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BC Chamber of Commerce calls for end to pickets lines and de-escalation of BCGEU job action

BC Chamber of Commerce calls for end to pickets lines and de-escalation of BCGEU job action

The BC Chamber of Commerce wants a de-escalation of job action at affected liquor and cannabis distribution centres.
Teacher who said he wanted to hurt students hired at Prince George school

Teacher who said he wanted to hurt students hired at Prince George school

Joshua Frederick Roland Laurin had his teaching license suspended for a day, following a 2018 incident on Vancouver Island where he told students “if he was going to die the next day, he would want to hurt students.”
$118M to support B.C. family doctors, keep clinics open until new pay model: Dix

$118M to support B.C. family doctors, keep clinics open until new pay model: Dix

VANCOUVER — Family doctors in British Columbia will be eligible for an average $25,000 each to help tide them over until a new compensation model is established this fall, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Wednesday.
B.C. hospitality, tourism and liquor groups seek quick resolution to BCGEU job action

B.C. hospitality, tourism and liquor groups seek quick resolution to BCGEU job action

BURNABY, B.C. — Industry groups representing hospitality, tourism and liquor businesses in British Columbia are urging the B.C. General Employees' Union and the government to reach a swift deal to end the union's job action. The B.C.
B.C.'s increased reliance on private surgical clinics a danger to public system, says researcher

B.C.'s increased reliance on private surgical clinics a danger to public system, says researcher

Health researcher Andrew Longhurst says more reliance on private clinics for public-funded procedures may clear wait times in the short-term; however, he says it jeopardizes long-term goals of the public health-care system.
CBSA officers make major drug busts in Delta

CBSA officers make major drug busts in Delta

Pacific Region intercepts nearly 900 kilograms of suspected cannabis bound for export
Australian police just seized the country's largest fentanyl shipment — and it came from Vancouver

Australian police just seized the country's largest fentanyl shipment — and it came from Vancouver

"The audacity of the group behind this is just… outrageous. I'd describe it as a total act of bastardry," says an Australian Border Force Commander.
Five years for violent 2018 assault

Five years for violent 2018 assault

Dawson Creek man kidnapped, repeatedly shot, and left to die in the cold
Homestay hosts sought urgently for international students

Homestay hosts sought urgently for international students

The search is on for families to host foreign teens who will attend North Vancouver, Burnaby and Vancouver high schools
Judge warns jail likely for North Vancouver hostel hostess Emily Yu

Judge warns jail likely for North Vancouver hostel hostess Emily Yu

The judge had some strong words in the now infamous North Vancouver saga
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