Category Archives: British Columbia

Many B.C. liquor branch contracts don't comply with government standards: audit
VICTORIA - Staff at British Columbia's liquor distribution branch should receive contract management training, says an audit that revealed contracts totalling millions of dollars were awarde...
Jul 10, 2019

B.C. mother recalls last words of love for two girls found dead Christmas 2017
VANCOUVER - A mother says she "screamed like never before" when police told her that her two young daughters had been found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017. Sarah C...
Jul 10, 2019

Settlement reached in class-action harassment lawsuit against RCMP
VANCOUVER - Three women who shared their stories of sexual harassment as part of a class-action lawsuit against the RCMP have shown great courage so others who may have endured similar&...
Jul 10, 2019

Memorial held for members of Surrey's homeless community who have died
SURREY, B.C. - Former residents of a tent encampment in Surrey, B.C., gathered Sunday to remember community members who have died and to send a message that even though the so-called "Surrey Stri...
Jul 09, 2019

UPDATE: Hwy 4 partially re-opens after rock slide at Kennedy Lake
UPDATE: Highway 4 at Kennedy Lake re-opened to alternating traffic at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the province.A more than 14-hour closure in both directions was caused by several large boulders w...
Jul 09, 2019 Crews are busy clearing large amounts of rock debris from Hwy. 4 at Kennedy Lake. Traffic was closed down in both directions Tuesday morning and will remain closed indefinitely. No detour is in place (Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure)

Ride-hail firms can apply to operate in B.C. Sept. 3, ahead of launch this year
VICTORIA - The journey to bring ride-hailing to British Columbia came closer to a destination Monday as the provincial government announced it will start accepting applications in Septe...
Jul 08, 2019

Conservationists file legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales
VANCOUVER - The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time. Ecojustice has filed a motion to the Federa...
Jul 08, 2019

B.C. mother recalls last words of love for two girls found dead Christmas 2017
VANCOUVER - A mother says she "screamed like never before" when police told her that her two young daughters had been found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017. Sarah C...
Jul 08, 2019

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Settlement reached in harassment case against RCMP
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for women who worked or volunteered for the RCMP who experienced gender or sexual harassment may be eligible for compensation under the settlement of a class-action ...
Jul 08, 2019

Memorial held for members of Surrey's homeless community who have died
SURREY, B.C. - Former residents of a tent encampment in Surrey, B.C., gathered Sunday to send a message that even though the so-called "Surrey Strip" has been dismantled, homelessness has not been sol...
Jul 07, 2019