Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. bill that would have stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers defeated
VICTORIA - A British Columbia private member's bill that would have given parents the right to sue doctors up to 25 years after they provided care for transgender children has been voted down in the l...
Oct 08, 2025
Nearly 25,000 BCGEU members are now on strike across 431 overnment sites in B.C.
g PRINCE GEORGE - The ongoing conflict with the British Columbia General Employees Union (BCGEU) has intensified, leading to a surge in strike actions against the provincial government. Wednesday morn...
Oct 08, 2025
British Columbia has tabled historic legislation to smoke out vaping advertising
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has tabled what it says is the first law in Canada to recover health care costs from companies that use "deceptive practices" to sell vaping products. Attorn...
Oct 08, 2025
Murder was 'unexpected' by accused, trial of former B.C. lawyer hears
VANCOUVER - A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer admits to killing his client, but his defence counsel says it wasn't planned and that evidence at the trial doesn't support a first-degree murder conviction...
Oct 08, 2025
Thieves rip ATM from West Kelowna, B.C., bank wall via machinery in attempted theft
WEST KELOWNA - Police in West Kelowna, B.C., are investigating after unknown suspects tried to steal an automated teller machine from a bank by ripping it out of the wall at a bank. RCMP say the theft...
Oct 08, 2025
Chip Wilson fined over signs posted outside mansion during B.C. election period
VANCOUVER - Elections BC has found billionaire Chip Wilson contravened election advertising rules when he put up signs in front of his Vancouver mansion ahead of the provincial election last year, one...
Oct 08, 2025
All B.C. government liquor, cannabis stores now behind workers' pickets in escalation
Job action by British Columbia public service workers is putting pressure on craft brewers, with the head of one industry group saying major players are facing a cash flow crunch, while smaller brewer...
Oct 08, 2025
Metro Vancouver reports 16% drop in per-capita greenhouse gas emissions
BURNABY - Metro Vancouver says its latest climate-action report shows per-capita greenhouse gas emissions have declined 16 per cent since 2010. A statement from the regional district says the progress...
Oct 08, 2025
Man charged in shooting near Surrey, B.C., police building
SURREY - Police say a man is facing multiple charges after allegedly firing shots near a Surrey SkyTrain station and a community police office yesterday afternoon. The Surrey Police Service says 34-ye...
Oct 07, 2025
Transportation Safety Board sending team to accident site near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH - The Transportation Safety Board says it's sending a team of investigators to the site of a helicopter crash near Squamish, B.C., that occurred this morning. Board spokesman Chris Krepski sa...
Oct 07, 2025