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Varinder Singh Deo was sentenced on Nov. 30, 2023 to four years in jail for shooting a sex worker in the back. Here, the Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on November 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. man gets 4 years for shooting sex worker while high on his birthday

Varinder Singh Deo began arguing with escort after saying she didn’t look like online photo

Varinder Singh Deo was sentenced on Nov. 30, 2023 to four years in jail for shooting a sex worker in the back. Here, the Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on November 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The B.C. Prosecution Service has stayed a charge against a Prince George Mountie accused of attempting to obstruct justice. (Black Press Media file photo)

Obstruction charge stayed against B.C. cop linked to Indigenous man’s death

Three out of five Prince George Mounties initially charged no longer facing trial

The B.C. Prosecution Service has stayed a charge against a Prince George Mountie accused of attempting to obstruct justice. (Black Press Media file photo)
A person draws out Moderna vaccine during a drive through COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Kingston, Ont., on Sunday Jan. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

B.C. should review vaccination order for remote health-care workers: judge

Ban may not be justifiable for unvaccinated workers who don’t interact with patients, court says

A person draws out Moderna vaccine during a drive through COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Kingston, Ont., on Sunday Jan. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is reviewing a proposed discipline decision against a Vancouver police officer who drove drunk and crashed into a van in July 2022. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver officer suspended 5 days for drunk driving; watchdog reviewing

Const. Samuel Cheung crashed into an occupied van in Delta in 2022 while off duty

The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is reviewing a proposed discipline decision against a Vancouver police officer who drove drunk and crashed into a van in July 2022. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Parker Lake wildfire, officially designated G90267, is seen through an aircraft window as it burns near Fort Nelson, B.C., in a Friday, May 10, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Wildfire Service,

B.C. rallying resources to protect Fort Nelson from encroaching wildfire

More than 4,700 people under evacuation order Monday as blaze rages just 2.5 kilometres from town

The Parker Lake wildfire, officially designated G90267, is seen through an aircraft window as it burns near Fort Nelson, B.C., in a Friday, May 10, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-B.C. Wildfire Service,
A aerial view of a tanker in Burrard Inlet in Burnaby, B.C., is shown on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. The number of tankers moving through the waterway is set to increase to up to 34 a month, with the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward

Vancouver not ready for oil spill, advocates say as pipeline starts pumping

Burrard Inlet expecting to see up to 34 oil tankers a month due to Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

A aerial view of a tanker in Burrard Inlet in Burnaby, B.C., is shown on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. The number of tankers moving through the waterway is set to increase to up to 34 a month, with the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
Ronald MacDonald, chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is retiring on May 8, 2024, after six-and-a-half years with the office. (Tom Zytaruk/Black Press Media)

Head of B.C.’s police watchdog retiring, says ‘it’s time to move on’

Ronald MacDonald moving back to home province of Nova Scotia after 6.5 years at IIO in B.C.

Ronald MacDonald, chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is retiring on May 8, 2024, after six-and-a-half years with the office. (Tom Zytaruk/Black Press Media)
Around 50 pro-Palestine protesters started an encampment on the University of Victoria campus on Wednesday morning, May 1, 2024. (Jake Romphf/Vic News)

Student encampment voices need to heard: B.C. human rights advocate

Human rights head urging decision makers to respect student rights in pro-Palestinian demonstrations

Around 50 pro-Palestine protesters started an encampment on the University of Victoria campus on Wednesday morning, May 1, 2024. (Jake Romphf/Vic News)
Pedestrians walk past Lululemon Athletica’s flagship store on Robson Street in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday August 21, 2014. The company is under invetigation by the Compeition Bureau Canada for allegedly misleading customers about its environmental impact. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Competition bureau investigating B.C.’s Lululemon over alleged greenwashing

Environmental organization claims athletic apparel company is misleading customers

Pedestrians walk past Lululemon Athletica’s flagship store on Robson Street in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday August 21, 2014. The company is under invetigation by the Compeition Bureau Canada for allegedly misleading customers about its environmental impact. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Hyde Creek Watershed Society volunteers show some of the thousands of salmon that died at the end of April after an unknown pollutant entered their troughs. (Photo courtesy of Jean Peachman)

Lower Mainland salmon hatchery loses thousands of fish to mystery pollutant

Port Coquitlam watershed society hypothesizes low rain levels allowed toxins to build up

Hyde Creek Watershed Society volunteers show some of the thousands of salmon that died at the end of April after an unknown pollutant entered their troughs. (Photo courtesy of Jean Peachman)
A jacket pictured at the Red Dress Day gathering in Vancouver on May 5, 2022. Recognized Canada-wide, the day honours the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQ people. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

First Nations leaders in B.C. call for action on Red Dress Day

Sunday honours the lives of Indigenous woman and girls who have gone missing or been murdered

A jacket pictured at the Red Dress Day gathering in Vancouver on May 5, 2022. Recognized Canada-wide, the day honours the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQ people. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)
Transit riders collectively took 233.3 million trips in 2023, according to TransLink’s 2023 performance review. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Overcrowding on Metro Vancouver transit back to pre-pandemic levels

