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Union wants transit police to focus on buses
The union representing bus drivers say it is time to shift the focus of transit police off of the skytrain and onto transit buses.Canadian Auto Workers union local 111 President Don McLeod says 10 to...
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No further action against prominent lawyer
The BC Law Society has decided not to take any further action against prominent lawyer Terry La Liberte, because he's addressed his alcoholism in a meaningful way.The Law Society began investigating...
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Liberal caucus chair supports external review
The chair of the BC Liberal caucus says he'd support an external review of both the government and opposition caucuses.But the Premier won't say if she agrees.In an interview this morning, Gordon Hogg...
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Delay in Surrey Six case angers council
The continued court delays for the three men facing charges in the Surrey Six killings is not going over well with the city's council.Councillor Barinder Rasode says it has been six years and counting...
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Money down the drain in non-strike
The BC government flushed close to nine hundred thousand dollars down the toilet last year when it rented portable washrooms for health-care strikes that never materialized.But Health Minister Margaret...
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The province is taking action against human trafficking
The BC Government is rolling out an action plan to combat human trafficking whcih includes training for health care workers to identify workers of human trafficking.Justice Minister Shirley Bond says...
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Translink has closed the door, for now, on expanding the system
Mayors have removed property tax as a revenue source for transit essentially starting the clock on Translink facing a serious financial challenge.Translink's Bob Paddon says the move means a big hit...
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Surrey Six court delays prompt crticism from the NDP
The NDP's Attorney General critic is also condemning the court delays in the three 'Surrey Six' trials.Leonard Krog says with the crime happening in 2007 and first appearances by the three accused in...
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Court hears the case of convicted rioter accused of breaching conditions
She'd been drinking and she was dressed to go out. That's how the police officer who arrested Camille Cacnio is describing the convicted Stanley Cup rioter who violated her curfew in January.Vancouver...
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BC Teachers' Federation president stepping down
After 40 years in the classroom and three as the BC Teachers' Federation president, Susan Lambert says she'll bow out at the end of the school year."Three years is the longest that a president can stay...
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Premier's staff brush off latest allegations of misusing resources
The Premier's Chief of Staff is downplaying more damning accounts of the BC Liberals using government resources for partisan needs. The Province newspaper is reporting that Premier Christy Clark...
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Developer responds to former Prime Minister's law suit
The developers of a new residential highrise in downtown Vancouver have filed a response to legal action being taken by a former Prime Minister - who wants her money back. A day after it was revealed...
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Debate over Chinese only signs back before Richmond City Council
A Richmond City Councillor says he's open to hearing from two residents who are concerned about the amount of Chinese signage in the city. Chak Au says council could revist the issue -- as two women,...
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Protest at the B.C. Legislature
Conservationists, forestry workers, and first nations are joining forces today to send a message to political leaders.They plan to form a human circle around the legislature.B.C. environmental activist...
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Activists say Massey Tunnel shouldn't be replaced; transit should be increased
Activists for the Council of Canadian Delta/Richmond chapter say replacing the Massey Tunnel will not fix traffic congestion -- increasing transit capacity will. The group is rallying outside a...
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UPDATES: Pitbull shot after attacking police
Delta Police say they're conducting an operational review in relation to an attack by two pit bulls late last night.One of the pitbulls is dead after being shot by one of the officers.Police say...
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House fire in Richmond
Fire has damaged a house in Richmond. Fire crews were called to a home on Williams Road near Garden City around 8:30 this morning.They managed to put out the fire within minutes.Battalion chief Greg...
View ArticleActivists, community members applaud local governments' stance on coal export...
Several Metro Vancouver municipalities are getting applause from coal activists and people from the White Rock, Surrey and Bellingham areas - for expressing concerns about coal export expansion.More...
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Judge adjourns B.C. drunk-driving law challenge, calls case a "mess"
Concerns have been raised about a constitutional challenge being mounted in B.C.'s highest court against the province's impaired driving penalties.Three days worth of arguments were slated to start...
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Right to die case back in court
More than a dozen lawyers are appearing in BC's highest court today to debate the constitutionality of allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Canada.A federal ban was struck down last year by a BC Supreme...
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