Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. government bolstering RCMP staffing levels
The B.C. government has made a commitment to enhancing RCMP staffing levels across the province.Premier David Eby announced Wednesday (Nov. 23), that funding will be provided to boost specialized unit...
Nov 23, 2022
B.C. man convicted of killing his four- and six-year-old daughters denied appeal
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia man who killed his two young daughters on Christmas Day in 2017 has been denied an appeal by the province's highest court. Andrew Berry claimed the lower court made nu...
Nov 23, 2022
B.C. human rights tribunal awards $150,000 in child welfare discrimination case
VANCOUVER - An Afro-Indigenous woman has been awarded $150,000 in compensation by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal after her children were wrongfully seized by a child welfare agency. The tr...
Nov 23, 2022
Man wanted on warrant arrested after standoff in Merritt
Ronald Gerald James Karlson, a man wanted on a B.C.-wide warrant, was arrested in Merritt earlier Wednesday (Nov. 23) morning.In a news release, Merritt RCMP say they were called to the area of Voght ...
Nov 23, 2022
Kicking Horse Canyon highway set to open ahead of schedule
The highway through Kicking Horse Canyon east of Golden is going to open to traffic ahead of schedule.The province has announced that the section of Highway 1 that connects Golden to Lake Louise will ...
Nov 23, 2022
BC NDP housing legislation advances toward third reading after Tuesday votes
VICTORIA - The first two pieces of legislation proposed by Premier David Eby have passed second reading and return to the legislature today as he follows through on a pledge to act quickly on key issu...
Nov 23, 2022
Robbery, chase, shooting, crash and police response cause mayhem in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. - A search is underway for two people linked to a violent series of events that brought the Tuesday evening rush hour to a standstill along a section of Highway 1 through Coquitlam, B....
Nov 23, 2022
Unexplained wealth orders will make life harder for B.C. criminals: compliance expert
VANCOUVER - Plans by the British Columbia government to confiscate suspected proceeds of crime with "unexplained wealth orders" are drawing praise from an expert in financial compliance as a way to ma...
Nov 23, 2022
B.C. auditor highlights costs of 2021 disasters, pandemic relief payments
VICTORIA - An annual report from British Columbia's auditor general says the province is owed millions by people who were ineligible for COVID-19 relief grants and that the government will spend billi...
Nov 22, 2022
Bail conditions tightened for repeat offenders
The B.C. Prosecution Service has announced changes to bail policy to address the risk that repeat violent offenders pose to public safety."A new section, entitled 'Protecting public safety and maintai...
Nov 22, 2022
