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Nanaimo moves forward plans to ban natural gas as primary heat source in new homes

Nanaimo moves forward plans to ban natural gas as primary heat source in new homes

No one on council changed their vote, despite a huge volume of letters from opponents
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Black B.C. teen awarded almost $28K for restaurant discrimination

Black B.C. teen awarded almost $28K for restaurant discrimination

Manager's heightened suspicion, scrutiny and monitoring consistent with persistent and harmful stereotypes, tribunal rules.
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Thief buzzes off with North Vancouver church's bees

Thief buzzes off with North Vancouver church's bees

Who steals bees? The congregation at St. Andrew's United Church would like that question answered after a sticky-fingered bandit stole their hive, bees and all
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Masks to be worn in B.C. health facilities as flu and COVID cases increase

Masks to be worn in B.C. health facilities as flu and COVID cases increase

VANCOUVER — Mask mandates are returning to health-care settings throughout British Columbia as cases of flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses trend upward. Provincial health officer Dr.
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Gunshot victim 'dropped off' at B.C. hospital, police looking for answers

Gunshot victim 'dropped off' at B.C. hospital, police looking for answers

He arrived at the Surrey-based hospital on Wednesday morning.
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Richmond man pleads guilty to destroying voyeurism charge evidence

Richmond man pleads guilty to destroying voyeurism charge evidence

Tabito Mita was charged with four counts of secretly recording a naked woman.
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Hundreds of anti-SOGI protesters disrupt B.C. school board meeting

Hundreds of anti-SOGI protesters disrupt B.C. school board meeting

Police needed to escort staff off the property after the school board meeting was disrupted by protesters.
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B.C. Hells Angel pleads guilty to drug trafficking

B.C. Hells Angel pleads guilty to drug trafficking

Police seized about $650,000 cocaine, MDMA, fentanyl, ketamine, marijuana and a drug-cutting agent.
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CBSA officers seize nearly 200 kg of opium

CBSA officers seize nearly 200 kg of opium

Drugs were concealed in shipping containers.
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B.C. creates searchable database to track human rights recommendations

B.C. creates searchable database to track human rights recommendations

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier to learn about human rights and possible solutions.
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