Category Archives: British Columbia
Morris calls for an end to "catch-and-release"
PRINCE GEORGE - In the provincial legislature yesterday, Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris took aim at the B.C. government for their approach to criminal justice regarding holding and releasing ...
Oct 18, 2022
RCMP officer in Burnaby, B.C., stabbed to death at homeless camp
BURNABY, B.C. - An RCMP officer in Burnaby, B.C., has been stabbed to death in what Solicitor General Mike Farnworth calls a terrible tragedy. Farnworth said Tuesday the female officer died in the "co...
Oct 18, 2022
RCMP officer killed at Burnaby homeless camp
BURNABY, B.C. - An RCMP officer in Burnaby, B.C., has been killed in what Solicitor General Mike Farnworth calls a terrible tragedy. Media reports say the female officer was stabbed to death at a home...
Oct 18, 2022
Health care tops list of complaints to B.C.'s ombudsperson: report
VICTORIA - Complaints about British Columbia's health-care system to the provincial ombudsperson have reached a 10-year high. Jay Chalke's annual report for 2021-2022 says the office received almost 1...
Oct 18, 2022
Wage protection against inflation part of BCGEU's three-year collective agreement
The biggest union representing public service workers in British Columbia has ratified a new collective agreement with the provincial government that includes wage protection against inflation. The B....
Oct 18, 2022
Drought, lack of rain, high temperatures and wildfires by the numbers in B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia should be well into its rainy season, but instead, persistent hot and dry weather has created drought conditions. Here are some of the numbers connected with the drought: ...
Oct 18, 2022
B.C. drought forces emergency order on Sunshine Coast, but officials urge calm
SECHELT, B.C. - Some businesses and amenities on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast have been told to stop using all treated drinking water later today due to severe drought, but officials say there's ...
Oct 18, 2022
McCallum not conceding in Surrey, B.C., considering judicial recount of vote: party
SURREY, B.C. - Mayor Doug McCallum's political party says he's not conceding the election in Surrey, B.C. The Safe Surrey Coalition says in a statement that with less than a 1,000-vote difference from...
Oct 17, 2022
B.C.'s Sunshine Coast declares state of emergency over drought
SECHELT, B.C. - A British Columbia community has declared a state of local emergency as a drought drags on and the area risks running out of drinking water. The Sunshine Coast Regional District, the D...
Oct 17, 2022
NDP leadership hopeful Appadurai shakes up race in B.C., but faces disqualification
VICTORIA - Anjali Appadurai says she knows she's upset the New Democratic Party establishment, but that shouldn't keep her out of the race for the party leadership. The former federal NDP candidate en...
Oct 17, 2022