report that’s critical of how B.C. courts treat the eviction orders. (Don Denton/Victoria News photo)
UBC students Emily Selwood and Evan Smith were killed on Sept. 26, 2021 after a vehicle veered into them while they were walking on the sidewalk. Tim Goerner of Vancouver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing their deaths. (Photos courtesy of B.C. RCMP)

Driver should serve 3 years after killing 2 UBC students: Crown

Tim Goerner awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death

UBC students Emily Selwood and Evan Smith were killed on Sept. 26, 2021 after a vehicle veered into them while they were walking on the sidewalk. Tim Goerner of Vancouver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing their deaths. (Photos courtesy of B.C. RCMP)
A robotic hand with UBC-developed sensor skin on its fingertips is capable of grasping delicate items, such as a champagne flute, without breaking them. (UBC/Paul Joseph)

UBC-developed ‘skin’ giving prosthetics and robots a delicate touch

Sensor skin capable of grasping a champagne flute or egg without damaging them

A robotic hand with UBC-developed sensor skin on its fingertips is capable of grasping delicate items, such as a champagne flute, without breaking them. (UBC/Paul Joseph)
UBC students Emily Selwood and Evan Smith were killed on Sept. 26, 2021 after a vehicle veered into them while they were walking on the sidewalk. Tim Goerner of Vancouver has pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death in relation to the crash. (Photos courtesy of B.C. RCMP)

Vancouver man pleads guilty to role in crash that killed 2 UBC students

Tim Carl Robert Goerner admitted to 2 counts of dangerous driving causing death

UBC students Emily Selwood and Evan Smith were killed on Sept. 26, 2021 after a vehicle veered into them while they were walking on the sidewalk. Tim Goerner of Vancouver has pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death in relation to the crash. (Photos courtesy of B.C. RCMP)
Class at the University of British Columbia Okanagan will start as scheduled, on Tuesday, Sept. 5. (File photo)

UBCO must pay $50,000 for mishandling sex assault complaint

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal rules the university’s methods exacerbated Stephanie Hale’s PTSD

Class at the University of British Columbia Okanagan will start as scheduled, on Tuesday, Sept. 5. (File photo)
BC Wildfire Service wildland firefighters work the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap. (BCWS image)

B.C. wildfires fuelling conspiracy theories

UBC expert says traumatic events can lead people to conspiracies to try and make sense of what’s happening

BC Wildfire Service wildland firefighters work the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap. (BCWS image)
Setting up a prototype drug tester at Shambhala Music Festival. University of British Columbia researchers from the chemistry department are bringing a portable drug-testing robot to Shambhala Music Festival in Salmo to give festival-goers a chance to have their drugs tested in about 15 minutes. (Hein Lab)

Portable drug-testing ‘robot’ heading to Shambhala Music Festival

The team’s prototype aims to identify, quantify expected substances, like fentanyl, in 15 minutes

Setting up a prototype drug tester at Shambhala Music Festival. University of British Columbia researchers from the chemistry department are bringing a portable drug-testing robot to Shambhala Music Festival in Salmo to give festival-goers a chance to have their drugs tested in about 15 minutes. (Hein Lab)
Statistics Canada estimates that nationally, the rate of domestic abuse is approximately 44 per cent over a woman’s lifetime. (File/Pixabay)

‘Way past due’: UBC Okanagan helps create concussion guide for survivors of domestic abuse

A researcher from UBCO was on the team of advocates and clinicians that developed the free resource

Statistics Canada estimates that nationally, the rate of domestic abuse is approximately 44 per cent over a woman’s lifetime. (File/Pixabay)
Most drownings happen in natural bodies of water: lakes, rivers and oceans. But for children, the biggest drowning hazards are actually in and around their own home—think paddling pools, backyard pools and even buckets of water (Contributed UBC News).

Water safety tips for the summer, from a B.C. injury prevention expert

Dr. Ian Pike is the professor of pediatrics

Most drownings happen in natural bodies of water: lakes, rivers and oceans. But for children, the biggest drowning hazards are actually in and around their own home—think paddling pools, backyard pools and even buckets of water (Contributed UBC News).
UBC’s Centre for Rural Health Research has released a summary of its ongoing rural health survey. The University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine says it is mourning the unexpected death of Dr. Pieter Swart, an anesthesiologist and associate professor at the school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

UBC faculty of medicine mourns loss of colleague who died climbing Mount Everest

Colleague said he died due to a ‘respiratory event’ while descending the mountain

UBC’s Centre for Rural Health Research has released a summary of its ongoing rural health survey. The University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine says it is mourning the unexpected death of Dr. Pieter Swart, an anesthesiologist and associate professor at the school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward