Law change aims to give mobile home park residents more stability (www.cbc.ca)
Mobile home park owners in B.C. now have less power to amend park rules under changes to provincial law....
Libraries in B.C. Interior breached by hackers demanding ransom | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
B.C. libraries have been targeted by a hacker who demanded a ransom or they would release user data that includes the phone numbers and email addresses of some clients....
Co-ops offer community alternative to corporate grocers: experts (www.cbc.ca)
These days, Bruce Woodrow gets most of his groceries at one of two places: Costco and a small grocery co-operative nestled in an alley in the heart of Toronto....
Greater Vancouver home sales rise as inventory reaches levels not seen since pandemic (www.cbc.ca)
the number of Metro Vancouver homes listed for sale rose 42.1 per cent year-over-year to 12,491, which is 16.7 per cent above the 10-year seasonal average....
Police make arrests in killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar (www.cbc.ca)
Canadian police have arrested members of an alleged hit squad investigators believe was tasked by the government of India with killing prominent Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C. last June, CBC News has learned....
MELTDOWN: As water dries up, Creston Valley’s farmers worry for the future (www.nelsonstar.com)
High temperatures, a declining snowpack and impending water shortages are a climate change trend that have farmers in the Creston Valley worried....
Allegations of RCMP bullying detailed in Surrey police court docs (www.cbc.ca)
In one incident, a mixed-race Surrey Police Service officer allegedly saw Surrey RCMP members play a game mocking a Black male suspect....
Why the RCMP Won’t Face Consequences for Dale Culver’s Death (thetyee.ca)
On July 18, 2017, shortly after 10 p.m., Dale Culver lay face down on the street in downtown Prince George....
Kelowna business owner denies gang ties, sued again by government (www.nelsonstar.com)
A Kelowna business owner who is alleged to be involved in gang activity may be forced to forfeit nine properties to the provincial government....
B.C. investing $156M into rural health worker recruiting and retention (www.nelsonstar.com)
The British Columbia government is spending more money to recruit and retain health-science workers, while expanding an incentive program to dozens more rural communities....
B.C. doctors create template letter to replace sick notes (www.cbc.ca)
Family doctors frustrated with writing sick notes have created a template letter for patients to give to their employers, explaining that the notes place an unnecessary burden on physicians during an ongoing primary-care crisis....
Fire breaks out at historic church building in Kamloops, B.C. (www.cbc.ca)
A historic church building in downtown Kamloops, B.C., is on fire....
Vancouver Island city won’t include prayer at next inaugural meeting (www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/20360469...
Pro-Palestinian protest camps emerge at 2 more B.C. universities (www.cbc.ca)
Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up encampments at two more British Columbia universities, as a wave of demonstrations at North American post-secondary institutions continued to spread....
Govt paying vaccine injuries (tnc.news)
If the federal government has been obligated to pay out and reimburse people who were severely injured or damaged from vaccines, why should be get any injections?...
‘Some may go days without water’: No working tap at Kelowna’s Tent City (www.nelsonstar.com)
After more than seven months without water, residents at Kelowna’s Tent City are thirsty....
Vancouver Island farmer worries about the legacy of farming in B.C. (www.nelsonstar.com)
“There’s nothing romantic about it. This is a business, plain and simple. It’s how we make a living. But things have changed and gotten harder over the years. That’s for sure,” Herlinveaux said....
Outspoken Vancouver Airbnb host in court over lack of business licence (www.cbc.ca)
A Vancouver Airbnb host who criticized the city for a tenfold increase in the price of short-term rental licences last September appeared in provincial court Tuesday for failing to pay three alleged violations for not holding a short-term rental business licence....
Why the Green Party Is Supporting Haida Title (thetyee.ca)
As the bill to recognize the Haida Nation’s title to Haida Gwaii moves through the B.C. legislature, it will have the full support of the BC Green Party....
Firefighters who lost homes to wildfire gear up for season ahead (www.cbc.ca)
In August 2023, the McDougall Creek wildfire was wreaking havoc in the Okanagan region of British Columbia....
Hunting ban and $10K penalty for man who killed B.C. grizzly bear (www.cbc.ca)
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a man has been fined $10,000 and banned from hunting for 15 years for illegally killing a grizzly bear near Elkford, B.C., in the Kootenay region of the province....
London Drugs closes stores until further notice due to cyberattack (www.cbc.ca)
Retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs says it was the “victim of a cybersecurity incident” Sunday and has shuttered its stores across Western Canada until further notice....
Son apprehended after elderly woman found dead in Richmond home (www.nelsonstar.com)
RCMP apprehended a man in Richmond on Friday evening (April 26) after he was found inside a home with his dead mother....
Fracking Quakes Have Surged Near Fort St. John (thetyee.ca)
Experts tracking a tremorous trend in northeastern B.C. notched another data point on April 13. In the early morning hours that day, a fracking-caused earthquake tripped the British Columbia Energy Regulator’s drilling shutdown switch....
British Columbia recriminalizes use of drugs in public spaces (www.cbc.ca)
In a statement, Premier David Eby insisted that his government is “caring and compassionate for those struggling with addiction,” but that patience for disorder only goes so far.