Category Archives: British Columbia
'Dark web' drug-trafficking group arrested in Nanaimo, B.C., says RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Police say three men from Vancouver Island have been arrested for allegedly running a "dark web" drug-trafficking ring in Nanaimo, B.C., following an undercover investigation that began...
May 31, 2022
B.C. becomes first province to remove criminal penalties for possession of some hard drugs
British Columbia has become the first province to be granted an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to remove criminal penalties for possession of some hard drugs.The three-year ex...
May 31, 2022
Shouting crowd forces Surrey, B.C., council meeting to recess until Wednesday
SURREY, B.C. - Surrey City Council will make another attempt Wednesday to hold its regular weekly meeting after a shouting crowd forced an almost immediate recess of the Monday night gathering. A soci...
May 31, 2022
Canada to make 'important announcement' with B.C. on overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - The federal government is set to make what it's calling an "important announcement" with the British Columbia government on the overdose crisis. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carol...
May 31, 2022
Striking Sea-to-Sky transit workers reject deal recommended by bargaining committee
VANCOUVER - The union representing transit workers in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region says members have rejected a tentative agreement that had been signed by their bargaining committee after mediated negoti...
May 30, 2022
Man turns himself in to police over manure pile left at B.C. premier's office
LANGFORD, B.C. - RCMP on Vancouver Island say a man has turned himself in after a pile of manure was left at the front door of Premier John Horgan's constituency office in Langford, B.C., last week. C...
May 30, 2022
B.C. starts Burnaby Hospital upgrade as rural hospitals face weekend ward closures
BURNABY, B.C. - Premier John Horgan announced the start of a long-awaited hospital upgrade project in Metro Vancouver while acknowledging some hospitals in rural British Columbia are facing temporary ...
May 30, 2022
Budget Consultations for 2023 are now open
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services' Budget 2023 consultation is now open. Every year, the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services ...
May 30, 2022
B.C. wants First Nations to agree before old-growth logging deferred on shared lands
The British Columbia government wants First Nations to reach consensus before logging is deferred in old-growth forests on shared Indigenous territories.Tara Marsden, sustainability director for the G...
May 28, 2022
Researchers say new J-pod calf is a girl for southern resident orca population
VANCOUVER - The sex of the newest calf born in the waters off British Columbia to a critically endangered pod of killer whales has been determined, and researchers say the discovery offers hope for st...
May 27, 2022