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Vancouver police officer is suspended and faces drug, theft, breach of trust charges

VANCOUVER — Criminal charges related to theft, breach of trust and drugs have been laid against a Vancouver police officer. The department says Const.

Jan 11, 2021 12:47 PM Read more >

$78,000 raised to help Burnaby family injured in Coquitlam crash

Community is rallying to support a family of five seriously injured in a crash on the Brunette Avenue overpass on Dec. 27: Two girls sustained head injuries and, IIO continues to investigate Burnaby RCMP's role in incident

Jan 11, 2021 11:56 AM Read more >

Speculation tax increased long-term rentals in B.C., raised $88 million: ministry

VICTORIA — The Ministry of Finance says data from British Columbia's tax targeting property speculators shows it has helped increase the number of long-term rentals in the province.

Jan 11, 2021 11:26 AM Read more >

Driver critically injured, pet killed in suspected impaired crash in central B.C.

VAVENBY, B.C. — Impaired driving may have played a part in a crash in central British Columbia that critically injured the driver of one SUV and killed one of several dogs riding in a second vehicle.

Jan 11, 2021 9:51 AM Read more >

Three units at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver linked to COVID-19 outbreak: memo

VANCOUVER — Officials at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver confirm a COVID-19 outbreak has spread to two more units at its cardiac centre. In a memo to staff, the director of the St.

Jan 11, 2021 8:02 AM Read more >

Change needed for access, outreach: B.C. police complaints commissioner

VANCOUVER — Accessibility to British Columbia's municipal police complaints process can and should be improved, its commissioner says, as the office faces criticism from both legal advocates and the head of Vancouver's police union.

Jan 11, 2021 1:00 AM Read more >

Health authority declares two more COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C. long-term care homes

SURREY, B.C. — A Vancouver-area health authority has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two long-term care homes in Surrey, B.C.

Jan 9, 2021 3:28 PM Read more >

Lead Pickton prosecutor dies of COVID-19 complications

Mike Petrie remembered as a compassionate man, highly skilled lawyer

Jan 9, 2021 12:09 PM Read more >

COVID takes toll on Canada’s democracy as information flow slows: experts

B.C. government hiding behind excuses to dodge transparency, former legislature speaker Darryl Plecas says

Jan 8, 2021 7:17 PM Read more >

Legal group fights B.C. government's COVID-19 rules on protests and places of worship

VANCOUVER — A legal advocacy group is challenging the British Columbia government's COVID-19 restrictions on worship services and public protests, arguing they violate people's rights and freedoms.

Jan 8, 2021 5:31 PM Read more >