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Halloween car decorations prompt police call in the Kootenays

Halloween car decorations prompt police call in the Kootenays

RCMP removed the decorations.
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'Terrible public display': Mayor, RCMP condemn Confederate Halloween display in Kelowna

'Terrible public display': Mayor, RCMP condemn Confederate Halloween display in Kelowna

Police, bylaw are investigating.
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Patient airlifts from Northern B.C. continue to rise

Patient airlifts from Northern B.C. continue to rise

92% of northern health-care workers fully vaccinated
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Surrey seeks court order to ban seven seniors from council meetings

Surrey seeks court order to ban seven seniors from council meetings

Court order follows a council resolution barring the senior citizens from meetings after they could not contain their criticism of the city’s police force transition.
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B.C. highway drivers warned of snowy, slushy conditions

B.C. highway drivers warned of snowy, slushy conditions

Heads up if you plan on heading out of Vancouver and hitting the road
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Man making $40k/year bought $32m in Vancouver real estate via CCP-linked offshore accounts

Man making $40k/year bought $32m in Vancouver real estate via CCP-linked offshore accounts

Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C examined one instance in which a low-income man and his family bought $32 million worth of housing in Vancouver after transferring $114 million from largely obscure offshore accounts
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Cariboo-area First Nation works with mining company to ensure expansion of B.C. mine

Cariboo-area First Nation works with mining company to ensure expansion of B.C. mine

QUESNEL, B.C. — The British Columbia government says it has implemented mining permit changes requested jointly by a Cariboo-region First Nation and a mining firm, clearing the way for expansion of an underground gold mine near Quesnel.
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B.C. auditor highlights COVID-19 relief program risks, budget dispute with government

B.C. auditor highlights COVID-19 relief program risks, budget dispute with government

VICTORIA — British Columbia's auditor general says he has a decade-long difference of opinion with the government over calculating the province's financial bottom line that now adds up to $6 billion.
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'Solemn day' for B.C. as thousands of health-care workers defy vaccination deadline

'Solemn day' for B.C. as thousands of health-care workers defy vaccination deadline

VICTORIA — British Columbia's health minister called Tuesday a "solemn day" as 4,090 health care workers missed the deadline for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and were placed on unpaid leave before they could potentially lose their job.
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Gitxaala First Nation in B.C. goes to court over automatic mineral rights

Gitxaala First Nation in B.C. goes to court over automatic mineral rights

VANCOUVER — A B.C. First Nation is challenging in court an online registry the province uses to automatically grant mineral rights on its territory. The Gitxaala have filed a petition to the B.C.
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