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Eby drops children's minister Mitzi Dean from job; Grace Lore appointed replacement

Eby drops children's minister Mitzi Dean from job; Grace Lore appointed replacement

VICTORIA — A British Columbia cabinet minister who faced calls to resign has been pulled from her post as minister of children and family development.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ extends free HPV vaccines eligibility to men born in 2005

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ extends free HPV vaccines eligibility to men born in 2005

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is extending eligibility for free vaccines against the human papillomavirus to men born in 2005.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ civil forfeiture law will be put to 'reasonable limits' Charter test

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ civil forfeiture law will be put to 'reasonable limits' Charter test

Critics have long claimed that sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s civil forfeiture system is problematic, allowing the government to seize property linked to criminal activity, even when the owner hasn't been convicted. 
Record cold in Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ triggers havoc across sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, Alberta

Record cold in Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ triggers havoc across sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, Alberta

Freezing weather and wintry road conditions have triggered a number of crashes in Alberta and British Columbia, as temperatures fell to -36 C in Calgary and -13 C with -24 wind chill in Vancouver on Friday.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ man sentenced to five years in death of off-duty police officer

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ man sentenced to five years in death of off-duty police officer

Fifty-five-year-old Const. Allan Young died several days after a July 2020 altercation while he was visiting Nelson, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ writer Galloway can proceed with defamation lawsuit against rape accuser: court

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ writer Galloway can proceed with defamation lawsuit against rape accuser: court

VANCOUVER — Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a years-long battle to have his defamation lawsuit proceed against a woman who says he sexually assaulted her, an allegation he denies.
Five more Indigenous justice centres expand culturally safe support in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½: Eby

Five more Indigenous justice centres expand culturally safe support in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½: Eby

VANCOUVER — British Columbia must do things differently to break the cycle where Indigenous people comprise five per cent of the population but about 30 per cent of those incarcerated, Premier David Eby and First Nations leaders said Thursday.
Prescribing safer alternatives to potentially deadly street drugs saved lives: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ study

Prescribing safer alternatives to potentially deadly street drugs saved lives: sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ study

An estimated 100,000 people in British Columbia are believed to have an opioid use disorder and an average of seven people a day die from overdose.
Metro Vancouver residents in older large strata complexes could face carbon fines after 2028

Metro Vancouver residents in older large strata complexes could face carbon fines after 2028

Metro Vancouver climate committee endorses regulatory proposal that would charge large buildings a $500 administrative fee and $350 for every tonne of carbon pollution they emit beyond a set threshold.
Waves reach 1.9 metres during sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ storm

Waves reach 1.9 metres during sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ storm

Waves hammered into Vancouver's seawall while the highest waves were recorded in the Strait of Georgia.