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B.C. lawyer's suspension upheld after wrongfully moving US$10M through trusts

B.C. lawyer's suspension upheld after wrongfully moving US$10M through trusts

Despite partial reversal of findings, the Law Society of BC has upheld a lawyer's suspension in a case that raised questions over money laundering vulnerabilities.
Lack of vehicles and infrastructure hampers efforts to transition federal fleet to electric vehicles

Lack of vehicles and infrastructure hampers efforts to transition federal fleet to electric vehicles

Canadians keen to get themselves into an electric vehicle aren’t the only ones facing delays.
Fish showing up in View Royal stream once choked with weeds

Fish showing up in View Royal stream once choked with weeds

It was just a ditch two years ago, but now a small stream around the new site of B.C. Transit’s HandyDART facility is a salmon-bearing tributary of Craigflower Creek.
Vancouver police arrest suspect after man shot several times in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver police arrest suspect after man shot several times in Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they are investigating a shooting in the Downtown Eastside that sent a man to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. The Vancouver Police Department says officers were working on East Hastings Street around 2:30 p.
Mounties in Richmond, B.C., seek witnesses to random Valentine's Day attacks

Mounties in Richmond, B.C., seek witnesses to random Valentine's Day attacks

RICHMOND, B.C. — Mounties in Richmond, B.C., are looking for witnesses and video evidence of two random assaults against women in the city's downtown core. The RCMP say officers arrested a suspect on Friday.
David and Joyce Milgaard's Law: A long journey to justice

David and Joyce Milgaard's Law: A long journey to justice

'That is everything he fought for and I’m really glad to see that,' David Milgaard's son, Robert Milgaard, told SASKTODAY.ca. 'He’s smiling at that right now too.'

RCMP seek dashcam footage after van strikes pedestrian in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — Mounties in Surrey, B.C., are asking for the public's help after a man was struck by a Dodge van. The incident happened around 1 a.m. in the Cloverdale area and while the street initially closed, police say it has since reopened.
Courtenay moves to reduce pollution from wood smoke

Courtenay moves to reduce pollution from wood smoke

The public education effort for the city of 25,600 will be rolled out in coming weeks and 10 new air monitoring devices will be installed on public buildings
Former Olympic rower explores power of imagination in second kids' book

Former Olympic rower explores power of imagination in second kids' book

Canadian Olympic rower Douglas Vandor's interest in writing for children began when he was training on Elk Lake from 2001 to 2013.
Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.'s coast to protect wild fish

Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.'s coast to protect wild fish

VICTORIA — The plight of British Columbia's endangered wild salmon came first Friday in the decision against renewing licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in the Discovery Islands area off Vancouver Island, says the federal fisheries minist