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B.C. groups challenge Alaska's 'sustainable' fisheries status

B.C. groups challenge Alaska's 'sustainable' fisheries status

Alaskan fisheries are selling fish as 'sustainable' while intercepting vulnerable populations of B.C.-bound salmon — actions that amount 'eco-fraud,' claims conservation group.
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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

In 2014, Braden Lauer gained national attention when he won CBC's Canada's Smartest Person game show.
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'It was joy': Trapped B.C. orca calf eats seal meat, putting rescue on hold

'It was joy': Trapped B.C. orca calf eats seal meat, putting rescue on hold

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A rescue operation for an orca calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off Vancouver Island has been put on hold after it started eating seal meat thrown in the water for what is believed to be the first time.
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B.C. prison guard assaulted 200+ inmates, lawsuit alleges

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

"Being coerced and sexually assaulted by a correctional officer is never part of the jail sentence," said the notice of civil claim.
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Sentencing dates set for killer of 13-year-old Burnaby girl

Sentencing dates set for killer of 13-year-old Burnaby girl

June 7 and 10 have been set for the sentencing of Ibrahim Ali, the man found guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering a 13-year-old girl found dead in Central Park in 2017.
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'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 police are investigating and say the incidents took place on March 31 and April 10.
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Hundreds expected to attend 3 large 'unsanctioned' Vancouver 4/20 events

Hundreds expected to attend 3 large 'unsanctioned' Vancouver 4/20 events

The city is bracing for multiple events this weekend.
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B.C. child killer's name change prompts criticism, political finger-pointing

B.C. child killer's name change prompts criticism, political finger-pointing

In B.C., name changes are no longer made public.
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Here's where to find the cheapest gas in Burnaby

Here's where to find the cheapest gas in Burnaby

Burnaby prices are still above $2 a litre, but not as high as a week earlier.
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Province, feds fund homes for 14 seniors at risk of homelessness in Burnaby

Province, feds fund homes for 14 seniors at risk of homelessness in Burnaby

A partnership between the federal government, provincial government and Progressive Housing Society will develop a new combined supportive- and assisted-living facility in Burnaby.
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