Category Archives: British Columbia
Defence lawyer wants suspended sentence for former B.C. government aide
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer for a former British Columbia government communications director says his client had “an enthusiasm for recklessness” but accepts responsibility for partisan w...
Jan 18, 2018
Animal protection group urges B.C. vet association to ban cat declawing
VANCOUVER - The society that protects animal welfare in British Columbia is looking to the leadership of Nova Scotia’s veterinarians as it calls for a ban on feline declawing. The B.C. Society f...
Jan 18, 2018
Solitary confinement rules struck down by B.C. judge as unconstitutional
VANCOUVER - Forcing federal inmates into solitary confinement for indefinite periods is unconstitutional because it puts them at significant risk of psychological harm and suicide, a British Columbia ...
Jan 18, 2018
U.K. 'loneliness minister' puts spotlight on issue Canada also needs to tackle
VANCOUVER - The appointment of a minister of loneliness in the United Kingdom to tackle social isolation is an acknowledgment of a problem Canadian experts say needs to be addressed here as well. B.C....
Jan 18, 2018
B.C. civil rights group files complaint about RCMP arrest of man who later died
VANCOUVER - A civil rights group has filed a complaint with the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP, alleging officers told witnesses to delete cellphone video of the arrest of a ma...
Jan 17, 2018
Overdose deaths and medical responses in Vancouver reached new peak last year
VANCOUVER - The number of overdose deaths in Vancouver increased by 43 per cent last year compared with 2016. The city says there were 335 overdose deaths last year, compared with 234 the year before....
Jan 17, 2018
Lawyer says former B.C. government aide 'barely guilty' in ethnic vote scandal
VANCOUVER - A government communications director who pleaded guilty to breach of trust in connection with a plan to win votes from ethnic groups was “an instrument of others” including min...
Jan 17, 2018
Teen caught in gang shootout in Vancouver remembered as polite, friendly
VANCOUVER - A 15-year-old who was struck by a bullet when his family’s car passed a brazen gang shooting in Vancouver is being remembered as a polite, friendly boy who loved to swim and was trai...
Jan 17, 2018
A list of some bystanders hit with stray bullets
Vancouver police say an innocent 15-year-old boy was riding in a car with his family last weekend when he was shot as gunfire erupted outside. The boy later died in hospital. A man believed to be the ...
Jan 17, 2018
Island Health seeks solutions to discarded needles after three people pricked
VICTORIA - Island Health is taking steps to keep residents safe after a third incident involving a Victoria resident being pricked by a needle. The health authority is calling on its service providers...
Jan 17, 2018