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Update: Law Society of B.C. reports tentative deal struck with unionized staff

Update: Law Society of B.C. reports tentative deal struck with unionized staff

Mediation was set for Wednesday as union sought better wages and protections
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B.C.'s child welfare workers 'in crisis,' fix could take decade, says advocate

B.C.'s child welfare workers 'in crisis,' fix could take decade, says advocate

Jennifer Charlesworth's report says it is the latest in decades of studies laying out how little has changed for people working in the child welfare system.
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Squamish man enters guilty plea to charges related to fatal 2022 hit and run

Squamish man enters guilty plea to charges related to fatal 2022 hit and run

John Cernos pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing bodily harm, impaired driving causing death and failing to remain at the scene of a collision. 
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Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written constitution

Heiltsuk Nation in B.C. holds referendum on 'historic' written constitution

BELLA BELLA, B.C. — Online voting has begun in what the Heiltsuk Nation calls a historic referendum on a written constitution for the First Nation on British Columbia's central coast.
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Abbotsford, B.C., daycare owner charged with six counts of assaulting children

Abbotsford, B.C., daycare owner charged with six counts of assaulting children

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police say an East Abbotsford daycare owner has been charged with allegedly assaulting children in her care.
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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. risks losing billions with Columbia River Treaty left in limbo

Kirk LaPointe: B.C. risks losing billions with Columbia River Treaty left in limbo

A long-overdue treaty update is stalled, leaving province vulnerable to political and economic risks
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B.C. to bear brunt of costs from growing wildfire and flood risks, finds report

B.C. to bear brunt of costs from growing wildfire and flood risks, finds report

Building new homes in dangerous places could cost B.C. another $2.2 billion a year by 2030 — far more than anywhere else in Canada, a new study has found.
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Judge denies B.C. sasquatch hunter spousal support

Judge denies B.C. sasquatch hunter spousal support

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robin Baird agreed to divide a couple's property but said the husband had no entitlement to spousal support.
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Rustad post saying Henry promotes fentanyl use puts her at risk: ex-provincial health officer

Rustad post saying Henry promotes fentanyl use puts her at risk: ex-provincial health officer

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad wrote on his X account: “British Columbia already has a fentanyl czar — her name is Doctor Bonnie Henry, and she is focused on promoting fentanyl use in BC”
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Paddleboarder fined $2,500 for getting too close to orcas in Ucluelet

Paddleboarder fined $2,500 for getting too close to orcas in Ucluelet

A 40-year-old woman was convicted of breaching the federal Fisheries Act after she was filmed paddleboarding near a pod of transient killer whales in Ucluelet Harbour.
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