Category Archives: British Columbia
Victoria ban on single-use plastic shopping bags to begin in July
Victoria is the latest Canadian city to move ahead with a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags. Councillors have given third reading to a bylaw that would fine businesses $100 if they sold or provi...
Dec 18, 2017
Housing crisis in B.C. pushing seniors to brink of homelessness: advocates
VANCOUVER - Skyrocketing rents and dwindling affordable-housing units in Vancouver are driving seniors to the brink of homelessness, forcing some to couch surf, seek roommates or even live in cars, ad...
Dec 17, 2017
Court denies WestJet's bid to toss harassment lawsuit filed by former worker
VANCOUVER - WestJet has lost a bid to throw out of court a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of failing to provide a harassment-free workplace for women. Former flight attendant M...
Dec 15, 2017
B.C. woman brain injured in crash as a baby gets almost $1.2 million in damages
VANCOUVER - A woman has been awarded almost $1.2 million by the B.C. Supreme Court after her skull was fractured 17 years ago in a pedestrian crash when she was a baby. A trial heard the unnamed woman...
Dec 15, 2017
Bail hearing begins for Jamie Bacon in B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - A bail hearing began Friday in the Supreme Court of British Columbia for a man accused of counselling the murder of an individual. The Crown has said Jamie Bacon’s trial is scheduled...
Dec 15, 2017
Drones to help assess destruction, health of B.C.'s forests after fires
VANCOUVER - Drones are being used to assess the aftermath of the worst fire season on record in British Columbia. Nicolas Coops, professor in forest resources management at the University of B.C., say...
Dec 15, 2017
B.C. teacher suspended after accidentally displaying porn in class
VANCOUVER - An elementary school teacher in British Columbia was suspended after inadvertently projecting pornographic images from his work laptop in a classroom. The B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Reg...
Dec 15, 2017
B.C. man found guilty of polygamy believed he couldn't be prosecuted: lawyer
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Crown lawyers argue that a fundamentalist Mormon leader should have relied on legal precedent instead of public statements from the provincial government for clarity on Canada's crim...
Dec 15, 2017
B.C. housing costs mean more seniors could end up in residential care: advocate
VICTORIA - The advocate for seniors in British Columbia says costs for both renters and homeowners are going up while home and community supports are failing to meet demands. Isobel Mackenzie released...
Dec 15, 2017
Site C was tough decision, now it's time to make best use of project: minister
VICTORIA - He was one of staunchest critics of the Site C dam, but George Heyman found himself in the uncomfortable position this week of supporting a plan to complete the $10.7 billion megaproject. A...
Dec 14, 2017