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B.C. lawyer once crowned 'Canada's smartest person' suspended from practice

B.C. lawyer once crowned 'Canada's smartest person' suspended from practice

Apr 19, 2024 / 3:57 pm

The lawyer who once won a CBC contest proclaiming him “Canada’s smartest person” has handed in his licence to the Law Society of BC after...

First Nation solar farm in B.C. expected to save 1.1 million litres of diesel a year

First Nation solar farm in B.C. expected to save 1.1 million litres of diesel a year

Anahim Lake Apr 19, 2024 / 3:34 pm

A First Nation in central British Columbia will build what the federal government says will likely be the largest off-grid solar project in Canada. Nearly $16...

B.C. prison guard assaulted 200+ inmates, lawsuit alleges

B.C. prison guard assaulted 200+ inmates, lawsuit alleges

Apr 19, 2024 / 3:33 pm

A former B.C. prison guard alleged to have assaulted more than 200 prisoners is named along with B.C.’s government as a defendant in a new class-action...

Castlegar residents charged with drug trafficking, RCMP seize Audi

Castlegar residents charged with drug trafficking, RCMP seize Audi

Castlegar Apr 19, 2024 / 2:26 pm

A pair or Kootenay residents have now been charged after a search in Castlegar almost a year ago. RCMP searched a property in the 2600-block of 5th Ave in...

'Eat the rich': Luxury vehicles left with note, deflated tires in Vancouver neighbourhoods

'Eat the rich': Luxury vehicles left with note, deflated tires in Vancouver neighbourhoods

Vancouver Apr 19, 2024 / 1:57 pm

Luxury vehicles parked in two Vancouver neighbourhoods have been damaged and left with a note on them. An individual who lives in Kitsilano tells Glacier Media...

Trapped B.C. orca calf seen taking '40 pounds of seal' from First Nation members

Trapped B.C. orca calf seen taking '40 pounds of seal' from First Nation members

Vancouver Island Apr 19, 2024 / 1:29 pm

UPDATE 1:30 p.m. A young killer whale trapped in a B.C. lagoon appears to have fed on chunks of seal meat thrown into the water, as preparations continue for a...

Vehicle crashes into Walmart's store wall in Prince George

Vehicle crashes into Walmart's store wall in Prince George

Prince George Apr 19, 2024 / 11:40 am

A vehicle crashed into the side of Walmart on the 6500 block of Southridge Drive in College Heights, which was reported to Prince George RCMP just after 2:30...

Officer cleared after cyclist hit in Langford

Officer cleared after cyclist hit in Langford

Vancouver Island Apr 19, 2024 / 11:39 am

A police officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing in a March incident in Langford in which a cyclist was hurt in a collision with a police vehicle. The...

Some B.C. seniors endure a quiet housing crisis

Some B.C. seniors endure a quiet housing crisis

Apr 19, 2024 / 10:44 am

B.C.’s seniors are in a housing crisis, with a growing segment of people over the age of 55 sliding into homelessness for the first time in their lives....

Don't cheap out on travel medical, experts say, after family runs into resistance from insurance firm

Don't cheap out on travel medical, experts say, after family runs into resistance from insurance firm

Victoria Apr 19, 2024 / 5:48 am

The experience of a woman seriously injured in a scooter crash in Thailand is a reminder to travellers to do their research before purchasing travel medical...

Vancouver police issue warning about UVic student's killer, now on day parole

Vancouver police issue warning about UVic student's killer, now on day parole

Vancouver Apr 18, 2024 / 5:25 pm

The Vancouver Police Department is warning the public that a man who murdered a University of Victoria student 37 years ago will be living in the city and poses...

Nakusp resident hit with drug trafficking charges

Nakusp resident hit with drug trafficking charges

Nakusp Apr 18, 2024 / 5:23 pm

Nakusp RCMP have announced charges as a result of two investigations that took place in May and June of 2023. Cpl. Thomas Gill, RCMP detachment commander for...

Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted

Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted

Surrey Apr 18, 2024 / 4:47 pm

The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage in 2019 has told a B.C. coroner's inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on...

Correctional service says it's tackling 'evolving threat' posed by drone smugglers

Correctional service says it's tackling 'evolving threat' posed by drone smugglers

Apr 18, 2024 / 4:47 pm

The Correctional Service of Canada says it's taking multiple steps to combat the "evolving threat" of drones that drop contraband into prisons,...

'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant

'No immediate risk' from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant

Quesnel Apr 18, 2024 / 3:33 pm

British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel doesn't pose any immediate risk to...

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government

Apr 18, 2024 / 1:54 pm

British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as...

Ex-B.C. RCMP officer convicted of exposing himself to schoolgirls loses appeal

Ex-B.C. RCMP officer convicted of exposing himself to schoolgirls loses appeal

Richmond Apr 18, 2024 / 1:10 pm

B.C.’s top court has rejected the appeal of a former Richmond RCMP officer convicted of exposing himself to Vancouver private schoolgirls. “The...

Fired Oliver ESS director says B.C’s digital evacuee registration is stalling emergency response times

Fired Oliver ESS director says B.C’s digital evacuee registration is stalling emergency response times

Oliver Apr 18, 2024 / 11:59 am

A provincial registration tool aimed at ensuring evacuees have timely access to emergency services is actually bogging down response times, claims Oliver's...

Target practice on carrot prompts police response in North Vancouver

Target practice on carrot prompts police response in North Vancouver

North Vancouver Apr 18, 2024 / 11:19 am

For the third time in recent weeks, police on the North Shore found themselves dealing with a report of men with a gun Monday evening. North Vancouver RCMP were...

Lysol-wipe COVID profiteer sentenced for extortion of estranged Burnaby wife

Lysol-wipe COVID profiteer sentenced for extortion of estranged Burnaby wife

Burnaby Apr 18, 2024 / 11:18 am

A man who made the news at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic for hoarding Lysol wipes to sell online for a profit has been sentenced for threatening to...

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