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Surrey police: How it started and how it’s going

Surrey police: How it started and how it’s going

A historic transition from Surrey RCMP to the Surrey Police Service has come under political fire but the new SPS chief says delays will be smoothed over by 2024
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McBride’s Tammy Manning claims $13M Lotto Max prize

McBride’s Tammy Manning claims $13M Lotto Max prize

She was the ‘Prince George-Mt. Robson’ area ticket winner from March 19, 2021
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WHL taps Vancouver smartphone tech for four-second COVID tests

WHL taps Vancouver smartphone tech for four-second COVID tests

Eight-week study will see how Light AI’s app stacks up vs. PCR tests in the hockey league
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Keto the cat recovering after losing eye in pellet gun shooting

Keto the cat recovering after losing eye in pellet gun shooting

An eight-month-old cat named Keto is recovering in a foster home on the Sunshine Coast after he was shot with a pellet gun.
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B.C. expands local overdose supports to rural, remote and Indigenous communities

B.C. expands local overdose supports to rural, remote and Indigenous communities

VICTORIA — Expanded supports for local overdose response and awareness for people living in rural, remote and Indigenous communities have been announced by the B.C. government.
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Human Rights Code can't protect anti-maskers making unproven claims: tribunal

Human Rights Code can't protect anti-maskers making unproven claims: tribunal

VANCOUVER — A decision by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal says anyone denied service for refusing to wear a mask must be ready to prove they have a disability if they intend to file a complaint.
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Record number of new infections pushes B.C. past 100,000 known COVID-19 cases

Record number of new infections pushes B.C. past 100,000 known COVID-19 cases

B.C. recorded 1,013 cases in the past day, for a total of 100,048
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Xinjiang genocide vote should steer Chinese police lessons to curb: JIBC director

Xinjiang genocide vote should steer Chinese police lessons to curb: JIBC director

JIBC board deliberated on an international education policy that is to consider human rights violations for its program offerings
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Xinjiang genocide vote should steer Chinese police lessons to curb: JIBC director

Xinjiang genocide vote should steer Chinese police lessons to curb: JIBC director

JIBC board deliberated on an international education policy that is to consider human rights violations for its program offerings
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Upgraded centre offering medical assistance in dying to reopen in B.C.

Upgraded centre offering medical assistance in dying to reopen in B.C.

DELTA, B.C. — A hospice in Delta, B.C., is now in the possession of a health authority after a provincially funded society refused to provide medical assistance in dying based on religious grounds.
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