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George Harvie, mayor of Delta, B.C., has been sounding the alarm over security and crime at the province's port facilities for years, and he has plenty of questions as the federal government pushes a massive port expansion project in his city.
TSAWWASSEN -- The federal government has referred a plan to vastly expand the Port of Vancouver to Canada's Major Projects Office for possible fast-tracking, boosting a project that environmentalists have fought for years.
The British Columbia government says it's forgiving $340,000 in legal debts owed by a former aide who pleaded guilty to breach of trust in 2017 for his part in a political scandal involving the use of public office for partisan purposes.
VANCOUVER -- The B.C. Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in a sexual assault case that was tossed out last year over delays, with Crown counsel and defence lawyers pointing fingers about who was responsible for derailing the case.
VANCOUVER -- British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's hopeful that LNG Canada will come to a final investment decision at the end of the year that will be the "largest private sector investment in Canadian history."
VANCOUVER -- British Columbia's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the City of Vancouver is required to refuse to disclose addresses of short-term rental operators because it would reveal where "they live their private lives."
VANCOUVER -- Former Mountie William Majcher stood on the steps outside Vancouver's law court on Wednesday to say he was "very relieved" at being found not guilty of acting unlawfully for the Chinese government.
VANCOUVER -- The federal and B.C. governments want artificial intelligence firms to have a strong foothold in Canada to spur economic and job growth, but say there's also need for guardrails on the technology and return on public investment.
VANCOUVER -- The federal government has made an application to exclude some evidence over national security risks at the trial of Iain Hunt, whose wife was reported missing in 2021 from their home in Port Moody, B.C.
VANCOUVER -- Housing researcher Alina McKay knows there are "tensions" in British Columbia's supportive housing buildings, as tenants face disruptive violence flowing from poverty and other issues that beleaguer a sector aimed at keeping vulnerable people off the streets.
VANCOUVER -- It was a once-dominant force in British Columbia politics, but for more than a year and a half the party formerly known as the BC Liberals has been dormant -- at least in the public eye.
Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says a "dirty trick" by the BC United Party ahead of the 2024 provincial election suppressed voter turnout and may have cost the Conservatives victory.
VANCOUVER -- Former senator and Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell says it was a "depressing and traumatic experience" when he began his work as a provincial adviser in the Downtown Eastside last year, but his initial despair then changed to hope.
VANCOUVER -- Two members of the Nisga'a Nation have filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court alleging the First Nation failed to adequately consult its citizens before partnering with Western LNG on the development of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project.
A former captain with Canada's Snowbirds claims his passport was wrongfully cancelled after working for a pilot training company that has been targeted by the U.S. government as a "significant enabler of the Chinese air and naval forces."
VANCOUVER -- A Vancouver-based Christian charity founded by a wealthy businessman has filed a constitutional challenge in B.C. Supreme Court, claiming the Canada Revenue Agency has no right to revoke its charitable status.
VANCOUVER -- Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim accused city Coun. Sean Orr of "handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day" in a briefing for Chinese-speaking reporters earlier this month, in a false assertion that was partially repeated and then retracted with an apology by a Sim ally.
VANCOUVER -- British Columbia property companies controlled by prominent developer Terry Hui are taking the federal government to court, claiming a tax bill of more than $91 million will jeopardize future construction projects if they're made to pay up after a 12-year audit by the Canada Revenue Agency.
VANCOUVER -- British Columbia property companies controlled by prominent developer Terry Hui say a tax bill of more than $91 million will jeopardize construction projects if they're made to pay up after a 12-year audit by the Canada Revenue Agency.
VANCOUVER -- The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by U.S. facial recognition firm Clearview AI to overturn findings that the company is subject to Canadian privacy laws, despite no longer doing business in the country.
VANCOUVER -- The Law Society of British Columbia has confirmed it is investigating Brad Hickford, counsel for a public hearing into the death of Myles Gray, over concerns about an obscenity resulting in the adjournment of the long-awaited proceeding this week.
VANCOUVER -- The Law Society of British Columbia has confirmed it is investigating Brad Hickford, counsel for a public hearing into the death of Myles Gray, over concerns about an obscenity resulting in the adjournment of the long-awaited proceeding this week.
VANCOUVER -- The Law Society of British Columbia has identified Brad Hickford, counsel for a public hearing into the death of Myles Gray, as the person who uttered an obscenity resulting in the adjournment of the long-awaited proceeding this week.
VANCOUVER -- The Law Society of British Columbia has identified Brad Hickford, counsel for a public hearing into the death of Myles Gray, as the person who uttered an obscenity resulting in the adjournment of the long-awaited proceeding this week.
VANCOUVER -- The Law Society of British Columbia has opened an investigation after a lawyer made an obscene comment that was broadcast over the audio stream of a public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray.
VANCOUVER -- The mother of Myles Gray, who died after a beating from a group of Vancouver police officers more than a decade ago, has told the first day of a public hearing into his death of her shock at being told her son had died after she called 911 to report him missing.
VANCOUVER -- A group of seven Vancouver police officers are denying allegations of abuse of authority and neglect of duty related to the 2015 death of Myles Gray after a violent altercation with officers while suffering a mental health crisis.
VANCOUVER -- A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray is underway in Vancouver.
VANCOUVER -- A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray gets underway today in Vancouver.
