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Oil spill symposium looks to create a 'master plan'
BC's Environment Minister has kicked off a symposium on oil spill response to come up with what he calls 'a master plan.'Terry Lake says it isn't just about government or private industries, it's...
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Suspicious death near Fraser Lake
RCMP in Fraser Lake have identified the 21-year-old woman found dead outside a home on the Nautley First Nations reserve early Saturday morning.They are calling the death of Destiny Rae Tom...
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Health Minister announces plan to improve palliative care
The BC Liberal Government is pledging to spend another chunk of change ahead of the May election -- this time to improve palliative care.Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid says $8 million will go to...
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Pernosky family overwhelmed by community support
The sister of an 18-year-old murdered woman from Mission says she is overwhelmed by the support her family has received.Brittany Pernosky and her family are out at the cemetery today, picking out a...
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Large crowd greets Premier in Langley
She didn't offer any pre-election goodies, but Premier Christy Clark told a sold-out business crowd in Langley today British Columbian voters must consider exactly what kind of change they want in...
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Teen accused in alleged skytrain stabbing spree released on bail
One of the two teenage girls facing charges for an alleged skytrain stabbing spree made a court appearance today.The details of the bail hearing are under a publication ban and can't be...
View ArticleSurrey Pretrial Centre inmate suing wardens and province
An inmate who was badly beaten by his cell mate at the Surrey Pretrial Centre is suing the wardens and the province.Allen Douglas Ogonoski suffered such a bad beating he still has trouble with his...
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Union goes for jail time out of the gate
The Lower Mainland Bus Drivers Union is calling on the Courts to permanently ban a man from using the public transit system. A man who viciously assaulted bus driver Charles Dixon two years ago and...
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DTES chosen for new condo project
The Vancouver Development Permit Board has voted unanimously in favor of a new condo project in the Downtown Eastside. The 24-units will go up in the 500 block of East Cordova in the Oppenheimer Park...
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Holdout community centres want to hear from you
Six community centres continuing to refuse to negotiate with the Park Board want more people to let the city know what they think.The holdout centres have formed My Vancouver Community Centres and are...
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Pine beetle genome has been decoded
Scientists in BC have decoded the genetic map of the Mountain Pine Beetle, which may help deal with the little pest.The team from the University of British Columbia and the Michael Smith Genome...
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Inflation reached a 22 year high last month
Last month inflation numbers made the largest increase, nationally, in 22 years.Statscan analyst Jeffrey Peter says the cost of some specific goods and services were behind the surge."Gasoline prices...
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Bond shrugs off call for her resignation
BC'S Justice Minister is dismissing a call for her to resign that comes from a fellow Liberal MLA.Shirley Bond called Kash Heed's statements "unfortunate", but says she and fellow Pat Bell have both...
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Crown wants lengthy prison term for killer
The man who evaded capture for the murder of a Vancouver teenager in 1999 is now the focus of a two-day sentence hearing in BC Supreme Court. Ninderjit Singh --who has pleaded guilty to second degree...
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Toothill to run for BC Conservatives
The BC Conservatives have announced that Ian Toothill will be their candidate in Vancouver-False Creek.Toothill is well known as an advocate for reforming speed limits on BC roads.As well, he was part...
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Former jail guard faces charges
A former jail guard could end up behind bars himself.Sedric Dang is charged with bribery and breach of trust.He's accused of smuggling steroids and electronics into the Surrey Pre-trial centre.Surrey...
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Police warn of real estate scammer
A 'scammer alert' from Vancouver Police.Police say a man's been hoodwinking people into renting property from him... property he doesn't own.Here's how it works: the con artist places ads online,...
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Inquest called into prison deaths
The BC Coroner has announced an inquest into the deaths of three inmates at a prison near Agassiz.All three men were being housed in the segregation unit at Mountain Institution when they died, and all...
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UPDATED: Auditor General issues scathing report on Pacific Carbon Trust
B.C.'s auditor-general says the government's claim of a carbon-neutral public sector is bogus, and the Pacific Carbon Trust is not properly investing taxpayers' money.The scathing report by John Doyle...
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Interim Auditor General appointed
An all-party special committee of the legislature has appointed an interim Auditor General, to take over from John Doyle when his term ends and he heads to Australia.Russ Jones is a chartered...
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