CityNews - Vancouver (19 hours ago)
Toronto police say officers were called for crowd control after people climbed a 25-foot-high ice sculpture set up in the downtown core, teasing Drake’s new album. The sculpture, which appears to be composed of large ice blocks, is located in a parking lot at 81 Bond St. near Dundas Street East. Officers were called to […]
ReadVancouver Sun - Local (20 hours ago)
"You vote yes for towers, we vote no to you,” read one sign held up by residents of Tsawwassen before a highrise proposal was rejected by council. Last week, the mayor, seeking reelection this fall, said, 'We believe in gentle, community-led growth.'
ReadCBC - British Columbia (22 hours ago)
The Mental Health Act, which legislates the involuntary detention and treatment of people who have a mental illness, has been hotly contested in recent years. As B.C. has put involuntary care at the forefront of its response to mental health and addictions issues in the province, some in the mental health field say the legislation needs to be...
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A former Mountie accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese government pleaded not guilty Monday to laying the groundwork for a scheme to "induce" a multimillionaire Chinese expat to turn himself over to China where he was accused of financial crimes.
ReadCBC - British Columbia (A day ago)
A judge has found an unnamed health-care worker at a long-term care facility in the Central Okanagan guilty of three counts of sexual assault against his co-workers. The assaults happened while the workers were staying in the Lower Mainland in order to care for evacuated residents during the August 2023 McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna.
ReadCBC - British Columbia (2 days ago)
Residents in a Mount Pleasant rental building are sounding the alarm over a proposed hotel that they say would displace them. The project is being proposed under the city's Broadway Plan, which was designed with tenant protections in mind. But renters say there's minimal protections when housing is replaced by hotels.
ReadCBC - British Columbia (2 days ago)
A police incident on board a B.C. Ferries vessel at Horseshoe Bay disrupted multiple sailings on Sunday afternoon.B.C. Ferries says police and emergency services were called to the terminal shortly after 12 p.m. PT due to an incident on the Queen of Surrey while it was docked.
ReadCBC - British Columbia (3 days ago)
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White says he offered to help Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala after he saw the incident reported by the media. "I would like to help in any way that I can," he said during an April 18 post-fight press conference in Winnipeg, Man.
ReadCBC - British Columbia (3 days ago)
Jennifer Thoss, a member of Lytton's council elected in 2022, worries a lack of leadership and oversight by the provincial and federal governments has set the tiny B.C. village on a path to financial ruin. It was largely destroyed in a fast-moving wildfire in 2021.
ReadThe Province - Local (3 days ago)
In 2006, former Vancouver MP David Emerson crossed the floor to join the Conservatives shortly after he won a federal seat as a Liberal. Emerson became a minister in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s first cabinet. Emerson’s action led to an inquiry by the Office of the Ethics Commissioner, which found no rules were broken. In […]
ReadCityNews - Vancouver (4 days ago)
Approximately half a million people are expected to attend the annual Surrey Khalsa Day Vaisakhi Parade Saturday, making it the largest Vaisakhi event of its kind in the world. Sikhs around the world have celebrated the annual event, one of the most important days in the Sikh calendar, since 1699, according to event organizers. “Vaisakhi […]
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