VANCOUVER -- The mother of Myles Gray, who died after a Vancouver Police beating more than 10 years ago, says she wants the public to hear the full truth "without institutional protection" at a hearing that begins on Monday.
British Columbia is bracing for another "high impact" deluge of rain that's forecast to hit the province's Fraser Valley, after intense downpours and cross-border outflows last week inundated Abbotsford, triggered evacuations and cut major highways.
VANCOUVER -- A team of Canada Revenue Agency "cryptoasset auditors" has been mining a rich seam of unpaid taxes, working on more than 200 files and reaping more $100 million in the last three years.
VANCOUVER -- One of the founders of a "compassion club" that sold safety-tested heroin, cocaine and other drugs told a B.C. Supreme Court constitutional challenge that they felt "invincible" and hoped media coverage of their operation would spur public conversation.
British Columbia's police complaint commissioner says his office is gearing up to conduct systemic investigations in an expanded mandate that would go beyond individual cases of police misconduct in hopes of reducing complaints and improving public confidence in law enforcement.
VANCOUVER -- A British Columbia couple who ran educational seminars promoting the bogus notion that people don't have to pay taxes have lost their appeal against tax bills on $1.4 million in revenue from the scheme.
Canada's highest court says it will rule next Thursday whether to tackle a bitter dispute between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a British Columbia ostrich farm over the ordered destruction of its flock due to an avian flu outbreak.
VANCOUVER -- Two British Columbia First Nations are taking the federal government to court to quash a decision approving the Ksi Lisims floating natural-gas facility and marine export terminal.
SEATTLE -- Pike Place Market artist and vendor Daniel Fleming says Toronto Blue Jays fans typically show up in Seattle in "droves" for games against the Mariners, and the ongoing American League Championship Series has been no different.
VANCOUVER -- Elections BC has found billionaire Chip Wilson contravened election advertising rules when he put up signs in front of his Vancouver mansion ahead of the provincial election last year, one of which described the NDP as "Communist."
A labour arbitrator has awarded a former Vancouver police officer $30,000 in her years-long grievance process over how the Vancouver Police Department handled sexual harassment and discrimination complaints.
SURREY -- The president of the British Columbia General Employees' Union says an expansion of job action in the province's public service strike doesn't immediately include liquor or cannabis distribution sites.
VANCOUVER -- BC General Employees' Union president Paul Finch says public sector workers are willing to strike for "as long as it takes" to get a fair deal from the provincial government, as the union escalates job action on day three of the dispute.
The range of British Columbia public service staff that could potentially be impacted by job action that began this week is wide, from scientists and social workers to liquor and cannabis distribution and retail staff.
VANCOUVER -- When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago, they found the body of "Jimmy" Van Chung Pham, a man with a criminal history who would later be described as a predator by the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.
VANCOUVER -- The B.C. Supreme Court has invalidated a bylaw passed by the City of Vancouver that imposed a fee on ride-hailing companies working on city streets during peak hours.
VANCOUVER -- The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a First Nation's bid to stop a tailings dam from being raised at the Mount Polley mine site, which suffered a catastrophic dam collapse that spilled millions of litres of waste and water 11 years ago.
VANCOUVER -- The B.C. Court of Appeal says lawsuits launched by mink farmers over a pandemic-era ban on their farms have "no reasonable prospect of success," dismissing their bid for damages against the province, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, and other officials.
SURREY -- The British Columbia government and the RCMP say a new 12-member specialized unit will tackle human trafficking throughout the province, with a focus on organized crime and support for "vulnerable" victims.
NORTH VANCOUVER -- An explosive device damaged the front door of British Columbia Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma's office on Friday morning, police said, and they're investigating whether the "jarring incident" was linked to an earlier blast nearby.
NORTH VANCOUVER -- Police say an explosive device damaged the front door of British Columbia infrastructure minister Bowinn Ma's office, and they're investigating whether it was linked to an earlier blast nearby.
NORTH VANCOUVER -- Police say an explosive device damaged the front door of British Columbia minister Bowinn Ma's office, and they're investigating whether it was linked to an earlier blast nearby.
NORTH VANCOUVER -- There's a heavy police presence at the constituency office of British Columbia's infrastructure minister, Bowinn Ma, who says it was the scene of a "frightening" security incident early Friday.
British Columbia's Police Complaint Commissioner says he's called a public hearing to probe misconduct allegations against three current and three former Nelson police officers over alleged racist, sexist and inappropriate comments made in a private WhatsApp chat group.
VANCOUVER -- Protesters marking the second anniversary of the killing of B.C. Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar say they're concerned about the renewal of Canada's relations with India, whose agents police have linked to the shooting.
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he wants a gang based in India declared a terrorist organization in Canada.
SQUAMISH -- An out-of-control wildfire threatening neighbourhoods in Squamish, B.C., reached within 40 metres of some homes overnight as debris from burning trees fell near properties, the fire chief said Wednesday.
VANCOUVER -- The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the provincial government to pass a law within six months providing the Francophone School Board with powers to expropriate private property to build new French-language schools.
VANCOUVER -- British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner says the provincial government has made "progress" on more than half of its recommendations since 2019.
First Nations leaders in British Columbia say proposed legislation to fast-track resource projects will likely lead to protests and litigation should the provincial government push the law through.
The Regional District of Central Kootenay says it will ask the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to conduct further testing for avian flu on a flock of ostriches facing a cull, before the region's landfill accepts the carcasses.