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Teacher strike: Employer estimates cost of benefit demands

The government has put a price tag on what its chief negotiator called "a truckload of benefit provisions"

Jun 17, 2014 9:00 AM Read more >

Teachers begin full-scale strike

Jun 17, 2014 5:00 AM Read more >

Low water levels could force Puntledge generating station shutdown

Jun 16, 2014 8:00 PM Read more >

Students bask in 3D printing technology

From model houses to working jet engines - 3D printers have near limitless potential

Jun 16, 2014 8:00 PM Read more >

CVRD Board gains approval to move forward with curling centre upgrades

Less than one per cent of Comox Valley electorate opposed loan

Jun 16, 2014 6:00 PM Read more >

UPDATE: School strike on as talks collapse

An exchange of proposals between the B.C. Teachers' Federation and government negotiators on the weekend dissolves in acrimony

Jun 16, 2014 4:00 PM Read more >

BCTF revises demand in talks to ward off full strike

Poll finds support for smaller classes, but not a pay hike for teachers that exceeds deals for other unions

Jun 13, 2014 4:00 PM Read more >

Captain of fishing vessel presumed dead

The captain of a commercial fishing vessel is presumed drowned after the crab boat rolled over Thursday night near Kelsey Bay

Jun 13, 2014 2:00 PM Read more >

B.C. chops $11 million from home owner grant

Lower threshold hikes tax bill for 18,000 homes assessed at values around $1.2 million

Jun 13, 2014 2:00 PM Read more >

B.C. teachers serve 72-hour notice, full strike set for next week

Teachers will hold a 'study session' on Monday, ahead of a planned full walkout on Tuesday.

Jun 12, 2014 5:00 PM Read more >