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B.C. premier calls byelection for Vancouver seat vacated by former Liberal leader

B.C. premier calls byelection for Vancouver seat vacated by former Liberal leader

VANCOUVER — Premier John Horgan has called a byelection for Vancouver-Quilchena. The vote will be held Saturday, April 30, and is to replace Andrew Wilkinson, who resigned from the legislature on Feb. 17.
New phone line launched to help Ukraine refugees, co-ordinate B.C. support

New phone line launched to help Ukraine refugees, co-ordinate B.C. support

VICTORIA — A new telephone line has been launched by the British Columbia government to help Ukrainian refugees get the support they need and to co-ordinate donations being offered from residents. The Service B.C.
British Columbia's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3,000

British Columbia's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3,000

VICTORIA — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in British Columbia have continued to tick down. The Health Ministry says in a statement on Friday that 274 people were in hospital, compared with 281 the day before.
More B.C. public workers now covered by whistleblower law protections

More B.C. public workers now covered by whistleblower law protections

VICTORIA — Expanding whistleblower protections in British Columbia will give the government more insight into issues of concern at the public service level, says the attorney general.
B.C. defers logging across an additional 1.7 million hectares of old-growth forests

B.C. defers logging across an additional 1.7 million hectares of old-growth forests

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has worked with First Nations to defer logging across more than a million hectares of old-growth forests at risk of permanent loss, an area greater than 4,100 Stanley Parks, the forests minister said Friday.
Police watchdog called in after fatal RCMP shooting in Surrey, B.C.

Police watchdog called in after fatal RCMP shooting in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in after the shooting death of a man in Surrey, B.C.
Citizenship scandal erupts for Mexican senator who ran union while exiled in B.C.

Citizenship scandal erupts for Mexican senator who ran union while exiled in B.C.

Sen. Napoleon Gomez Urrutia, who fled to Canada in 2006 and returned to Mexico 12 years later, faces questions about whether he properly renounced Canadian citizenship before holding office in his native country.
Crown seeks 60 days in jail for convicted Burnaby anti-pipeline protester

Crown seeks 60 days in jail for convicted Burnaby anti-pipeline protester

"I did it for the orcas primarily," said a man convicted of breaching a Trans Mountain injunction when asked by a B.C. Supreme Court judge why he did it.
Acciona sues Metro Vancouver for $250 million over North Shore sewage plant contract termination

Acciona sues Metro Vancouver for $250 million over North Shore sewage plant contract termination

The company originally contracted to build the North Shore’s massive new sewage plant has alleged Metro Vancouver was responsible for project delays and cost increases.
B.C. whistleblowing law begins adding more public-sector workers

B.C. whistleblowing law begins adding more public-sector workers

The 2019 Public Interest Disclosure Act created a whistleblowing regime for government workers.