Category Archives: British Columbia
His own executives want him gone. But B.C. Conservative leader Rustad won't quit
VICTORIA - Almost one year ago to the day, John Rustad was on the brink of becoming premier of British Columbia. Now, even his own handpicked party executives do not want him as their leader. Party pr...
Oct 22, 2025
Lawyer says B.C. RCMP officer believed group chats were condoned
The lawyer for a British Columbia RCMP officer facing possible dismissal over derogatory comments in a private group chat and on police computer terminals says her client believed his behaviour was "c...
Oct 22, 2025
Wildfire workers join B.C. public service job action amid mediated talks
BURNABY - British Columbia's public service workers' union is expanding its job action even as it takes part in mediated talks with the government to end its dispute. The B.C. General Employees' Union...
Oct 22, 2025
B.C. gang leader pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder Bacon brothers
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia gang leader has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder three members of a rival gang more than 15 years ago. B.C. prosecutors confirm that Conor D'Monte, who escaped to ...
Oct 22, 2025
Rustad denies raising mental health as an issue with MLA who quit Conservatives
British Columbia's Opposition Leader says he "didn't talk about mental health" as he discussed the defection of one of his caucus members this week. John Rustad says it was a reporter who asked about ...
Oct 21, 2025
How B.C. man rescued himself from jaws of grizzly that ripped off his lips and scalp
Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked him, grabbed him by the head and inflicted horrific injuries in British Columbia's East Kootenay region t...
Oct 21, 2025
Humpback calf seen with deep gash after reported ferry strike off Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A group representing whale-watching operators has shared a photo of a young humpback with a deep gash in its back, which it said was likely inflicted by a ferry in waters off Vancouver las...
Oct 21, 2025
B.C. Mountie's lawyer admits messages broke RCMP code, but calls investigation biased
The decision from an RCMP conduct board about comments made by British Columbia police officers in a private group chat will have implications for officers across the country, a lawyer for a Coquitlam...
Oct 21, 2025
Motion for City of Vancouver to create new rental housing corporation fails
VANCOUVER - A motion on the recommendation that Vancouver city council create a new corporation tasked with developing an estimated 4,000 units of rental housing on six city properties has failed to s...
Oct 21, 2025
You 'wouldn't want to live in' decrepit military housing, auditor general says
OTTAWA - Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report relea...
Oct 21, 2025