Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. judge refuses to seal documents alleging RCMP bullying against Surrey police
VANCOUVER - B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kevin Loo says court documents detailing alleged bullying and harassment of Surrey Police Service members by the RCMP shouldn't be kept from the public. Loo refu...
Apr 30, 2024

'Biological sex' sports bill is quickly quashed in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A B.C. Conservative private member's bill to classify publicly funded sports teams and events according to the "biological sex" of participants, banning transgender athletes, didn't make it...
Apr 30, 2024

With portable toilets and barricades, Gaza protest camp at UBC digs in for long haul
VANCOUVER - Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment at the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver have brought in food, water and other supplies to prepare for what may become ...
Apr 30, 2024

London Drugs probes if personal data was breached in cyber incident that shut stores
VANCOUVER - London Drugs is investigating whether personal data was compromised in a cybersecurity incident that prompted the company to close all of its stores across Western Canada until further not...
Apr 30, 2024

Gate Gourmet employees to head back to work after ratifying tentative deal
TORONTO - Airline caterer Gate Gourmet says its employees have voted in favour of a tentative deal with management, putting them back on the job as soon as today. About 800 food service workers at Tor...
Apr 30, 2024

B.C. police make arrest in deadly White Rock stabbing
WHITE ROCK, B.C. - British Columbia homicide investigators say they have arrested a 28-year-old man in relation to a deadly stabbing near the White Rock pier last week. A statement from the Integrated...
Apr 29, 2024

Federal addictions minister says B.C public decriminalization reversal under review
OTTAWA - The federal minister for addictions and mental health says it's too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot to help...
Apr 29, 2024

Lawyer says RCMP bullying claims in Surrey policing case could cause 'undue' concern
VANCOUVER - A B.C. government lawyer says court documents in a policing dispute with the City of Surrey contain significant allegations of harassment and bullying by the RCMP that should be kept from ...
Apr 29, 2024

B.C. secures eight new sites for middle-income rental housing scheme
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia has secured eight new sites for its BC Builds program, in which land owned by the province, non-profits or community groups is pre-zoned to build middle-income rental ...
Apr 29, 2024

Eby says Vancouver speech praising Hamas attack was 'most hateful' he can imagine
VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier David Eby has joined other politicians denouncing remarks at a demonstration in Vancouver where protesters chanted "long live Oct. 7," praising that day's attacks by Hamas on ...
Apr 29, 2024