Category Archives: British Columbia
New distracted driving fines hit today
VANCOUVER — Tough new distracted driving penalties come into effect across the province today. Motorists caught not paying attention behind the wheel will face a minimum fine of 368 dollars plus...
Jun 01, 2016
Province returns $25M in administrative savings to B.C. school districts
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is handing $25 million back to provincial school districts. Education Minister Mike Bernier made the announcement Tuesday, saying the cash comes from admini...
May 31, 2016
Vancouver files court injunctions to shut down unlicensed pot shops
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver is going to court in a bid to shut down medical marijuana stores that continue to operate illegally. A statement from the city says injunctions were filed Tuesday to ...
May 31, 2016
B.C. set to file injunction to shut down Victoria courthouse homeless camp
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will file court documents Friday in a second attempt to shut down a homeless camp on the grounds of the Victoria courthouse. A report last week warning of li...
May 31, 2016
Gold, diamonds worth less than intact bejewelled $5-million eagle: experts
VANCOUVER - If thieves are hoping to dismantle a stolen jewel-encrusted eagle and sell the gold and gems for cash, they should think again, say jewellery experts. Police have said the solid gold sculp...
May 31, 2016
Medical marijuana equipment auction reveals risky business for pot entrepreneurs
RICHMOND, B.C. - If you're in the market for 350 marijuana grow lights, 50 air ventilators or two dozen giant fans, then you're in luck. All the equipment in defunct medical cannabis producer MediJean...
May 31, 2016
Chamber of Commerce AGM backs wineries, eyes Airbnb, B.C. real estate
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's business leaders have adopted a list of policies they want addressed by government including more equitable taxation for wineries and Airbnb-style rentals and protection...
May 31, 2016
Climate change scientists ask federal government to reject B.C. LNG project
VANCOUVER - Dozens of international climate scientists are calling on the Canadian government to reject a proposed liquefied natural gas project in northwestern British Columbia, saying it would have ...
May 31, 2016
Man's sudden death prompts RCMP search for watercraft in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - RCMP in Maple Ridge are investigating the early morning death of a man. Police confirm they were called to the Haney Bypass, about 45 kilometres east of Vancouver, just after 3 a.m...
May 31, 2016
B.C. audit says more work needed on community programs to reduce reoffending
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says most of the recommendations her office made in 2011 to improve supervision of offenders in the community and boost public safety have not been implem...
May 31, 2016
