Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. attorney general says increasing arrests to fight violent crime is 'futile'
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general says the government has no plans to arrest its way out of the province's crime issues because it won't work. Murray Rankin says fighting crime by arresti...
Oct 04, 2022
B.C. breaking its own law on climate-change reporting, Sierra Club tells court
VANCOUVER - An environmental group has gone to court against the British Columbia government for allegedly failing to report if its climate plans will achieve key greenhouse gas emissions targets, as ...
Oct 04, 2022
Vancouver home sales down 46% from last Sept., 10% from August: board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says September's home sales dropped by 46 per cent since last year and 10 per cent from August as interest rate increases cooled buyer sentiment....
Oct 04, 2022
Scientists have developed a technique to restore kelp forests for future generations
VANCOUVER - For Liam Coleman, scuba diving in B.C. waters is like taking a weightless walk in the woods. "It's a really beautiful, quite special experience to go diving into kelp forests .... It's lik...
Oct 04, 2022
B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission proposes to add six new ridings
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Electoral Boundaries Commission has released a preliminary report that recommends the creation of six new electoral districts, which would bring the total number of seats...
Oct 03, 2022
Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women seek change ahead of Oct. 4 vigils
VANCOUVER - Family members of Indigenous women killed across British Columbia say police need to be held accountable and improve communication when they are investigating missing persons cases across ...
Oct 03, 2022
Second doses of monkeypox vaccine available in B.C. this week
VANCOUVER - Second doses of the monkeypox vaccine will be available to British Columbians starting this week. The Provincial Health Services Authority says those who received their first dose at least...
Oct 03, 2022
B.C. study links policy changes and logging patterns, shows targeting of old growth
VANCOUVER - The worsening effects of climate change are compounding the historical loss of British Columbia's old-growth forests, says the co-author of a new paper that shows decades of logging on the...
Oct 03, 2022
B.C. bolsters mental health and substance use services for inmates leaving jail
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says inmates struggling with mental health and substance use will be supported after they leave jail by transition teams connected to all 10 of the province'...
Oct 03, 2022
B.C. legislature welcomes newest member, prepares for Premier Horgan to step down
VICTORIA - Politicians at British Columbia's legislature are celebrating the first pledge to the King for a newly elected member and are recognizing what's expected to be the last session as premier f...
Oct 03, 2022