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B.C. municipalities should cease prayers during inaugural council meetings, secular group says

B.C. municipalities should cease prayers during inaugural council meetings, secular group says

The BC Humanist Association is calling out Vancouver, West Kelowna, Belcarra, Colwood, Delta, Parksville and Tumbler Ridge for including prayers in its 2022 inaugural council meetings.
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RCMP want guns taken away from Kamloops man who drunkenly shot young bear in his yard

RCMP want guns taken away from Kamloops man who drunkenly shot young bear in his yard

The animal was euthanized at the scene by conservation officers after being seriously injured by the drunken man.
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North Vancouver MLA Bowinn Ma welcomes newborn daughter

North Vancouver MLA Bowinn Ma welcomes newborn daughter

Ma says she’s up for the challenge of balancing motherhood and elected office
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Give North Vancouver Shipyards a run for their money, Coquitlam says for Fraser Mills

Give North Vancouver Shipyards a run for their money, Coquitlam says for Fraser Mills

Beedie is investing $22 million to create parks, open spaces at its new master-planned community in southern Coquitlam: Fraser Mills.
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Richmond resident claims boat mechanic sold him malfunctioning boat

Richmond resident claims boat mechanic sold him malfunctioning boat

Boat mechanic said he only offered free help and got nothing in return but accusations
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Highway 97C shut after truck with chemicals catches fire near West Kelowna, B.C.

Highway 97C shut after truck with chemicals catches fire near West Kelowna, B.C.

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — Police say a portion of the Coquihalla Connecter outside West Kelowna, B.C., is closed after a commercial truck carrying chemicals caught fire.
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COVID-19 down, influenza and RSV up in B.C., says CDC

COVID-19 down, influenza and RSV up in B.C., says CDC

New data suggest that COVID-19 activity in British Columbia is trending downward, while influenza and RSV are on the rise.
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Crown seeks seven-year sentence for man who stabbed his friend in the neck

Crown seeks seven-year sentence for man who stabbed his friend in the neck

Christopher John Parker, 40, was convicted in May of the aggravated assault of Ronald Oster on Nov. 13, 2020, at Paul’s Motor Inn, which was bought by the province three years ago and turned into a housing facility.
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Province undecided on future of Prince George Youth Custody Centre

Province undecided on future of Prince George Youth Custody Centre

Minister of Children and Family Development says consultation with community, city, Indigenous groups will decide how facility will be used
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Ladysmith 'hodgepodge' flag due for redesign, says council

Ladysmith 'hodgepodge' flag due for redesign, says council

“If there’s a poster flag for redesigning, I think ours is it,” said one town councillor.
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