VICTORIA - If the lead up to British Columbia's provincial election campaign is any indication of what's to come, voters should expect the unexpected. It could be a wild ride to voting day on Oct. 19....
Sep 19, 2024
VICTORIA - The group representing Canada's physicians has formally apologized for the harm medical professionals caused to Indigenous Peoples, saying it is "deeply ashamed" and "owning its history" of...
Greg Fry Sep 18, 2024
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says minimum nurse-to-patient ratios meant to improve care and strengthen the health-care system have now been established for most hospital set...
Sep 18, 2024
VANCOUVER - Construction of Vancouver's first indoor supervised site for people who inhale illicit drugs is complete in the city's Downtown Eastside and its executive director says people could start ...
Sep 18, 2024
VANCOUVER - A report led by the Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance says restrictions on short-term rentals in British Columbia have reduced rents by 5.7 per cent, saving tenants more than $600 ...
Sep 18, 2024
VANCOUVER - The Pivot Legal Society and the BC Civil Liberties Association say they've launched three complaints against the Vancouver Police Department alleging illegal surveillance and police brutal...
Sep 18, 2024
SURREY, B.C. - Premier David Eby says new account control measures for young Instagram users introduced Tuesday by social media giant Meta are the "minimum" expected of tech companies to keep kids saf...
Sep 17, 2024
VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests watchdog says a complaint about "excessive" logging has led to a call for the province to improve how it manages watersheds. The Forest Practices Board says it lo...
Greg Fry Sep 17, 2024
NEW YORK - A Sikh independence activist is suing India for its alleged role in what's described in court documents as two co-ordinated attacks, including one that resulted in the death of a temple lea...
Sep 17, 2024
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia politicians are celebrating connecting more people with family doctors, but it comes as emergency room physicians at Surrey Memorial Hospital say conditions there conti...
Sep 17, 2024