Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Crown says bail policy changes need to come from federal government
VICTORIA - A snapshot of bail hearings in British Columbia shows only about a quarter of repeat offenders were kept in custody until their trial for violent offences. The BC Prosecution Service gather...
Apr 24, 2023
B.C. court decision a 'significant win' for parental rights, commissioner says
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner says a court decision about workplace discrimination involving the mother of a young child is "a significant win for gender equality." Commissi...
Apr 24, 2023
B.C. government spends millions to support Indigenous Cannabis Fund
VICTORIA - B-C's public safety ministry says the province is providing about 2.3-million dollars more to the B-C Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund.The I-C-B-F was launched in December to support Indig...
Apr 23, 2023
Man nicknamed "Monster" found deceased in a dumpster in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in Kamloops have released the name and image of a deceased transient man nicknamed "Monster" who was discovered in a dumpster Thursday night, in order to further the investigation ...
Apr 22, 2023
Port Moody, B.C., police arrest five suspects in alleged kidnapping
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Police in Port Moody, B.C., say five suspects are in custody after an alleged kidnapping in the city. The Port Moody Police Department says it received multiple 911 calls after a ma...
Apr 22, 2023
Premiers united in call for bail reform after meeting with police chiefs, says Eby
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his provincial and territorial counterparts are unanimous in calling on the federal government to implement bail reforms and expand support to fight ...
Apr 21, 2023
First Nations in B.C. died at a much higher rate from toxic drugs, health authority
VANCOUVER - The chief medical officer of British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says the toxic drug crisis in 2022 was the most devastating year so far for Indigenous people, their families...
Apr 21, 2023
Vancouver officer testifies about efforts to resuscitate Myles Gray after beating
BURNABY, B.C. - A Vancouver police officer told a coroner's inquest that "time was standing still" as they waited for advanced life support paramedics to arrive and help revive 33-year-old Myles Gray ...
Apr 21, 2023
North Vancouver, B.C. man fined for repeatedly feeding black bear and cub
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a North Vancouver man has been fined for feeding black bears at his home. Court records show Vitali Shevchenko faced two charges unde...
Apr 21, 2023
UBC students construct one of Canada's first 'carbon-minimal' hempcrete buildings.
VANCOUVER - It has been two years, but University of British Columbia architecture student Katie Theall can vividly recall the"surreal moment" when their team learned it had received a site on the Van...
Apr 21, 2023