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Canfor hopes for quick solution to repurpose Taylor mill site

Canfor hopes for quick solution to repurpose Taylor mill site

'A good facility in a good location,' says Canfor Pulp president
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B.C. provides list of birth-control methods to be covered

B.C. provides list of birth-control methods to be covered

List of options, including brand names, includes everything from oral contraceptives to copper and hormonal intrauterine devices commonly called IUDs, hormonal injections and the morning-after pill.
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B.C. court greenlights Catholic school sexual abuse class action

B.C. court greenlights Catholic school sexual abuse class action

The case involves two Metro Vancouver Catholic schools and allegations of abuse by Christian Brothers from Newfoundland and Labrador’s notorious Mount Cashel Orphanage.
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A pedestrian in Fort St. John, B.C., killed by snow clearing equipment

A pedestrian in Fort St. John, B.C., killed by snow clearing equipment

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A man has died in northeastern British Columbia after being hit by a piece of equipment used for snow clearing. The pedestrian was on a street in a business area of Fort St. John when he was hit Monday.
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Tragic tugboat sinking in B.C. waters prompts safety recommendations

Tragic tugboat sinking in B.C. waters prompts safety recommendations

The TSB issued a report on its investigation two years after the sinking.
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B.C.'s industrial heritage being mapped

B.C.'s industrial heritage being mapped

Heritage BC seeks public submissions for its new digital Industrial Heritage Cultural Map
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Annual count of Metro Vancouver homeless underway after pandemic hiatus

Annual count of Metro Vancouver homeless underway after pandemic hiatus

VANCOUVER — More than 1,000 volunteers have fanned out across Metro Vancouver for the first homeless count since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Law Society of BC fails to disbar lawyer Hong Guo following review

Law Society of BC fails to disbar lawyer Hong Guo following review

Hong Guo is scheduled to start her one-year suspension on March 8 after the Law Society of BC unsuccessfully argued for her disbarment in relation to various trust account violations.
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B.C. court upholds Surrey second-degree murder conviction

B.C. court upholds Surrey second-degree murder conviction

Pee Lee Pi said his heavy methamphetamine use prevented him from forming intent to murder.
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B.C.'s overdose death rate double what it was when health emergency declared in 2016

B.C.'s overdose death rate double what it was when health emergency declared in 2016

VICTORIA — The overdose death toll has surpassed 200 for another month in British Columbia.
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