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Metro Vancouver HandyDART workers prepare to strike after rejecting contract offer

Metro Vancouver HandyDART workers prepare to strike after rejecting contract offer

VANCOUVER — The president of the union local for B.C. HandyDART workers says a withdrawal of the transit service in Metro Vancouver is "imminent" as it prepares to serve a 72-hour strike notice.
Surrey man charged for allegedly assaulting Delta officer

Surrey man charged for allegedly assaulting Delta officer

Incident occurred following traffic stop
B.C. government launches phone line to provide same-day access to opioid treatment

B.C. government launches phone line to provide same-day access to opioid treatment

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is expanding access to drug-addiction treatment by launching a confidential and free phone line offering same-day connections to doctors and health-care professionals.
B.C. government launches phone line to provide same-day access to opioid treatment

B.C. government launches phone line to provide same-day access to opioid treatment

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is expanding access to drug-addiction treatment by launching a confidential and free phone line offering same-day connections to doctors and health-care professionals.
Man arrested after violent carjacking at B.C. airport: RCMP

Man arrested after violent carjacking at B.C. airport: RCMP

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — A 29-year-old man has been arrested after what police say was a violent carjacking outside the Prince George Airport.
Premier asks for review of harm-reduction supply vending machines at hospitals

Premier asks for review of harm-reduction supply vending machines at hospitals

Supplies come under fire, said to enable drug use instead of offering treatment.
Powell River RCMP constable prepares for fundraising ride

Powell River RCMP constable prepares for fundraising ride

Cops for Cancer event tours through Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast over eight days
Temperatures to slowly rise into Labour Day weekend in qathet

Temperatures to slowly rise into Labour Day weekend in qathet

Sunshine Coast experiencing wind, rain, cooler weather
Ontario teen dies after falling off 50-metre cliff in popular Metro Vancouver park

Ontario teen dies after falling off 50-metre cliff in popular Metro Vancouver park

The teen's friends told firefighters that he had climbed over a fence at Lynn Canyon Park to get a better look at the river canyon and he "just got too close" to the edge.
Man sentenced to life in prison in 2020 Langford murder

Man sentenced to life in prison in 2020 Langford murder

Damien Medwedrich will be eligible for parole in 25 years after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Alex Knatchbell.