Category Archives: British Columbia

Eby drops children's minister Mitzi Dean from job; Grace Lore appointed replacement
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby has pulled Mitzi Dean from her post as the minister of children and family development, and appointed Victoria member of the legislature Grace Lore to the position. D...
Jan 15, 2024

As Canadians cut back, mortgage holders say they can make higher payments: BoC survey
OTTAWA - A Bank of Canada survey finds Canadians are increasingly cutting back on spending while mortgage holders remain confident they can keep up with higher payments when their loans renew. The cen...
Jan 15, 2024

B.C. police secretly took DNA from Kurdish community in tea-cup sting to solve murder
VANCOUVER - Undercover police investigating the murder of a 13-year-old girl in British Columbia disguised themselves as tea marketers to secretly collect the DNA of about 150 Kurdish community member...
Jan 15, 2024

B.C. civil forfeiture law will be put to 'reasonable limits' Charter test
VANCOUVER - In July 2019, Vancouver police announced they had dismantled a multimillion-dollar drug operation after raiding two warehouse laboratories in South Vancouver allegedly making illegal canna...
Jan 14, 2024

Businesses see benefit of barges
While this past summer's highway shutdown re-energized calls for a secondary road out of town, the Port Alberni Port Authority was able to prove the value of our natural marine highway. Catalyst Paper...
Jan 12, 2024

B.C. man sentenced to five years in death of off-duty police officer
NELSON, B.C. - A B.C. man has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter in the death of an off-duty Abbotsford police officer. B.C. prosecutors say Alex Willness rec...
Jan 11, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Vancouver festival cancels play 'The Runner' over Middle East tension
VANCOUVER - Organizers of a performing arts festival in Vancouver have cancelled a play that addresses ethical dilemmas in the Middle East, citing friction caused by the Israel-Hamas war. A statement ...
Jan 11, 2024

B.C. writer Galloway can proceed with defamation lawsuit against rape accuser: court
VANCOUVER - Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a years-long battle to have his defamation lawsuit proceed against a woman who says he raped her, which...
Jan 11, 2024

Prescribing safer alternatives to potentially deadly street drugs saved lives: B.C. study
VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia have published a study that suggests prescription opioids prevent overdose deaths among people with an addiction to potentially toxic street drugs. They fou...
Jan 11, 2024

Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51M to settle lawsuit in 4 provinces
VANCOUVER - Meta is offering $51 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in four Canadian provinces over the use of some users' images in Facebook advertising. The legal action filed by a B.C. woman ...
Jan 11, 2024