B.C.
Mayor of Surrey, B.C., announces constitutional challenge over policing
SURREY, B.C. – The British Columbia government’s “roughshod” treatment of the City of Surrey over…
After trying to buck trend, newspaper founded with Ralph Nader’s help succumbs to financial woes
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — After trying to buck a national trend of media closures and…
CRA claws back $458 million in pandemic-era wage subsidies after partial audit
OTTAWA – The Canada Revenue Agency has denied or adjusted $458 million in funds disbursed…
Police watchdog called to investigate man’s death in Dawson Creek, B.C.
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. – Mounties in northeastern British Columbia say one man is dead after…
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh blasts Trudeau, Poilievre at B.C. convention
VICTORIA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost touch with the struggles of Canadians, while…
B.C. stream watchers link ‘unprecedented’ coho salmon kill to tire toxin and drought
VANCOUVER – John Barker has been volunteering with the West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society for more…
Eby tells NDP convention he’s ‘nowhere near satisfied,’ more on housing, climate
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s New Democrat government will focus on building more affordable homes and…
First Nations decisions on tourism on Indigenous land must be respected: minister
VANCOUVER – Canada’s new tourism minister said Indigenous rights and decision-making must be respected in…
Highway 97C shut after truck with chemicals catches fire near West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Police say a portion of the Coquihalla Connecter outside West Kelowna,…
COVID-19 down, influenza and RSV up in B.C., says CDC
VANCOUVER – New data suggest that COVID-19 activity in British Columbia is trending downward, while…
More community support would help people stay out of care homes: seniors advocate
BURNABY, B.C. – A survey of thousands of seniors in long-term care homes in British…
B.C. replaces Surrey Police Board with administrator over troubled transition
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s solicitor general has suspended the Surrey Police Board and replaced it…
Judge in court martial fines anti-vax reservist $4,000, issues severe reprimand
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A former soldier and reservist who defied the Canadian Armed Forces’…
B.C. announces minimum wage and other labour protections for app-based gig workers
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The B.C. government is introducing new protections for ride-hailing and food…
Leak of B.C. police document on gang murders prompts investigations, warning
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – British Columbia’s gang squad and the Abbotsford Police Department say a sensitive…