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Non-profit launches legal battle to gain access to logging area for scientists

Non-profit launches legal battle to gain access to logging area for scientists

Ecojustice filed a suit challenging the legality of at least eight road closures granted by the B.C. Ministry of Forests in Tree Farm Licence 46, which includes Fairy Creek, the site of ongoing protests against old-growth logging.
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Vancouver 2020 double homicide heading to Supreme Court jury trial

Vancouver 2020 double homicide heading to Supreme Court jury trial

Starting Oct. 11, a Vancouver B.C. Supreme Court jury will hear a double homicide trial about the shooting deaths of two East Vancouver men.
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Accused in Vancouver hammer attacks faces charge of public masturbation

Accused in Vancouver hammer attacks faces charge of public masturbation

A man charged in two hammer attacks that left two men hospitalized has now been charged with public masturbation.
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Prince George city councillor apologizes after calling people 'a bunch of losers'

Prince George city councillor apologizes after calling people 'a bunch of losers'

Kyle Sampson says his comments weren't aimed at the city's 'vulnerable population'
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Salish Heron ferry scheduled to pull into Victoria on Thursday

Salish Heron ferry scheduled to pull into Victoria on Thursday

B.C. Ferries' Salish Heron is expected to serve the southern Gulf Islands starting this summer.
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Ban authoritarian disinformation from Canadian cable, human rights group says

Ban authoritarian disinformation from Canadian cable, human rights group says

Kremlin news channel may be gone from Canada for good, but what about propaganda from Beijing?
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Some UBCO students concerned for safety after on-campus homicide

Some UBCO students concerned for safety after on-campus homicide

Students online have taken notice of the recent rash of police incidents
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No answers from federal government on emergency funding help leaves Princeton struggling

No answers from federal government on emergency funding help leaves Princeton struggling

Just a few Princeton households have been able to move back in out of the 300 that were damaged during the extreme flooding in November.
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Health Canada recalls Fitbit Ionic smartwatch over burn hazard

Health Canada recalls Fitbit Ionic smartwatch over burn hazard

There have been at least 115 reports of the Ionic smartwatch's battery overheating in the U.S.
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Bank of Canada hikes rate for first time since 2018

Bank of Canada hikes rate for first time since 2018

Central bank raises rate 25 basis points to 0.50 per cent
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