Category Archives: British Columbia
Prison sentence for Indigenous woman doesn't seem right: B.C. judge
VANCOUVER - A judge in British Columbia has sentenced an Indigenous woman to four years in prison for manslaughter, but says it doesn’t seem right that incarceration was the best available optio...
Mar 01, 2018
Judge denies bail for B.C. man charged with alleged assaults of sex workers
VERNON, B.C. - A judge in British Columbia has denied bail for a man charged with a number of offences, including the alleged assaults of sex workers. Curtis Sagmoen appeared in provincial court in Ve...
Feb 28, 2018
B.C. college of midwives takes court action to ban use of term 'death midwife'
VANCOUVER - Two British Columbia women who call themselves death midwives are facing legal action for using a term that the province’s regulator of midwives says applies exclusively to health pr...
Feb 28, 2018
B.C. government asks residents for feedback on oil spill prevention plans
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s government says it is moving to the next steps in defending provincial land and water from oil spills by getting public feedback on potential policies, even as one ...
Feb 28, 2018
Amanda Todd's mother back B.C. schools plan to help parents fight cyberbullying
VICTORIA - The mother of a British Columbia girl whose story of cyberbullying went around the world after she took her own life says offering social media education to parents is a good investment. Ed...
Feb 28, 2018
Loud, loving parrots at Vancouver sanctuary can stay for now, but need new homes
VANCOUVER - A group of parrots awaiting adoption in Vancouver can stay put for now, after a lease on a warehouse full of the chattering birds was extended. Jan Robson, spokeswoman for the Greyhaven Ex...
Feb 28, 2018
Canadian program providing alcohol to heavy drinkers envied by Scotland
VANCOUVER - A radical treatment that provides daily doses of alcohol to people struggling with problem drinking in several Canadian cities is getting attention from other countries wanting to emulate ...
Feb 28, 2018
Police department creates zone for safer online sales in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Meeting a stranger to complete an online deal can feel risky, even for a veteran police officer. Sgt. Judy Bird knows first-hand about the “sketchy” feeling that can com...
Feb 27, 2018
SPCA criticized, owner reportedly threatened, after slaughter of adopted pig
VANCOUVER - The SPCA says staff members at a Vancouver Island branch have endured withering public criticism after arranging the adoption of a potbellied pig that was later butchered by its new owner....
Feb 27, 2018
Atwal says politicians from different parties call him seeking help
SURREY, B.C. - A man at the centre of a controversy over Sikh separatism that is hounding the prime minister says he has worked with politicians from a number of parties since he was released from pri...
Feb 27, 2018