B.C.

Vancouver council approves UN declaration on Indigenous rights strategy
Vancouver council has passed an Indigenous rights strategy that it says will make the city…

Three new B.C. Supreme Court judges in Vancouver, another raised to appeal court
VANCOUVER – The federal government has appointed three new judges to the British Columbia Supreme…

Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked will benefit from anti-violence program: union
VANCOUVER – Arlene Tedjo’s passion for nursing was already dwindling in a short-staffed emergency room…

B.C. premier-designate David Eby’s intellect clear to rivals and supporters alike
VANCOUVER – Supporters of British Columbia’s next premier admire it, while his rivals are wary…

One man in custody as police investigate double homicide in Saanich, B.C.
SAANICH, B.C. – Two people have been found dead in Saanich, B.C., and police in…

A quick sketch of David Eby who will be British Columbia’s next premier
VICTORIA – David Eby will be British Columbia’s next premier after the party disqualified his…

Vancity to offer carbon footprint tracker for its Visa credit cards
VANCOUVER – Vancity says it is launching a program that will allow its Visa credit…
Wage protection against inflation part of BCGEU’s three-year collective agreement
VICTORIA – The biggest union representing public service workers in British Columbia has ratified a…

McCallum not conceding in Surrey, B.C., considering judicial recount of vote: party
SURREY, B.C. – Mayor Doug McCallum’s political party says he’s not conceding the election in…

Vancouver mayor-elect Ken Sim says transition plan has begun for rollout of pledges
Vancouver’s next mayor says he expects the first of 100 additional police officers promised in…

NDP leadership hopeful Appadurai shakes up race in B.C., but faces disqualification
VICTORIA – Anjali Appadurai says she knows she’s upset the New Democratic Party establishment, but…

B.C. changes opioid lawsuit to help recover more money from drug makers
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has moved to expand its proposed class-action lawsuit against…

Police transition from Mounties to municipal force continues despite pro-RCMP mayor
VICTORIA – A battle over police services in one of British Columbia’s largest cities is…

Vancouver, Surrey voters elect new mayors; bring promises of more police, RCMP stays
VANCOUVER – Voters in British Columbia ushered in a wave of sweeping political change throughout…

B.C. judge sentences ‘sextortionist’ to 13 years in case involving Amanda Todd
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A British Columbia judge who imposed an unprecedented 13-year sentence on…