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B.C. lawyer fined $5K for feeding client answers on immigration application

B.C. lawyer fined $5K for feeding client answers on immigration application

The lawyer was less than a year into his career at the time.
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Vancouver Chinatown condo project is approved after years of controversy

Vancouver Chinatown condo project is approved after years of controversy

Vancouver's development permit board has approved a controversial nine-storey residential tower in the heart of Chinatown that supporters hope will reinvigorate the neighbourhood but which critics see as a symbol of gentrification that fails to refle
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B.C. moved ahead with ending letter grades despite parent, teacher, student concerns

B.C. moved ahead with ending letter grades despite parent, teacher, student concerns

British Columbia's Ministry of Education went ahead with plans to do away with letter grades from kindergarten to Grade 9 despite its own public consultation showing the majority of teachers, students and parents didn't like the idea.
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David Eby resists early vote in B.C. despite big byelection wins for NDP

David Eby resists early vote in B.C. despite big byelection wins for NDP

There will not be an early provincial election in British Columbia despite resounding victories for New Democrat Party candidates in a pair of byelections over the weekend, Premier David Eby said on Monday.
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'Extreme fire danger': Weather Network provides B.C. Canada Day forecast

'Extreme fire danger': Weather Network provides B.C. Canada Day forecast

Just how hot will it get for the first weekend of July in Metro Vancouver?
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B.C. shells out $12M for four new animal shelters across province as demand rises

B.C. shells out $12M for four new animal shelters across province as demand rises

B.C. Premier David Eby hung out with some dogs while announcing $12 million in funding toward the construction of four new SPCA facilities.
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Recent lightning strikes carpet northeast B.C., as active wildfire count climbs

Recent lightning strikes carpet northeast B.C., as active wildfire count climbs

VANCOUVER — Wildfire crews in northeastern British Columbia are keeping an anxious lookout after a series of weekend lightning storms rolled through the parched region.
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Advocates urge B.C. leaders to halt planned evictions at Abbotsford, B.C., tent camp

Advocates urge B.C. leaders to halt planned evictions at Abbotsford, B.C., tent camp

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Two British Columbia organizations that speak on behalf of vulnerable residents have sent an open letter to B.C.'s housing minister urging him to halt imminent evictions at a tent encampment in the Fraser Valley.
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Prince George selected as most secretive municipality in Canada

Prince George selected as most secretive municipality in Canada

“The continued campaign against transparency paints a troubling picture of a city operating more like some kind of foreign banana republic than a democratically run municipality willing to be held accountable for its actions.”
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Repurposed sea cans in Courtenay provide homes for those with no place to live

Repurposed sea cans in Courtenay provide homes for those with no place to live

Each unit has a bed, table, shower, toilet, hot water heater, baseboard heating, a kitchen, sink and cooking device and more
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