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BCJan 24, 2024

Metro Vancouver bus and SeaBus services set to resume after 48-hour strike

Bus and SeaBus services in Metro Vancouver are set to resume this morning after the end of a 48-hour strike by supervisors that ground Coast Mountain Bus Company routes to a standstill. The union representing more than 180 transit supervisors has said they'll be back at work by 3 a.m. and Coast Mountain says it expects services to be running before the morning rush hour. A new statement from TransLink says regular bus and SeaBus service is expected to resume by 5:00 a.m., but there will be no NightBus service prior. It also noted that SkyTrain, WCE and HandyDART services are not affected and w
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BCJan 18, 2024

Driver killed after car plunged from second floor of UBC parkade building

Police have confirmed the driver of a car that plunged off the second floor of a multi-storey parkade building at the University of British Columbia was killed in the crash. University RCMP say the male driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene Wednesday after his car crashed through a concrete wall and landed at ground level. Police say extrication of the victim from his vehicle waschallenging because a portion of a concrete barrier was left hanging precariously'' above the car, and Vancouver Fire Rescue Services needed to secure the situation before accessing the driver. No one
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BCJan 17, 2024

Mayor Brenda Locke claims Surrey Police Service ran up $26 million deficit in 2023

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke's claim of a $26 million deficit on the police is being called wrong by the union.In fact, Locke had accused the city's municipal police force of a deficit of $26 million last year, while the Surrey Police Union has dismissed this allegation as baseless.It is worth noting that in BC's second largest city, a long battle is going on over the police system.The latest war of words comes after complaints that Surrey froze the salaries of new recruits in December.In a statement released yesterday by Mayor Brenda Locke, the Surrey Police Service was accused of spending out o
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BCJan 17, 2024

Snowfall warnings in effect across most of province

Snow warnings remain in place in Southern BC, with the South Coast region in particular covered in snow.Snow warnings continue from Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley to the Alberta border.Between 10 cm and 20 cm of snow is expected in Metro Vancouver, eastern Vancouver Island, Howe Sound, Whistler, Sunshine Coast, Southern Gulf Islands, Sea-to-Sky Squamish to Whistler, Malahat Highway-Goldstream and Mill Bay today.According to Environment Canada, this snowfall is happening due to a Pacific low-pressure system.Greater Victoria is likely to experience snow showers by thi
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BCJan 16, 2024

Pet custody now part of B.C. family law to help families going through break ups

British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says the often difficult issue of pet custody for families going through break ups could be easier to decide with family law changes that took effect Monday. She says the changes aim to improve the process for determining ownership of pets after a separation or divorce. Previously, Sharma says pet ownership issues following a break up were similar to those used by the courts to determine how property is divided. Instead, the courts will now consider a person's ability and willingness to care for an animal, relationships between a child and an anima
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BCJan 11, 2024

Surrey RCMP releases new video on gang danger

Surrey RCMP has launched a campaign to prevent children and teenagers from getting into the gang lifestyle. It consists of a video showing a convicted murderer with a woman whose son was brutally murdered in the Surrey Six case. Starting this week, the video will be shown in Surrey schools at the district's request. It aims to highlight the harsh realities of the gang lifestyle and its far-reaching consequences. According to Inspector Ryan Element, seeing the stories of these people directly involved in gang violence will make the youth and community aware of its negative effects. The video
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BCJan 11, 2024

Metro Vancouver, Victoria join the rest of B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan in bitter cold

Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, and the Fraser Valley are expecting frigid wind chills to arrive tonight, joining much of the rest of Western and Northern Canada under various cold weather warnings. Environment Canada says Arctic air combined with strong winds gusting to 60 km/h in the region will generate wind chill values that feel like -20 until at least Saturday. Extreme cold warnings remain in place for parts of Yukon, the Northwest Territories, B.C., northern Saskatchewan, and all of Alberta. Communities have been grappling with bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills that feel as
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BCJan 08, 2024

