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First Nation partners in deal to create compost and natural gas at former mine site

First Nation partners in deal to create compost and natural gas at former mine site

Westbank First Nation is a partner in the project with Brenda Renewables, a Lower Mainland-based company.
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Port Alberni mother had reached a breaking point over son's behaviour, Crown argues

Port Alberni mother had reached a breaking point over son's behaviour, Crown argues

The prosecutor argued at her second-degree murder trial that Samantha Dittmer made a decision to handle a firearm in a heightened state of emotion
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Surrey RCMP investigating fatal collision between car, motorcycle

Surrey RCMP investigating fatal collision between car, motorcycle

SURREY, B.C. — One man is dead following a collision between a car and motorcycle in Surrey, B.C. Surrey RCMP were called to Hall Road and 72 Avenue area shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday for reports of a collision involving two vehicles.
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Vancouver's Okeya Kyujiro earns Michelin star, bringing city's total to nine

Vancouver's Okeya Kyujiro earns Michelin star, bringing city's total to nine

Vancouver's restaurant scene has earned another Michelin star. The Parisian tire manufacturer-cum-gastronomic tastemaker awarded the honour to Japanese restaurant Okeya Kyujiro, led by chef Takuya Matsuda, at a ceremony Thursday night.
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Woman who broke foot walking into Burnaby streetlight pole loses claim against city

Woman who broke foot walking into Burnaby streetlight pole loses claim against city

Tara Scott told the Civil Resolution Tribunal she broke her foot on a streetlight pole at Lougheed Highway and Government Street because the streetlight was burned out, the pole was painted black and tree branches made it hard to see.
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks, as infections, deaths also spike

B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks, as infections, deaths also spike

VANCOUVER — COVID-19 cases are on the rise in British Columbia, with the BC Centre for Disease Control reporting hospitalizations have increased 58 per cent in the past two weeks.
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Ministry slams Surrey mayor for lack of leadership in police transition

Ministry slams Surrey mayor for lack of leadership in police transition

A leaked letter outlines examples of lack of action and statements of misinformation by Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke and city council.
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Surrey Police Service hires province’s former top policing bureaucrat to aid transition

Surrey Police Service hires province’s former top policing bureaucrat to aid transition

Wayne Rideout spent more than six years in the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and recently oversaw policing in the province
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B.C. police complaint commissioner calls public hearing into woman's 2019 death

B.C. police complaint commissioner calls public hearing into woman's 2019 death

VICTORIA — B.C.'s Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner has called a public hearing into the death of a woman who was struck by plastic bullets fired by Victoria police on Christmas Day 2019.
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Richmond plant put unlabelled powder into capsules seized at sex shops, court hears

Richmond plant put unlabelled powder into capsules seized at sex shops, court hears

MFH Enterprises Inc. contracted NuEra Nutraceutical Inc. to put 27 kilograms of powder into capsules that ended up containing large quantities of the erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil instead of an herbal sexual enhancement remedy, according to testimony presented in Richmond provincial court this week.
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