Brother-in-law faces murder charge after Delta woman found dead in crashed car
Breadcrumb Trail Links Brother-in-law faces murder charge after Delta woman found dead in crashed car Mandeep Kaur was found dead after a vehicle crash and fire last month on Highway 17 in Delta, say police Author of the article: By...
Port Coquitlam recycling company fined $454,000 for water contamination of river
Breadcrumb Trail Links Port Coquitlam recycling company fined $454,000 for water contamination of river Ground X Site Services Ltd. in Port Coquitlam, which provides dump truck and disposal services, was found to be contaminating the Pitt River on nine occasions...
Vancouver City Council approves ‘zero-means-zero’ budget
Vancouver mayor Ken Sim’s ABC majority on council has approved the “zero-means-zero” budget on Tuesday. All seven ABC councillors voted in favor of the controversial budget, while all four opposing councillors voted against it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130...
Lawsuit seeks damages against B.C., federal government over Cowichan title ruling
A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says the provincial and federal governments had “long-standing” knowledge that unresolved Indigenous land claims threatened the security of property ownership in Canada. The lawsuit filed this week in New Westminster, B.C.,...
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...
‘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...