VIDEO: ‘Dumb ways to die’: Victoria drivers U-turn into traffic to avoid raised bridge

A video of drivers in Victoria heading into oncoming traffic is being used to bring attention to repeated violations on roads that are part of the Johnson Street Bridge. (Screenshot)
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A Metro Vancouver man and another from Alberta face several charges related to a weekend drug raid in Whitehorse. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C., Alberta men face charges in Whitehorse drug raid
Brad Merritt of 54-40. (54-40 photo)

PODCAST: Brad Merritt is a founding member of the iconic band, 54-40
Canopy Growth signs deal with Indiva for Wana brand of edibles

Canopy Growth signs deal with Indiva for Wana brand of edibles
Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a judge’s declaration that four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps are entitled to Ottawa’s help to return home. A general view of Karama camp for internally displaced Syrians, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 by the village of Atma, Idlib province, Syria. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Omar Albam

Court of Appeal overturns ruling directing Ottawa to help repatriate men in Syria
Canada is a leader in co-operative education, a learning model that alternates between academic and paid work terms. It's a form of so-called work integrated learning, an umbrella term that also includes other approaches to experiential learning like apprenticeships, internships and clinical placements. A worker welds oil pipe at the Global Petroleum Show in Calgary, Tuesday, June 12, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

‘Earn while you learn:’ Co-op programs gain appeal amid rising cost of living
Marie Clements, creator of the film “Bones of Crows,” poses for a photograph during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

Residential school drama ‘Bones of Crows’ explores ongoing legacy of trauma
The provincial government announced June 1, 2023 that it’s giving $1.1 million to expand counselling services at Looking Glass Foundation that helps people with eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is the leading cause of death for young women between the ages of 15 and 24. (Unsplash)

B.C. group gets $1.1M to expand counselling services for people with eating disorders
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Plan International Canada’s study stresses that barriers to menstrual products has harmful impacts on Canadians. More than half of the study participants answered that their education did not cover what they needed to know, and lacked in diverse experiences. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

1-in-4 people say they experience period poverty in Canada: poll

Hundreds of nurses in Vancouver for a B.C. Nurses Union conference marched along the streets of Vancouver Wednesday (May 31, 2023) calling for safer staffing levels. (Lauren Collins)

PHOTOS: Protest highlights B.C.’s ‘dire’ nurse staffing shortage

A recreational boat travels on the harbour as Canada Place and the downtown Vancouver skyline are seen from North Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, March 12, 2022. The City of Vancouver says it is giving Canada Place a second, honorary name to acknowledge historical discrimination against South Asian communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver announces Komagata Maru street name to address historic wrongs

The provincial government has made B.C. the first province in Canada to offer free prescription contraceptives to all women. Starting June 1, participating pharmacists will be able to write prescriptions for contraceptives as well as for 21 minor ailments. (Photo credit: Pixabay)

B.C. pharmacists to treat minor ailments, prescribe contraception as of June 1

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A new report from the BC Teachers’ Federation finds teachers are working longer than in the past with negative effects for their health and the quality of instruction. (Photo courtesy of Langley School District/Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. education system suffering as teachers in worse health, working more: survey

BCTF commission survey that calls on government to improve recruitment

If you or your pet are bitten by a rattlesnake the first 24 hours are crucial to the treatment process. (Contributed to Black Press Media/Handout Photo)

How to be prepared during rattlesnake season in B.C.’s southern interior

Lack of anti-venom medication could leave pets at risk

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Abbotsford’s Jett Woo checks Laval’s Anthony Richard during AHL action on Wednesday (Nov. 16). (Abbotsford Canucks photo)

Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Jett Woo to 1-year contract

Woo, 22, has spent the last 3 seasons playing for Vancouver’s American Hockey League affiliate

Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s Pedro Vite, right, battles with Houston Dynamo FC’s Micael battle for the ball during first half MLS soccer action in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, May 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rich Lam

Brian White scores record goal as Vancouver Whitecaps dismantle Houston Dynamo 6-2

The goal was the fastest goal from the start of a half in Vancouver’s MLS history

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Armstrong’s Marty Eckert was handed the keys to his new Volkswagen Taos Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Eckert won the car through Tim Hortons’ Roll Up the Rim to Win contest. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

North Okanagan man Rolls Up new Volkswagen with Tim Hortons coffee

‘I thought it was a joke. I had to call my wife to come and verify that it was actually real’

Vancouver is currently in the process of making amendments to its noise control bylaw (Pixabay).

Dogs barking to construction: Canadians rate noisiness of their community

Research Co.’s online survey was conducted from May 19 to May 21, among 1,000 adults in Canada

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Jacque Sirois of Oak Bay helps remove decades of English ivy from a native Sculer’s willows in the Kitty Islet end of McNeill Bay. (Black Press Media file photo)

Make a Difference Week in Oak Bay to combat invasive greenery

During the week, community members remove protruding plants and encourage native greenery growth

Cedar Hill Road in Saanich was voted as the worst sidewalk in Greater Victoria through the 2022 #JankyJune contest held by Walk On, Victoria. (Courtesy of Walk On, Victoria)

Greater Victoria’s worst pedestrian infrastructure highlighted in annual contest

#JankyJune hosted by pedestrian advocacy group

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May 26th, 2023

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May 25th, 2023

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Trevor Price, left, Bob Wilson and Andrew MacMillan during rehearsal on Tuesday, May 23, for the trio’s upcoming tribute show ‘Sundown: A Gordon Lightfoot Experience’ at the Royal Canadian Legion Mount Benson Branch 256 on June 3. (Mandy Moraes/News Bulletin)

Musicians honour legendary singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot in Nanaimo tribute show

‘Sundown: A Gordon Lightfoot Experience’ happens June 3 in Nanaimo

Danny Masterson and his wife Bijou Phillips arrive for closing arguments in his second trial, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. Masterson is charged with raping three women at his Los Angeles home between 2001 and 2003. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Danny Masterson convicted of 2 counts of rape; ‘That ’70s Show’ actor faces 30 years to life

“That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson was led out in handcuffs from…

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FILE - Apple CEO Tim Cook smiles at an Apple event in Cupertino, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2022. After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing. Cook, who was number three in the AP CEO pay survey, requested a 40% pay cut in 2023 after shareholders questioned the size and structure of his $99.4 million compensation package in 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

CEOs got smaller raises, but would still take employees 2 lifetimes to match annual pay

Typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies rose just 0.9% last yea

A woman walks past a Freedom Mobile in Toronto on Thursday, November 24, 2016. On the heels of the sale of Freedom Mobile, and amid an increased interest in unionization among retail and service workers, Teamsters Canada says retail and call centre employees at Freedom Mobile are looking to unionize.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Freedom Mobile workers seeking union after acquisition: Teamsters Canada

Call centre workers have been unionizing for years, said economist and labour expert Jim Stanford

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Fashion at the British Columbia Aviation Museum. Lia Crowe photography

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Fashion meets history at the British Columbia Aviation Museum

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