Category Archives: British Columbia

VICTORIA – Unions representing kindergarten to Grade 12 school support staff in British Columbia have agreed to a provincial framework giving about 34,000 workers a two per cent wage increase ea...

VICTORIA - The chief of the Victoria Police Department says there is still “work to do” in the wake of a scathing report that found former chief Frank Elsner committed eight acts of miscon...

CAMPBELL RIVER, Canada - It’s no sin to use a mobile device during Sunday service at the Campbell River Baptist Church. Pastor Jeff Germo calls it a blessing when he sees parishioners in the pew...

VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service says completed investigations of 872 overdose fatalities show more than half of those who died had been diagnosed with a mental health disorder or had evidence of b...

VICTORIA - Two government reviews will dig deeper into possible money laundering in British Columbia, expanding the province’s scrutiny beyond casinos. The reviews are aimed at stopping the poss...

VANCOUVER - Amazon has announced plans to open a new Metro Vancouver shipping warehouse on Tsawwassen First Nation land in Delta, B.C. Amazon spokesperson Lauren Lynch said Thursday that the 41,800-sq...

VANCOUVER – A report from BC Hydro says British Columbians are addicted to personal electronics, prompting a dramatic shift in electricity consumption across the province. The report from the Cr...

VANCOUVER - An internal report is recommending an overhaul of the Vancouver Police Department’s use of random street checks, even though it has found “no statistical basis” to conclu...

LANGFORD, B.C. - The B.C. government says a plan is in place to provide shelter and housing for all homeless campers currently staying at Goldstream Provincial Park, and those who remain past Tuesday ...

VICTORIA - A former Victoria police chief “caught in a web of untruths” was handed unprecedented disciplinary action Wednesday after a review found Frank Elsner committed eight acts of mis...