Skip to content

Highlights

B.C. man gets 3.5 years in jail for sexual assault, forcible confinement

B.C. man gets 3.5 years in jail for sexual assault, forcible confinement

The Surrey man has already been convicted of 46 crimes.
Watch: Grizzlies emerge from hibernation at Grouse Mountain wildlife refuge

Watch: Grizzlies emerge from hibernation at Grouse Mountain wildlife refuge

Grinder and Coola stayed in their den for 171 days this winter, their longest ever hibernation period in their 21 seasons at Grouse Mountain.
Bird that nests in B.C.'s old-growth trees in decline because of logging, says court filing

Bird that nests in B.C.'s old-growth trees in decline because of logging, says court filing

As few as 263,000 marbled murrelets are left, including at least 50,000 in British Columbia.
Satellite mapping finds correlation between B.C. wildfires and floods

Satellite mapping finds correlation between B.C. wildfires and floods

The correlation has not yet been tested on the ground. Some experts warn finding out what led to the floods needs to consider climate change, wildfire, and increasingly, clearcut logging.
Inflation raising debt fears among Canadians: CIBC survey

Inflation raising debt fears among Canadians: CIBC survey

Bank of Canada will increase interest rates to curb inflation while keeping in mind Canadians' mortgage payments
Twitter argues it’s ‘not a publisher’ in B.C. billionaire Frank Giustra defamation case

Twitter argues it’s ‘not a publisher’ in B.C. billionaire Frank Giustra defamation case

Some allegedly defamatory tweets either ‘incoherent’ or ‘made in jest,’ according to response filed in B.C. courts
Opinion: No time to waste: We need to start prioritizing solid waste management in First Nation communities

Opinion: No time to waste: We need to start prioritizing solid waste management in First Nation communities

Priority should be given to improving municipal solid waste management in First Nation communities because they currently lack financial resources, infrastructure and solid waste diversion programs.
WestJet travel credits are not gift cards, rules B.C. court

WestJet travel credits are not gift cards, rules B.C. court

WestJet credits for cancelled flights, lost luggage and other issues aren't like prepaid gift cards and can expire, states a recent ruling from the B.C. Court of Appeal.
‘Dog tales’: UNBC researchers conducting Canada-wide survey on dog walking

‘Dog tales’: UNBC researchers conducting Canada-wide survey on dog walking

Research looks at on-leash and off-leash dog walking experiences in municipalities
Sex abuse case sparks Ottawa to assert papal ambassador's diplomatic immunity

Sex abuse case sparks Ottawa to assert papal ambassador's diplomatic immunity

Global Affairs Canada has issued a certificate of diplomatic immunity for the Pope's representative in Canada who faces a demand for archival documents in a sexual and physical abuse case involving a B.C. Roman Catholic seminary.