Category Archives: British Columbia
Federal Competition Bureau calls for rethink of B.C. taxi regulations
VICTORIA - Fair regulations and wide-open markets should be the main drivers behind the British Columbia government’s move to accommodate both the taxi industry and ride-hailing services, says t...
Feb 04, 2019
B.C. political parties see drop in donations after new campaign finance rules
VANCOUVER – Donations to political parties in British Columbia dropped significantly last year after new rules banning union and corporate contributions came into effect. Interim financial repor...
Feb 04, 2019
Injured Metro Vancouver transit officer says thanks to his supporters
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - An officer with Metro Vancouver Transit Police who was shot last week in the line of duty will undergo surgery for his injuries this week. In a statement, Const. Josh Harms exp...
Feb 04, 2019
Groups want provinces to have consistent policies on limiting HIV prosecutions
VANCOUVER - Advocacy groups are calling on provinces to follow the Justice Department’s directive to stop unjustly prosecuting HIV-positive people for not disclosing their status if there is no ...
Feb 04, 2019
Amazon names Victoria as Canada's most romantic city for seventh straight year
VICTORIA - For the seventh straight year, Victoria has taken the top spot in Amazon Canada’s list of most romantic cities in the country. The list tabulates purchases of what Amazon Canada calls...
Feb 04, 2019
RCMP suspend search for missing B.C. rancher Ben Tyner after nearly a week
MERRITT, B.C. - Police have suspended the search for a missing rancher in the wilderness north of Merritt, B.C., after six days of exhaustive effort turned up nothing. Thirty-two-year-old Ben Tyner wa...
Feb 03, 2019
RCMP identify suspect in transit officer shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP are naming the suspect in a shooting on a train platform that left one transit officer with serious injuries in Surrey, B.C. Police say they have identified 35-year-old Daon Gordon...
Jan 31, 2019
NDP byelection victory prompts soul-searching among Greens, Liberals in B.C.
VANCOUVER - An NDP victory in a crucial byelection has prompted political soul-searching in British Columbia, with the Opposition Liberals hoping to revitalize their party while the Greens distance th...
Jan 31, 2019
First responders gather in B.C. to call for end to stigma in jobs full of trauma
VANCOUVER - Eighteen years as a firefighter had exposed Greg Gauthier to endless trauma but a call involving a tour bus hitting a family triggered his descent into mental illness as intrusive thoughts...
Jan 31, 2019
Police looking for suspect after transit officer shot at Vancouver-area station
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP asked residents of a neighbourhood in Surrey, B.C., to lock their doors and turn on their outdoor lights Wednesday night as they searched for a suspect in the shooting of a tra...
Jan 30, 2019