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Alberta adds $16M to fix up aging government-owned homes and put them back in use

Alberta adds $16M to fix up aging government-owned homes and put them back in use

CALGARY — Alberta is spending an extra $16 million to fix up aging government-owned affordable housing units to make them inhabitable once again.
Ex-finance manager of Burnaby senior's home sentenced to house arrest for fraud

Ex-finance manager of Burnaby senior's home sentenced to house arrest for fraud

A former finance manager who defrauded a Burnaby seniors care home during the COVID-19 pandemic will be allowed to serve his sentence in the community with house arrest, a curfew, 100 hours of community service and an order to pay back money he stole
Missing North Vancouver med student found dead in Grenada

Missing North Vancouver med student found dead in Grenada

Volunteers, fellow runners and classmates had been assisting in the search for 35-year-old Liam Fisher, originally from Pemberton
Campbell River man sentenced to four years for dangerous driving in deaths of two Americans

Campbell River man sentenced to four years for dangerous driving in deaths of two Americans

“What happened here is utterly appalling, all the more so because it was totally avoidable,” judge tells Kyle Rodney O’Callaghan, 33, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving
B.C. triple shooting case heading for jury trial after not guilty plea

B.C. triple shooting case heading for jury trial after not guilty plea

Jamie George Guimond is alleged to have shot a 31-year-old man multiple times on Hastings Street Feb. 19.
B.C. premier breaks ground on second hospital, cancer centre at cost of $2.88 billion

B.C. premier breaks ground on second hospital, cancer centre at cost of $2.88 billion

SURREY, B.C. — A long-awaited and often promised second hospital for the City of Surrey took a step closer toward reality Tuesday with Premier David Eby announcing the completion of construction of the new facility by 2029.
Squamish Access Society's novel solution to the 'Call of Nature’

Squamish Access Society's novel solution to the 'Call of Nature’

No outhouse in sight? Squamish rock climbers can now access human waste WAG bags. 
BIG BUST: BC RCMP federal investigation wraps with six convictions, drugs worth $258M

BIG BUST: BC RCMP federal investigation wraps with six convictions, drugs worth $258M

$2.2 million in street meth seized.
Victoria mortgage broker Martel guilty of contempt

Victoria mortgage broker Martel guilty of contempt

A ­warrant has been issued to have him apprehended. An estimated $293 million is unaccounted for.
Nanaimo lawyer disciplined for 'offensive' comments about member of judiciary

Nanaimo lawyer disciplined for 'offensive' comments about member of judiciary

Brett Robert Vining, who practises family law, was found by the Law Society of B.C. to have conducted himself inappropriately and committed professional misconduct