Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Health Ministry touts U.S. recruitment efforts, family doctor connections
VICTORIA - The provincial government says B.C. now has the most doctors per capita in the country, while its recruitment efforts targeting U.S.-trained health professionals have wooed more than 500 pe...
Apr 01, 2026
Premier Eby says changing DRIPA is 'non-negotiable' and will be pushed into law
VICTORIA - Changing British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Aboriginal Peoples Act is "non-negotiable" and it will be pushed into law, Premier David Eby said on Wednesday. "We are working with...
Apr 01, 2026
Student on Vancouver Island apprehended for allegedly making threats at school
CHEMAINUS - A Vancouver Island student has been apprehended and taken to hospital after allegedly making threats against a local secondary school. RCMP say in a statement that they were contacted by C...
Apr 01, 2026
B.C. to cut 2035 zero-emission-vehicle sales mandate from 100% to 75%
VICTORIA - British Columbia is moving to change its mandate on sales of zero-emission vehicles, reducing the 2035 target from 100 per cent to 75 per cent. The Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions ...
Apr 01, 2026
Fact File: Clickbait pages spread false information about Tumbler Ridge survivor
VANCOUVER - Multiple Facebook pages are claiming to share updates on the condition of a girl who survived a British Columbia school shooting in February, including that she is talking or has died. The...
Apr 01, 2026
B.C. man sentenced to life for contract murder and 14 years for attempted murder
NEW WESTMINSTER - A convicted murderer has been sentenced to life in prison and a second 14-year-term in a case that a British Columbia Supreme Court judge says had all the "hallmarks of an organized ...
Apr 01, 2026
One RCMP detachment in Metro Vancouver splits into two, serving separate communities
MAPLE RIDGE - A Metro Vancouver RCMP detachment has officially split following a multi-year process to separate. Both police and the City of Maple Ridge say the former Ridge Meadows detachment, servin...
Apr 01, 2026
B.C. launching new health-care regulatory regime, amid concern from doctors group
VICTORIA - British Columbia's sweeping overhaul of regulatory systems for health professionals come into effect on Wednesday amid concerns from the organization representing thousands of doctors in th...
Apr 01, 2026
Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala is out of intensive care: dad
VANCOUVER - The father of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting victim Maya Gebala says his daughter has been transferred out of intensive care into a "recovery and rehab-focused unit." David Gebala says...
Mar 31, 2026
First Nation leader Robert Phillips says proposed DRIPA changes would gut legislation
VICTORIA - A First Nations leader said proposed amendments to British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act would take a "sledgehammer" to the landmark legislation. Robert Phi...
Mar 31, 2026