One dead in helicopter crash near Revelstoke, B.C., RCMP confirms

The RCMP says one person has died in a helicopter crash near Revelstoke, B.C.They say the helicopter, which was first reported missing Friday, was found in Glacier National Park. Police have now confirmed the person, who was the only one aboard the helicopter, died in the crash. The RCMP says it is now working alongside the Transportation Safety Board and the BC Coroners Service to determine the cause of the crash. Pedram Mohyeddin, a spokesperson for Maritime Forces Pacific, said in an interview Saturday that the helicopter was on its way from Calgary to Sicamous, B.C., on Friday when it wen
b-c-school-district-fined-for-failing-to-address-students-anxiety
BCJan 04, 2024

B.C. school district fined for failing to address student's anxiety

An unnamed school district in British Columbia has been ordered by the province's human rights tribunal to pay $5,000 to a student for failing to accommodate her anxiety disorder. Tribunal vice-chair Devyn Cousineau says in a decision released last month that the school district "failed to take reasonable steps to investigate and address the female student's anxiety over her transition from elementary school to high school. The ruling says the unidentified student had been diagnosed since kindergarten with anxiety and has been on medication since Grade 7 when she made the move to high school i

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BCJun 19, 2025

Canadian Food Inspection Agency finds rare disease at B.C. commercial pigeon premises

Canada's food inspection agency says it has uncovered a case of Newcastle disease at a commercial pigeon operation in Chilliwack, B.C., requiring the birds to be culled and the premises to be disinfected.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the virus affects both wild and domestic birds and can cause pink eye in humans. It says the ailment is of great concern to the world's agricultural community since it's highly contagious and threatens poultry. The agency says mild strains affect domestic poultry and pigeons and more severe strains can kill chickens.It says Newcastle disease can decreas
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CanadaJun 19, 2025

Watchdog recommends up to 100% foreign airline ownership amid low competition

Canada should allow 100 per cent foreign ownership of domestic-only airlines, the Competition Bureau says in a new report highlighting the country's "highly concentrated" aviation industry. In a market study released Thursday, the watchdog suggested creating a new class of airline that operates only in Canada but could have owners from outside its borders, opening the gate to global expertise — and cash. The current foreign ownership cap sits 49 per cent. In addition, no more than 25 per cent of a carrier can be owned by any one foreign entity, a proportion the Competition Bureau proposed ra
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WorldJun 19, 2025

Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated defense spending increase as 'unreasonable'

Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” In a letter sent Thursday to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that Spain “cannot commit to a specific spending target in terms of GDP” at next week’s NATO summit in The Hague. Most U.S. allies at NATO are on track to endorse U.S. President Donald Trump’sdemandthat they invest 5% of gross domestic product on their defense and military needs. In early June,Sweden and the Netherlandssaid that they aim to
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CanadaJun 19, 2025

Moe, Smith repeat calls for federal action and support for energy projects

The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are repeating their calls for federal support for energy projects and the abandonment of some industry regulations. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Alberta's Danielle Smith say if Prime Minister Mark Carney wants Canada to have the strongest G7 economy, he needs to repeal policies like the West Coast tanker ban and net-zero electricity regulations. Moe says Canada's top priority should be building an energy corridor that connects the northwest coast to the coast of Hudson Bay. It's a pitch premiers have been making for over a month, since it
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CanadaJun 18, 2025

Canada's Fernandez storms into quarterfinals at Nottingham Open

Canada's Leylah Fernandez has entered the quarterfinals of the Nottingham Open tennis tournament. She defeated Spain's Cristina Bucsa in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. Fernandez maintained a strong hold throughout the 1 hour and 43 minute bout. This was Fernandez' third win over Bucsa, who hails from Laval, Quebec. Fernandez had previously beaten the Spanish player at the Paris Olympics and the Australian Open. Fernandez' quarterfinal match will be held on Friday, June 20.