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Ex-Burnaby Purolator employee discharged after stealing package stuffed with $94K cash

Ex-Burnaby Purolator employee discharged after stealing package stuffed with $94K cash

A veteran Burnaby Purolator employee swiped a package stuffed with more than $94,000 cash in December 2020 and regretted it almost instantly, according to his lawyer.
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B.C. adds 6,700 jobs in February as growth slows

B.C. adds 6,700 jobs in February as growth slows

Unemployment rate jumps to 5.1 per cent
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Proposed amendments to Vital Statistics Act would make changing or eliminating gender markers easier

Proposed amendments to Vital Statistics Act would make changing or eliminating gender markers easier

These changes fall in line with previous actions that make it easier for people to have their government-issued identification reflect their gender identities.
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B.C.'s record fossil fuel export revenues in 2022 a 'fragile' windfall

B.C.'s record fossil fuel export revenues in 2022 a 'fragile' windfall

The B.C. government received a record amount of revenue from coal exports in 2022.
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Emergency crews respond to window cleaning platform stuck on Vancouver building

Emergency crews respond to window cleaning platform stuck on Vancouver building

VANCOUVER — A double malfunction on a window-cleaning platform meant a pair of glaziers working on an office building in downtown Vancouver spent hours suspended 10 storeys above the busy city sidewalk.
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Fort Nelson school apologizes for sexual materials given to students

Fort Nelson school apologizes for sexual materials given to students

A card deck of provocative sexual slang was given by a public health nurse to students at Fort Nelson Secondary School
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BC SPCA launches $800K jackpot for annual spring lottery fundraiser

BC SPCA launches $800K jackpot for annual spring lottery fundraiser

It's the largest-ever 50/50 draw for the provincial organization, set to help rescue and feed thousands of vulnerable animals.
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BC Civil Liberties Association revokes award granted to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond

BC Civil Liberties Association revokes award granted to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond

VANCOUVER — Another award has been stripped from Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the former judge, law professor and British Columbia representative for children and youth, whose claims of Indigenous ancestry have been discredited.
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Alberta agency to conduct independent probe of B.C. RCMP Prince George detachment

Alberta agency to conduct independent probe of B.C. RCMP Prince George detachment

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team will lead a probe into allegations of historic misconduct by members of the Prince George RCMP detachment, and the failure of the force to act on the complaint
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New study finds crisis pregnancy centres have anti-abortion agendas

New study finds crisis pregnancy centres have anti-abortion agendas

The study found when pregnant clients visit a CPC they are often receiving medical misinformation.
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