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BCJun 30, 2022

Save Old Growth says it will ``de-escalate disruptive actions'' that have blocked key highways and bridges

A group that has disrupted rush hour traffic around Vancouver and Victoria in a bid to halt logging of old-growth timber now plans to branch out to something less confrontational. A statement from Save Old Growth says it will ``de-escalate disruptive actions'' that have blocked key highways and bridges. The group says, starting today, it will switch to other tactics including public outreach and events. However, the group says it will continue to demand the provincial government take ``urgent steps to permanently protect BC's remaining old growth forests.''
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BCJun 29, 2022

Federal, provincial and territorial governments agree to a proposed 150 million dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma Canada: David Eby

BC Attorney General David Eby says federal, provincial and territorial governments have agreed to a proposed 150 million dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma Canada. Eby says it's the largest settlement of a governmental health care cost claim in Canadian history. The province launched a class-action lawsuit in 2018 against more than 40 drug companies, with the aim of recovering health-care costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain medication. Eby says the money will support provincial programs to fight the opioid epidemic that governments believe Purdue contributed to thro
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BCJun 29, 2022

Stolen vehicle investigation leads to drugs, cash and handgun seizure in Surrey

An investigation by the Surrey RCMP Community Response Unit into a stolen vehicle has lead to the seizure of drugs, cash and a handgun. On June 15, 2022, the Surrey RCMP Community Response Unit located a stolen vehicle that was occupied by three individuals in the 8400 block of 144 Street. With the assistance of Air 1, the vehicle was safely observed until the driver and passengers exited the vehicle in the 15300-block of 24 Avenue. All occupants were taken into police custody without incident. In the course of the investigation, the officers located and seized:A handgun with two loaded magazi
BCJun 29, 2022

Premier Horgan to resign in the fall after the New Democrats hold a leadership convention

John Horgan says he will resign in the fall after the New Democrats hold a leadership convention. The 62-year-old premier says he is in good health but his energy flags as the days go by. Horgan says his work has been the thrill of his life and though he is now free of cancer, he's not able to make another six-year commitment to the job. He announced last November that he was diagnosed with throat cancer and also had bladder cancer in his 40s.
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BCJun 29, 2022

Saanich: Suspects deceased, multiple gvert officers shot during ongoing incident

Two suspects are deceased and several members of the Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT) have been transported to hospital during an ongoing incident at a bank in Saanich today. A shelter in place advisory remains in effect for the area of North Dairy Road to Cedar Hill Cross Road, and Richmond Road to Cedar Hill Road as officers search for a potential third suspect. At approximately 11 a.m. this morning officers with Saanich Police, GVERT, and VicPD responded to a report that two armed men had entered a bank in the 3600-block of Shelbourne Street in Saanich. Multiple officers res
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BCJun 27, 2022

Federal Govt. contributing almost 30 million dollars for the new Vancouver Art Gallery

The federal government is contributing almost 30 million dollars to help the new Vancouver Art Gallery become the first so-called passive house art gallery in North America. The low-energy building will receive $25 million in funds from Infrastructure Canada, while the Canadian Heritage Department will pitch in $4.3 million. The new gallery will be built a few blocks from the current building and is expected to be complete by 2027. The total cost for the gallery is expected to come in around 400 million dollars.
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BCJun 27, 2022

Heat warnings posted for parts of B.C., Yukon but cooler conditions in the forecast

Environment Canada says heat warnings will persist in British Columbia and Yukon for at least another day, but cooler conditions are on the way. The weather office is maintaining heat warnings for Metro Vancouver, parts of B.C.'s inner south coast, inland sections of the north coast, including Kitimat and Terrace, and for Yukon's Dawson region northwest of Whitehorse.Forecasters say inland temperatures reaching 34 C are possible across Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Howe Sound, while conditions will be just slightly cooler on the north coast and the mercury will move into the high 20s around
BCJun 25, 2022

Province seeks people to join anti-racism committee, help dismantle systemic racism

The province is looking for members to form its first anti-racism committee, and applicants have until July 18th to apply. A statement from the Ministry of the Attorney General says the anti-racism data committee is part of B.C.'s recently enacted Anti-Racism Data Act, which will safely use and share data about people of colour in an effort to make government programs and services more equitable. The act is the first in Canada to be co-developed with Indigenous Peoples and the province says Indigenous, Black and other racialized people are encouraged to apply for as many as 11 positions, incl
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BCJun 25, 2022

Horgan, Robinson and Lore issue a joint statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade

Premier John Horgan; Selina Robinson, Minister of Finance; and Grace Lore, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, have issued a joint statement about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. "It is a dark day for everyone who has fought to protect women’s rights. The injustice of this day will be remembered – and the devastating consequences endured – for generations."The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade represents a horrific turning back of the clock. Women in the United States are facing a future where they have less control over their rep

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CanadaOct 03, 2025

G7 Foreign Ministers to Meet in Niagara Region Next Month for Security and Economic Talks

Canada will host foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations next month for two days of high-level discussions on global security and economic resilience. The meetings, scheduled for November 11 and 12, will take place in Ontario’s Niagara Region. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will chair the session, welcoming her counterparts from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and representatives of the European Union. The gathering follows a ministerial meeting held in Quebec earlier this year and the G7 leaders’ summit in Alberta in June. Global Affai
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BCOct 03, 2025

Police, first responders scramble to help woman give birth on Victoria waterfront

Emergency responders in Victoria, B.C., had to rush into action to support a woman giving birth on Wharf Street, along the city's busy waterfront area. Victoria police say an officer and St. John Ambulance members were working at a local event on Sept. 20 when a passerby notified them of a woman in labour. Police say the officer and other responders found the woman who was in active labour and helped support her along with other members of the public. The newborn was delivered before paramedics could arrive. Police say the baby appeared healthy while being cared for by emergency responders, al
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BCOct 03, 2025

B.C. public workers expand pickets again to more liquor, cannabis retail stores

Striking public service workers in British Columbia have expanded pickets at provincial liquor and cannabis stores again, adding 20 more locations to the list. The B.C. General Employees’ Union says the escalation also includes job action by front-line staff at several ministry offices. It says more than 17,000 public service workers are now taking job action across the province, which is half the 34,000 workers represented by the union. Union president Paul Finch says in a statement that every day the government delays, pressure on public services will grow, and it will continue to step up
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BCOct 03, 2025

Kap's Cafe reopens again after second shooting incident

Kap's Cafe, which was the target of two shootings in Surrey, has reopened again. The cafe was closed for about 10 days after the first shooting on July 10. Kapil Sharma had initially shared a post about the cafe's reopening, but within weeks of reopening in July, the cafe was again the target of a shooting in early August. The cafe reopened again on October 1, the Connect FM team reached the cafe on Thursday (Oct. 2nd) and tried to get comments from the cafe manager. The manager denied any comment on camera and said that the management had refused to provide any official information. At aroun
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AlbertaOct 03, 2025

Schools set to close as Alberta provides online curriculum ahead of teachers strike

Schools across Alberta are preparing to close their doors while the province readies a home curriculum for students ahead of Monday's provincewide teachers strike. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province has already put online a curriculum that parents can use to teach their children should the 51,000 members of the Alberta Teachers' Association make good on their promise to walk out. Nicolaides says it's not fair that students would be forced to bear the brunt of the walkout, which would affect more than 700,000 students across public, separate and francophone sch