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B.C. Supreme Court awards $1M damages for 2016 Surrey accident

B.C. Supreme Court awards $1M damages for 2016 Surrey accident

Nina Ashley Bennett testified to acutely painful post-accident headaches that reduced her to tears.
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Olympics flag football debut in L.A. could jumpstart sport development in B.C.

Olympics flag football debut in L.A. could jumpstart sport development in B.C.

Lacrosse, cricket, baseball and softball will return to the Games in 2028, as flag football and squash make Olympics premiere
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Amazon contractor charged after unoccupied van hit, killed Surrey, B.C., woman

Amazon contractor charged after unoccupied van hit, killed Surrey, B.C., woman

SURREY, B.C. — A 25-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death after an unoccupied cargo truck hit and killed a pedestrian in Surrey, B.C. Police say the woman was walking on the sidewalk on Dec.
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North Vancouver woman pleads for return of husband's stolen ashes

North Vancouver woman pleads for return of husband's stolen ashes

The widow of the North Vancouver man whose remains were stolen has a few things to say to the thief
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Alberta says Quebec pension model back on table in Canada Pension Plan exit debate

Alberta says Quebec pension model back on table in Canada Pension Plan exit debate

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is again considering using the Quebec investment model for a possible provincial pension plan, less than a week after Finance Minister Nate Horner announced the Quebec option had been scrapped.
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Former New West massage therapist facing discipline for sexual touching

Former New West massage therapist facing discipline for sexual touching

Stephen Bartlett, a former RMT operating in New Westminster, was found to have massaged a patient's breasts without consent, as well as another's butt crack.
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Heavy rain deluges B.C.'s coast, bringing potential for low-lying flooding

VANCOUVER — Wind and rainfall warnings cover much of the British Columbia coast as a wave of stormy weather washes over western parts of the province this week.
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Victoria council pushes for election reforms to boost voter turnout

Victoria council pushes for election reforms to boost voter turnout

It wants the province to work on improving voter turnout, expanding where election canvassers can go and consider offering tax credits to those who donate to municipal campaigns
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Okanagan man receives no jail time for fatal distracted driving crash

Okanagan man receives no jail time for fatal distracted driving crash

Former arsonist Joseph McArthur-Pereira will pay $1,500, be prohibited from driving for 18 months, and spend zero days behind bars.
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Common-law wife tells Kelowna court how she found husband’s mutilated body

Common-law wife tells Kelowna court how she found husband’s mutilated body

Gabriella Sears is charged with second-degree murder and indecent interference with human remains in the death of 49-year-old Darren Middleton.
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