One person critically injured in Surrey car crash
Police in Surrey are asking anyone with dash-camera footage of a serious crash between a Honda Civic and a semi-truck to contact them. They say officers responded to the crash at the intersection of 176 Street and 32 Avenue shortly...
Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigns as Conservative Party of BC Leader
Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned as the leader of British Columbia’s Conservatives on Sunday, after weeks of upheaval in the official Opposition caucus. A statement from Findlay posted to social media said it was not an easy decision, but she believed it...
Hit-and-run crash kills 80-year-old cyclist in Chilliwack
An 80-year-old cyclist has died after a hit-and-run crash, while a suspect driver has since been arrested and released pending further investigation. Chilliwack RCMP say the female cyclist was struck at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Woodbine Street at...
B.C. pausing controversial PST expansion to professional services amidst trade uncertainty
The B.C. government says it is pausing the previously announced PST expansion to professional services. The controversial expansion was first announced in the last provincial budget and was set to come into effect Oct. 1. The province says the expansion...
Vancouver police ordered to pay $25K after tribunal finds racial discrimination against a Black woman
The Vancouver Police Board (VPB) discriminated against a Black woman during a Dec. 1, 2020, traffic stop and has been ordered to pay her $25,000, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled. In the ruling, issued last week, the tribunal...
Former Conservatives MLAs join CentreBC, Milobar takes over as leader
A group of eight former B.C. Conservative legislators say they are joining the CentreBC party with Peter Milobar taking over as leader of the party that will become the third largest in the provincial legislature. Milobar and six other recent...
Metro Vancouver transit operators to vote on tentative deal, threatens full strike
Unionized Metro Vancouver bus drivers and other transit workers will vote next week on a tentative deal with the Coast Mountain Bus Company. Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 say members will vote on Monday on the agreement reached last week...
Drought conditions persist across southern B.C. despite recent rainfall
British Columbia’s southern Interior is facing “entrenched” drought conditions despite recent rainfall. The River Forecast Centre says in its latest water scarcity bulletin that many groundwater monitoring wells in the region “continue to record exceptionally low water levels.” The situation...
Conservative Party of BC ousts three MLAs
From a crisis to a full-on catastrophe for the Conservative Party of BC with three high-profile MLA’s now officially gone from the party. B.C.’s office of the clerk confirming former leader John Rustad and former interim leader Trevor Halford are...
New Vancouver hub providing free pet care for low-income owners
Jason Martin brought his furry friend, Rue, in for some treatment at the new Paws for Hope Community Hub. Having services accessible to those who may not otherwise be able to take their pets to the vet means a lot...
