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Renowned University of Victoria professor fired over sexual harassment allegations

August 18 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

The University of Victoria has fired one of its longest-serving professors after complaints he sexually harassed two women — including a graduate student. In his 45 years at UVic, Robert Gifford pioneered the burgeoning field of environmental psychology — drawing students from around the world to study topics like climate change anxiety.

Elderly woman killed in Highway 1 crash near Chilliwack, B.C.: police

August 18 , 2025 at 10:02:18 a.m. PDT • :

A woman in her 70s has died following a single-vehicle crash that shut down Highway 1 in Chilliwack for much of Sunday, according to B.C. Highway Patrol.

Air Canada flight attendants to stay on the picket lines after strike deemed illegal

August 18 , 2025 at 06:53:28 a.m. PDT • :

The union representing thousands of striking Air Canada flight attendants says it will risk jail time and fees but will not order its members back to work, despite the federal labour relations board calling the strike illegal.

Metro Vancouver residents asked to register fireplaces, wood stoves by Sept. 15

August 17 , 2025 at 03:22:17 p.m. PDT • :

Most Metro Vancouver residents with a wood-burning fireplace or wood stove will have to register their appliances by Sept. 15 as part of regional bylaws — or risk facing a fine.

Man identified after being found in burnt vehicle in Popkum, B.C.

August 17 , 2025 at 09:21:27 a.m. PDT • :

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 22-year-old Hamza Fazil of Surrey, B.C., was the victim in a "targeted incident with links to the B.C. gang conflict."

August 18 , 2025 at 07:02:06 a.m. PDT • :

Vancouver Whitecaps draw Houston Dynamo 1-1 in Thomas Müller's MLS debut

August 16 , 2025 at 01:18:30 p.m. PDT • :

4 B.C. communities, including Vancouver, shatter rainfall records

August 18 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Consumers wary of B.C.'s American-edition wines, the remnants of a poor harvest

August 16 , 2025 at 04:20:13 p.m. PDT • :

B.C. nurse suspended by college, asked to pay $94K in costs for comments about transgender people

August 15 , 2025 at 01:00:00 a.m. PDT • :

Replanting forests after wildfires comes with complex challenges, but there are opportunities in the ashes

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