Category Archives: British Columbia
BC Government Phasing Out Liquor Servers Wage By 2021
VICTORIA - A worker’s rights group says it’s happy that the BC government plans to close the wage gap between liquor servers and the province’s minimum wage, but it would prefer the ...
Apr 19, 2018
External investigation of ex-police chief's conduct can go ahead: B.C. court
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Court of Appeal has ruled an external investigation into the conduct of Victoria’s former police chief can go ahead, but it notes the probe may not be in the...
Apr 19, 2018
Man accused of killing Abbotsford, B.C., school girl is unfit for trial: lawyer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A defence lawyer says his client’s ongoing psychosis makes him unfit to stand trial for the murder of a high school girl in Abbotsford, B.C. Martin Peters said Gabriel Kl...
Apr 19, 2018
B.C. heads to court over pipeline jurisdiction as builder says doubt warranted
VICTORIA - British Columbia has announced it will head to court by month end to clarify the province’s jurisdiction over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Also Wednesday, the CEO of...
Apr 18, 2018
Man accused of killing B.C. student is psychotic, delusional, doctor tells court
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A psychiatrist treating a man accused of stabbing two girls at an Abbotsford, B.C., high school says he believes his patient has schizophrenia, is psychotic and experiencing de...
Apr 18, 2018
Canada's oldest blood donor says it's all gain, no pain after decades of giving
VANCOUVER - Beatrice Janyk credits vitamins, 12 hours of sleep a day and a busy mind for allowing her to donate blood regularly for most of the last 70 years. At 95, Canadian Blood Services says Janyk...
Apr 18, 2018
B.C. to spend $1.9 billion to help build rental housing over the next decade
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s government is investing $1.9 billion over the next 10 years to help build 14,000 affordable homes for renters. Premier John Horgan says fixing the housing crisis in...
Apr 18, 2018
Annual 4-20 pot protest still has point to make ahead of legalization: spokesman
VANCOUVER - Thousands are expected to attend the 4-20 marijuana smoke-in at Vancouver’s Sunset Beach Friday, and while the legalization goal of the annual Weed Day will soon be met, an event org...
Apr 18, 2018
Consumers warned to watch out for counterfeit dresses, apparel online
VANCOUVER - From wedding dresses to summer apparel, consumers planning to add new items to their wardrobes are being warned to watch out for knock-off brand name merchandise that is increasingly trick...
Apr 18, 2018
B.C. man acquitted on terror charges is security risk: RCMP officer
VANCOUVER - The Facebook posts of a British Columbia man acquitted of terrorism-related charges clearly show he wasn’t just a “couch jihadist” with a big mouth but someone who was be...
Apr 18, 2018