Skip to content

BC News

Burnaby job ad for cleaning human poop raises questions about fair wages for dirty jobs

Burnaby job ad for cleaning human poop raises questions about fair wages for dirty jobs

“Agree to clean dog poop, human poop, and vomit,” stated the first line of the job notice posted on Reddit. The job ad listed a wage of $16 per hour.
Read more >
Remote work second only to wages for some federal workers on picket line

Remote work second only to wages for some federal workers on picket line

The federal government has proposed to jointly review its current remote directive with unions
Read more >
B.C. nurse disciplined for falling asleep, missing patient alarms

B.C. nurse disciplined for falling asleep, missing patient alarms

Eskhander Balawag had been working in an intensive care unit between November 2020 and July 2021.
Read more >
Priest sexual abuse alleged in northern B.C. diocese lawsuit

Priest sexual abuse alleged in northern B.C. diocese lawsuit

It's alleged Father Emile Jungbluth sexually assaulted a child between 1971 and 1977.
Read more >
Update: Vancouver police say 'violent' man wanted Canada-wide back in custody

Update: Vancouver police say 'violent' man wanted Canada-wide back in custody

He was re-arrested Monday (April 24).
Read more >
B.C. company from Bridgemark case admits misrepresentations

B.C. company from Bridgemark case admits misrepresentations

Junior B.C. mining company from the Bridgemark consulting case sold $6.3 million worth of shares in 2018 only to hand the consultants who bought those shares $5 million worth of consulting contracts, without proper disclosures made.
Read more >
'Not a victimless crime': Campbell River man gets 13 months for possessing child sex-abuse images

'Not a victimless crime': Campbell River man gets 13 months for possessing child sex-abuse images

Leslie Harold Hamilton is prohibited from attending public parks, swimming pools, daycares, school grounds, playgrounds or community centres for five years.
Read more >
BC Hydro cryptic about crypto mining electricity use

BC Hydro cryptic about crypto mining electricity use

BC Hydro censored load statistics about crypto mining, coal mining and chemicals from a November 2022 briefing note
Read more >
B.C. Crown says bail policy changes need to come from federal government

B.C. Crown says bail policy changes need to come from federal government

VICTORIA — A snapshot of bail hearings in British Columbia shows only about a quarter of repeat offenders were kept in custody until their trial for violent offences.
Read more >
'Oh my goodness': Cougar seen with dead deer in B.C. family's driveway

'Oh my goodness': Cougar seen with dead deer in B.C. family's driveway

At least two cougar sightings were reported near Royal Roads University in Colwood on Sunday morning.
Read more >