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Hydro reaches deal with COPE 378
BC Hydro has reached a tentative deal with inside workers, members of COPE local 378.It covers two thousand workers.It's a two year deal, containing what the government calls a "modest" wage increase,...
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Rich Coleman wades in Abbotsford South controversy
The Deputy Premier is wading into an internal dispute over the BC Liberal nomination process in the riding of Abbotsford South.Rich Coleman says Abbotsford councillor Moe Gill didn't even want to run...
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Surgeries re-booked following hospital flood
An urgent care centre is up and running at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and re-booking surgery's cancelled by Monday's flood is underway.BC's Health Minister says all the hospital's operating rooms are in...
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Homicide victim identified
Vancouver Police have identified the city's latest murder victim as a young man from Richmond.Mathew Johnathan Hall's remains were found on November 17.The 23-year old's body was inside a car set on...
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Oppal delivers Missing Women report to BC government
BC's Missing Women commissioner has delivered his final report to the provincial government, and the Ministry of Justice has promised to make it public before Christmas.Wally Oppal spent several months...
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Ottawa to consider changes for mentally ill offenders
The federal government will consider changes to how the courts deal with people found not criminally responsible for offences because of mental illness.At an event in Port Coquitlam, Heritage Minister...
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VPD bust major property theft ring
Four people are facing charges after Vancouver Police busted a major property theft ring.More than $100-thousand worth of construction equipment and tools have been recovered by an investigation...
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UPDATED: Former homeless man to take City of Vancouver to court
Pivot Legal Society is going to court on behalf of a former homeless man to challenge three Vancouver city bylaws.Lawyer Scott Bernstein says a 57-year-old man was ticketed and harassed, when he...
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UPDATED: Sled-dog killer won't spend time behind bars (warning: graphic content)
The man at the centre of the sled-dog slaughter in Whistler has learned his fate.The judge says incarceration for Robert Fawcett is not appropriate.Instead, the man will be on probation for three...
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Court rules in favour of unions over controversial hiring of Chinese miners
Two unions trying to block the hiring of Chinese workers for a new underground coal mine in northern B.C. have scored their first victory in federal court.Justice Douglas Campbell has ruled in favour...
View ArticleLiquor stores told to take down Christmas decorations after bugs found
Employees at public liquor stores have been asked to take down Christmas decorations after bugs were found in them at one location.Oliver Rohls, a spokesman with the BC Government and Service Employees...
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Springsteen to perform with McCartney
Sunday night's Paul McCartney concert is already sold out, but CKNW has learned he may have a special guest performing with him at BC Place.Local entertainment legend Red Robinson says he's been told...
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Latest poll shows slight Liberal gain
The latest Angus Reid poll finally shows a glimmer of hope for the BC Liberals, but they are still way back of the NDP.The Opposition still leads the Liberals, by 18 points now, but the gap has closed...
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Generic drug price break coming soon
Starting in April the province is making changes so you will pay less for generic medication.Health Minister Margaret McDiarmid days new drug price regulation will drop the cost of geric drugs from 25%...
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Mining firm to appeal court ruling that favoured unions on temporary workers
The mining company embroiled in a controversy over hiring temporary foreign workers for a mine in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is appealing a court decision that sides with the unions.A federal court has...
View ArticleAnother trial date set for sex tourist
Canada's first person to be charged as a sex tourist has had dates set for another trial.Don bakker was convicted back in 2005 abused seven girls in Cambodia and three women Vancouver.He was released...
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West End MLA happy Robson Street soon to re-open
The MLA for Vancouver’s West End says it is about time the city re-opened a part of Robson Street to car and bus traffic.The NDP's Spencer Chandra-Herbert says he's lobbied city and council on behalf...
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Children's rights advocate talks teen suicide among aboriginals
B.C.’s children’s rights watchdog has some insight on suicide among First Nations teens.This, after news of heavy drinking, self-harm and a suicide pact surfaced in Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodlands...
View ArticleConcerns over BC Ferries switch to cable system for Denman Island route
The NDP’s Ferry Critic says the Government needs to prove a cable ferry system is safe before moving forward.This after an announcement Friday the run between Buckley Bay and Denman Island will be...
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Man stabbed outside business in Surrey
RCMP are investigating after a stabbing in Surrey at around 9pm Friday.Staff Sergeant Bob Pinkewyczs says it happened in front of a business on 108th avenue and 134th Street.“One male victim has been...
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