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Friends of advocate for cystic fibrosis patients celebrate her life

Friends of advocate for cystic fibrosis patients celebrate her life

Lilia (Lily) Zaharieva was one of the lead plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over the provincial government’s refusal to cover a $250,000-a-year medication called Orkambi.
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Victoria company fined $11,000 for fouling creek, killing fish

Victoria company fined $11,000 for fouling creek, killing fish

The 2021 discharge killed 318 cutthroat trout and seven coho salmon in a 150-metre section of Reay Creek in Sidney.
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BC General Employees' Union issues 72-hour strike notice

BC General Employees' Union issues 72-hour strike notice

95% of members voted to support job action on June 22.
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Ukraine honourary consul should have seen money laundering 'red flags'

Ukraine honourary consul should have seen money laundering 'red flags'

The lawyer was found to have committed three instances of professional misconduct.
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Cruise lines start dropping COVID-19 vaccine requirements

Cruise lines start dropping COVID-19 vaccine requirements

Canada to require proof of vaccination on cruises, unlike Europe, U.S.
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Mismanaged real estate deals land B.C. lawyer two-month suspension

Mismanaged real estate deals land B.C. lawyer two-month suspension

Surrey lawyer Serf Grewal must be supervised in handling any future trust accounts, a BC Law Society panel has ruled.
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Has B.C. already reached peak inflation?

Has B.C. already reached peak inflation?

Data shows inflation on West Coast easing ahead of rest of nation
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B.C. Jehovah's Witnesses challenge record production order in court

B.C. Jehovah's Witnesses challenge record production order in court

Two congregations argue an order to hand over former member records would be a breach of "elders' private and prayerful religious deliberations and expression."
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MP warns of repeating AIDS stigma with monkeypox, as Feds announce funding

MP warns of repeating AIDS stigma with monkeypox, as Feds announce funding

Vancouver Centre member of Parliament Hedy Fry has warned about stigmatization in the battle against monkeypox, recalling the fear surrounding HIV-AIDS when she was a physician in the '80s.
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B.C. couple still owes $19M despite bankruptcy, appeal court rules

B.C. couple still owes $19M despite bankruptcy, appeal court rules

Thalbinder Singh Poonian and Shailu Poonian had appealed a B.C. Supreme Court decision stating penalties stemming from fraud can't be discharged in bankruptcy proceedings.
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