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B.C. food bank sues donation platform operator for $143,000

B.C. food bank sues donation platform operator for $143,000

The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society contracted with Pinc Productions Inc. to create an online donations platform but $169,912 allegedly went missing.
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'Gentle yet brave': Family remembers slain Burnaby Mountie Shaelyn Yang

'Gentle yet brave': Family remembers slain Burnaby Mountie Shaelyn Yang

A statement from the family says Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang 'brought with her laughter and joy wherever she went.'
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B.C. electric bus maker could cash in on $1 billion U.S. grant

B.C. electric bus maker could cash in on $1 billion U.S. grant

GreenPower's shares spike 23% on news of $1 billion grant for electric school buses
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Whistler Blackcomb named best ski resort in North America

Whistler Blackcomb named best ski resort in North America

Condé Nast Traveler readers put Whistler Blackcomb on top
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Peace region ignored in protection services, and safer health care workplaces announcement

Peace region ignored in protection services, and safer health care workplaces announcement

320 new positions created for health-care worker safety. None in the Peace.
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Convenience store's drip system to discourage loitering sparks debate

Convenience store's drip system to discourage loitering sparks debate

Homeless advocates say exposing people who live outdoors to water when they have difficulty getting dry could be harmful, while business association head says people doing drugs deters customers
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Saanich residents rally for safety improvements after child hit in crosswalk

Saanich residents rally for safety improvements after child hit in crosswalk

Calling for “no more child deaths,” neighbours, road-safety advocates and incoming and outgoing Saanich councillors stood at Shelbourne Street and San Juan Avenue — a marked crosswalk with pedestrian-controlled flashing beacons
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Technical Safety BC calls for more education in wake of gas explosions

Technical Safety BC calls for more education in wake of gas explosions

Nearly half of all gas line hits in British Columbia occur despite workers taking initial precautions such as calling BC1 before digging.
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Arson suspected as police vehicles, ambulance torched in B.C. fire

Arson suspected as police vehicles, ambulance torched in B.C. fire

SMITHERS, B.C. — RCMP say four RCMP vehicles and an ambulance were significantly damaged or destroyed in what appears to be a deliberately set fire outside a hotel in Smithers, B.C. Cpl.
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B.C. poised to recognize Indigenous communities' right to provide child welfare

B.C. poised to recognize Indigenous communities' right to provide child welfare

VICTORIA — A proposed overhaul of legislation would make British Columbia the first province in Canada to legally recognize the right of Indigenous communities to provide their own child welfare systems, the government says.
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