Category Archives: British Columbia
Supervised-consumption services proposed for Surrey, B.C., to stem overdoses
SURREY, B.C. - Two supervised-consumption sites have been proposed for Surrey, B.C., in an effort to curb a spike in the number of fatal overdoses. Health Minister Terry Lake says in a news release th...
Dec 06, 2016
Gang murder trial to be held without jury
KELOWNA - The trial of three men charged with the murder of a gangster in Kelowna five years ago, will be heard by a judge with no jury That’s unusual for murder cases, but in this matter, both ...
Dec 06, 2016
Former Canadian sailor launches military abuse class-action lawsuit
VICTORIA - A former sailor says she is launching a proposed class-action lawsuit to change the culture of harassment and abuse in the Canadian Armed Forces after the military rejected her complaints o...
Dec 05, 2016
Vancouver to help homeowners become landlords in leadup to empty homes tax
Vancouver wants to make it easier for homeowners to become landlords ahead of an empty homes tax designed to put more properties on the rental market. The city is collaborating with LandlordBC, a prof...
Dec 05, 2016
Notley aims to sell pipeline in B.C. after federal approval sparks protests
VANCOUVER - Some observers say Alberta's premier will have a difficult job trying to convince British Columbians to support a controversial pipeline project between the provinces. Rachel Notley is in ...
Dec 05, 2016
Lower Nicola chief seeks NDP nomination
MERRITT, B.C. - The chief of the Lower Nicola Indian Band is throwing his hat in the provincial political ring. Aaron Sam announced his intention to seek the NDP nomination for the provincial riding o...
Dec 05, 2016
Weather warnings issued as snow hits B.C.'s South Coast and Vancouver Island
Vancouver’s first snowfall of the season is causing widespread traffic delays and has prompted the shut-down of a university campus. Environment Canada issued a weather warning early Monday pred...
Dec 05, 2016
Prosecutor says sect members could infer girls moved to U.S. for sexual purpose
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A prosecutor says members of religious sect in British Columbia carried out the instructions of a now-imprisoned polygamous leader to the letter, and could infer they were taking gir...
Dec 05, 2016
Vancouver mayor's national profile on the rise in pipeline debate
VANCOUVER - The ever-simmering world of pipeline politics is once again threatening to boil over after the federal government approved the Trans Mountain project, as both backers and critics of the po...
Dec 04, 2016
University class takes on case of B.C. woman stripped of citizenship
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A group of university students in Squamish, B.C., is hoping their school work will help change the life of a woman whose Canadian citizenship was stripped under a little-known policy....
Dec 04, 2016