Around 8 per cent of buses overstuffed in 2023, TransLink says

Transit riders collectively took 233.3 million trips in 2023, according to TransLink’s 2023 performance review. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
City of Victoria electric vehicle chargers seen on Store Street. A report released by resource advocacy group Resource Works on April 30, 2024 questions whether B.C. can pull off its upcoming zero-emission vehicle sales goals. (Jake Romphf/Black Press Media)

B.C. lacks power, charging stations to meet EV sales goals: report

Resource group report author questions feasibility of government zero-emission vehicle mandates

City of Victoria electric vehicle chargers seen on Store Street. A report released by resource advocacy group Resource Works on April 30, 2024 questions whether B.C. can pull off its upcoming zero-emission vehicle sales goals. (Jake Romphf/Black Press Media)
Stacks of lumber are seen at Teal-Jones Group sawmill in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The company filed for creditor protection in the B.C. Supreme Court on April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Forestry company Teal Jones files for creditor protection in B.C. court

Business says it no longer has the money to cover operational costs, pay back creditors

Stacks of lumber are seen at Teal-Jones Group sawmill in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The company filed for creditor protection in the B.C. Supreme Court on April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. woman Sable Raven Thom Jamerson was sentenced to 12 months in prison and two years of probation on April 18, 2024, after being found guilty of sexually assaulting her partner’s niece. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

1-year jail sentence for B.C. woman who sexually assaulted partner’s niece

Niece was staying at the couple’s Vancouver apartment for 1 night in 2019 when the assault occurred

B.C. woman Sable Raven Thom Jamerson was sentenced to 12 months in prison and two years of probation on April 18, 2024, after being found guilty of sexually assaulting her partner’s niece. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A BC Wildfire Service firefighter works on the McDougall Creek Fire in West Kelowna in 2023. (BCWS photo)

Interest in wildfire fighting triples ahead of 2024 season: BC Wildfire

Despite over 2,000 applicants, service says it only needs about 200 to fill out its team

A BC Wildfire Service firefighter works on the McDougall Creek Fire in West Kelowna in 2023. (BCWS photo)
In a report released April 23, 2024, the BC Ombudsperson found B.C. is failing to take action to improve conditions for youth in custody who are placed in separate confinement. (Pixabay)

B.C.’s failure to address isolation of jailed youth an ‘embarrassment’: report

Ombudsperson says B.C. has implemented just 3 of 26 recommendations made in 2021

In a report released April 23, 2024, the BC Ombudsperson found B.C. is failing to take action to improve conditions for youth in custody who are placed in separate confinement. (Pixabay)
The Fraser Regional Correctional Centre is one of four Lower Mainland prisons where former jail guard Roderic David MacDougall is accused of sexually assaulting inmates between 1976 to 1997. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. jail guard accused of 200 sex assaults in class-action against province

Proposed lawsuit says B.C. failed to do anything about the assaults while they occurred for 2 decades

The Fraser Regional Correctional Centre is one of four Lower Mainland prisons where former jail guard Roderic David MacDougall is accused of sexually assaulting inmates between 1976 to 1997. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Premier David Eby, Haida Nation Council President Gaagwiis (Jason Alsop), Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Murray Rankin and Haida Nation Council Vice-President Stephen Grosse (not pictured) signed the “Gaayhllxid/Gíihlagalgang ‘Rising Tide’ Haida Title Lands Agreement” in Haida Gwaii on April 14, 2024. (Government of B.C./YouTube)

B.C. signs agreement recognizing Haida Nation’s title over Haida Gwaii

First-of-its-kind agreement affirms Nation’s right over region, but not power over private land

Premier David Eby, Haida Nation Council President Gaagwiis (Jason Alsop), Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Murray Rankin and Haida Nation Council Vice-President Stephen Grosse (not pictured) signed the “Gaayhllxid/Gíihlagalgang ‘Rising Tide’ Haida Title Lands Agreement” in Haida Gwaii on April 14, 2024. (Government of B.C./YouTube)
Designer and Emily Carr professor Christian Blyt (left) and design students Saanvi Bhat (centre) and Tai Vo (right) test out a final prototype interactive object for children living with trauma, created by Saanvi and Tai with classmate Joey Kim. Their design allows kids to piece together six pentagons in different formations and then place colourful blocks in holes drilled into the base. (Perrin Grauer/Emily Carr University)

B.C. design students invent objects for kids living with trauma in Sudan

Creations to make their way from Emily Carr classroom to South Sudan refugee camp

Designer and Emily Carr professor Christian Blyt (left) and design students Saanvi Bhat (centre) and Tai Vo (right) test out a final prototype interactive object for children living with trauma, created by Saanvi and Tai with classmate Joey Kim. Their design allows kids to piece together six pentagons in different formations and then place colourful blocks in holes drilled into the base. (Perrin Grauer/Emily Carr University)