B.C. launches review in post-secondary education system after feds limit student visas
The provincial government is taking action after post-secondary schools are feeling the financial strain of fewer international students. In response, B.C.’s Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills is launching an independent review of the public post-secondary education system. CLICK...
Vancouver police identify stabbing victim
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) has identified the victim in a fatal stabbing incident earlier in November, which happened along the Granville strip in the city’s downtown area. However, the VPD says that the family of the victim requested his...
Two New West city councillors advocate against additional FIFA spending
New Westminster city councillors are speaking out against the mayor’s proposal to invest in events related to the FIFA World Cup games coming to Vancouver next year. Couns. Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas say it’s the wrong time to spend...
Deputy premier Sharma says B.C. needs to be “respected” by Ottawa, other provinces
British Columbia’s deputy premier says the province continues to follow a Team Canada approach, but it also needs to be “respected as a province” amid growing tensions among Western premiers. Media reports say the federal government is expected to announce...
Costs for PNE Amphitheatre renewal jumps to triple original estimates
The Vancouver City Council has approved another budget increase for the PNE Amphitheatre. The adjustment amounts to a $46.16-million price hike for the project, which includes construction of the new outdoor Freedom Mobile Arch. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130...
‘More oil than we need’: SFU prof. says new pipeline in B.C. would be unnecessary
As the federal government nears a memorandum of understanding with Alberta that could include a new oil pipeline to the West Coast, experts in B.C. say the idea isn’t economically or environmentally viable. The plan would require lifting a ban...
Hells Angels-linked criminal organization dismantled in Edmonton, 19 arrests made: police
An alleged criminal organization with close ties to the Hells Angels was dismantled in Edmonton and 19 people were arrested, authorities say, following an 11-month investigation that stretched across the Edmonton area and into British Columbia. The Edmonton Police Service...
Rustad slams NDP for ‘not doing job’ amid Cowichan land title case
Tensions rose in the B.C. Legislature Monday when the governing BC NDP faced questions about a lack of communication with private property owners affected by a controversial land ruling. A B.C. Supreme Court decision in August granted Cowichan Tribes the...
B.C. launches review of post-secondary sector amid concerns about sustainability
Amid numerous reports of cuts to staff and programs at universities and colleges across B.C., the provincial government is undertaking a review into the sustainability of the post-secondary sector and blaming the problems on federal caps on international students. In...
B.C. NDP’s act of desperation to not lose battle over involuntary care
VICTORIA — The second-to-last week of the fall legislative session began with a last-minute addition by a government that showed every sign of making things up as it goes along. The bill, introduced Monday, removes a provision in the Mental...
