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High school in Langford community centre gets First Nation name

High school in Langford community centre gets First Nation name

The school in Eagle Ridge Community Centre, attended by students in athletic and arts programs, will now be known as QELEṈSEN Á, LEṈ
Vancouver council approves 7.5% property tax hike for 2024

Vancouver council approves 7.5% property tax hike for 2024

Mayor Ken Sim gets $180,000 boost to his $1.3-million office budget
RCMP find suspected explosive device near B.C. high school

RCMP find suspected explosive device near B.C. high school

Vernon RCMP confirm they are investigating a suspected explosive device found inside a vehicle. About 10:30 a.m., police received a report of a man passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in the plaza parking lot on the 2700 block of 43rd Avenue.
Police watchdog investigating shooting in Kitimat

Police watchdog investigating shooting in Kitimat

One man was shot, receiving non-life threatening injuries following a police incident
Canada to extend life of Metro Vancouver electric trolley buses

Canada to extend life of Metro Vancouver electric trolley buses

$26.6 million from federal, provincial and municipal governments will extend the life of trolley buses in Vancouver and Burnaby
Zoning change to stop 'monster houses' in all of Delta

Zoning change to stop 'monster houses' in all of Delta

A public hearing is not required for zoning amendment bylaw
BC government red tape ties hands of search and rescue groups

BC government red tape ties hands of search and rescue groups

Three years ago, a moratorium was placed on all of the province’s 78 SAR teams and their 3,400 volunteer members, prohibiting them from adding new skills. It still hasn't been lifted.
Police fired 31 shots into armed man's boat in Campbell River marina standoff: IIO report

Police fired 31 shots into armed man's boat in Campbell River marina standoff: IIO report

The man had earlier killed a fellow boater at Discovery Marina and taken hostages
Appeal court increases prison sentence for B.C. man who raped niece

Appeal court increases prison sentence for B.C. man who raped niece

Nihal Maligaspe, 72, of Kamloops was sentenced in June to 3.5 years in federal prison for repeatedly raping his niece over a period of years
'Final victory' for Okanagan couple in RV saga

'Final victory' for Okanagan couple in RV saga

Vernon city council voted Monday to waive the $2,800 in fines the Watkins incurred since August of this year for living in their RV on a family farm.
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