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B.C. announces new three-year action plan to address gender-based violence

B.C. announces new three-year action plan to address gender-based violence

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has announced a new three-year action plan that it says aims to end stigma around gender-based violence and ensure access to supports.
Water Taxi operator honoured for aiding in critical incident

Water Taxi operator honoured for aiding in critical incident

Bowen Island RCMP Dog returns home

Bowen Island RCMP Dog returns home

Father-Daughter team restore wearied work of art
B.C.-wide Amber Alert over after child located safe, man arrested

B.C.-wide Amber Alert over after child located safe, man arrested

The alert was issued around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
B.C. Ferries cancels some sailings as high winds hit Vancouver Island

B.C. Ferries cancels some sailings as high winds hit Vancouver Island

A frontal system is headed toward B.C.’s south coast, bringing with it wind, rain and snow.
Truck loads of oranges dumped at North Vancouver waste centre

Truck loads of oranges dumped at North Vancouver waste centre

When people are going hungry on a regular basis, it should be illegal for large companies to throw food away, gardener says.
A First Nation’s quest to reclaim its masks from the Royal B.C. Museum

A First Nation’s quest to reclaim its masks from the Royal B.C. Museum

Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw hereditary chiefs say they are ready to reclaim their kikasu, or treasure boxes, in anticipation of the opening of their new bighouse in the summer
Crown seeks two years for British Properties drug lab operator

Crown seeks two years for British Properties drug lab operator

The province is also seeking to seize the $4.3-million property that was rocked by an explosion and fire in 2022
Alleged drug den, murder leads to forfeiture claim on three B.C. homes and $1.5M cash

Alleged drug den, murder leads to forfeiture claim on three B.C. homes and $1.5M cash

BC Civil Forfeiture Act allows the director to seize assets where there is only a likely link to criminal activity and not necessarily a conviction.
B.C. lawyer facing U.S. money laundering, fraud charges suspended by law society

B.C. lawyer facing U.S. money laundering, fraud charges suspended by law society

B.C. lawyer Faiyaz Dean will sit on the sidelines of the legal profession for eight years; he faces several criminal charges in the U.S.