British Columbia

Parliamentary secretary for gender equity Kelli Paddon (left) and Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Grace Lore (right) speak at a candlelight memorial Wednesday (Dec. 6) at the B.C. legislature. The event was held to commemorate the 14 women killed during the Montreal massacre. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

B.C. honours women murdered in Montreal massacre outside legislature

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is Dec. 6

Parliamentary secretary for gender equity Kelli Paddon (left) and Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Grace Lore (right) speak at a candlelight memorial Wednesday (Dec. 6) at the B.C. legislature. The event was held to commemorate the 14 women killed during the Montreal massacre. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
Cougars are the focus of some research taking place in the Chilcotin to look at large predator-prey dynamics. This cougar was photographed in the Williams Lake area, near a home by a resident, not as part of the study. (Jim Hilton photo)

Prowling B.C.’s Chilcotin: researcher tracks cougar/caribou relationship

Senior wildlife biologist has followed fascination for large predators from Ireland to the Cariboo

Cougars are the focus of some research taking place in the Chilcotin to look at large predator-prey dynamics. This cougar was photographed in the Williams Lake area, near a home by a resident, not as part of the study. (Jim Hilton photo)
A physician and addictions specialist says being equipped to administer naloxone is one way Canadians can play an active part in responding to the opioid epidemic. A Naloxone anti-overdose kit is held in downtown Vancouver, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Naloxone: What to know about the overdose-reversing drug, free across Canada

Since 2016, Health Canada has recorded 38,514 opioid-related overdose deaths

A physician and addictions specialist says being equipped to administer naloxone is one way Canadians can play an active part in responding to the opioid epidemic. A Naloxone anti-overdose kit is held in downtown Vancouver, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
According to Stats Can 69.5 per cent of children under the age of 15 experience some form of physical or non-physical abuse. (Pexels photo)

Financial insecurity can contribute to child abuse: B.C. psychologist

B.C. has the highest rate of child abuse in Canada, according to Stats Canada

According to Stats Can 69.5 per cent of children under the age of 15 experience some form of physical or non-physical abuse. (Pexels photo)
Michael Pickup appears at the legislature in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Pickup, now British Columbia’s auditor general, says the provincial government had three accounting misstatements in its 2022/23 summary financial statement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

B.C.’s latest financial statement under scrutiny by auditor-general

Michael Pickup says B.C. has failed to meet Canadian accounting standards for last 16 years

Michael Pickup appears at the legislature in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. Pickup, now British Columbia’s auditor general, says the provincial government had three accounting misstatements in its 2022/23 summary financial statement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
FILE - In this image taken from San Francisco Police Department body-camera video, the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Paul Pelosi, right, fights for control of a hammer with his assailant David DePape during a brutal attack in the couple’s San Francisco home on Oct. 28, 2022. Opening statements are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 8, 2023, in the federal trial of the man accused of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home seeking to kidnap her and bludgeoning her husband with a hammer. (San Francisco Police Department via AP, File)

B.C. man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault

David DePape, who grew up in B.C., broke into former U.S. House Speaker’s home in October 2022

FILE - In this image taken from San Francisco Police Department body-camera video, the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Paul Pelosi, right, fights for control of a hammer with his assailant David DePape during a brutal attack in the couple’s San Francisco home on Oct. 28, 2022. Opening statements are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 8, 2023, in the federal trial of the man accused of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home seeking to kidnap her and bludgeoning her husband with a hammer. (San Francisco Police Department via AP, File)
The Pacheedaht First Nation and Parks Canada signed a ground-breaking agreement on Wednesday that returns the use of Middle Beach to the First Nation in advance of treaty settlement. (Facebook)

B.C. First Nation reclaims stewardship of prominent West Coast Trail beach

Middle Beach in Pacific Rim National Park is important area in Pacheedaht traditional territory

The Pacheedaht First Nation and Parks Canada signed a ground-breaking agreement on Wednesday that returns the use of Middle Beach to the First Nation in advance of treaty settlement. (Facebook)
Calls for a last-minute moratorium are intensifying as the start of Pacific herring season in the Straight of Georgia (SoG) approaches on Nov.24. (Courtesy of Ian McAllister)

Red herring? Facing off over the sustainability of B.C.’s herring fishery

Healthy and well-monitored, or ripe for a total closure? That depends on who you talk to

Calls for a last-minute moratorium are intensifying as the start of Pacific herring season in the Straight of Georgia (SoG) approaches on Nov.24. (Courtesy of Ian McAllister)
Moms Stop the Harm advocates and supporters gather in Victoria on April 14, 2022 to mark the sixth anniversary of the toxic drug death public health emergency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

‘Unconstitutional’: Harm reduction nurses suing B.C. over public drug use ban

Nurses association says new restrictions are putting drug user’s lives at further risk

Moms Stop the Harm advocates and supporters gather in Victoria on April 14, 2022 to mark the sixth anniversary of the toxic drug death public health emergency. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
The Federation of BC Writers is offering a writing intensive, from Nov. 20-25.

Federation of BC Writers offering a series of writing workshops

After receiving enthusiastic feedback for its first online writing intensive in July,…

  • Nov 12, 2023
The Federation of BC Writers is offering a writing intensive, from Nov. 20-25.
UBCIC President Grand Chief Stewart Phillip speaks in Vancover on Nov. 7, 2023, as one of 550 signatories of a report calling on B.C. to take greater action on climate change. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

B.C. failing to treat climate change like an emergency, says action group

Report says B.C. making ‘minor progress’ in some areas, failing in others

UBCIC President Grand Chief Stewart Phillip speaks in Vancover on Nov. 7, 2023, as one of 550 signatories of a report calling on B.C. to take greater action on climate change. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)
B.C. high school teacher Douglas Andrew Barnim has been suspended for one month for unprofessional communication with a recent graduate student. (Pixabay)

B.C. high school teacher suspended over communication with recent grad

Teacher said they would be friends for life, gave student dating advice

B.C. high school teacher Douglas Andrew Barnim has been suspended for one month for unprofessional communication with a recent graduate student. (Pixabay)
B.C. Premier David Eby’s government tabled legislation Monday, Oct. 23 that would make it easier for foreign-trained professionals in several fields to enter the provincial workforce. (Wolfgang Depner/Black Press Media)

B.C. tables legislation to attract more foreign-trained workers

Proposed legislation drops ‘unfair and unnecessary’ work requirements, minister says

B.C. Premier David Eby’s government tabled legislation Monday, Oct. 23 that would make it easier for foreign-trained professionals in several fields to enter the provincial workforce. (Wolfgang Depner/Black Press Media)
Snow is seen on the Coquihalla Highway in this March 31, 2023 file photo from DriveBC. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall alert for the Okanagan Connector beginning on Monday afternoon (Oct. 23). (DriveBC)

First snowfall of the season to hit parts of B.C.

Up to 10 centimetres expected along mountain passes, Environment Canada says

Snow is seen on the Coquihalla Highway in this March 31, 2023 file photo from DriveBC. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall alert for the Okanagan Connector beginning on Monday afternoon (Oct. 23). (DriveBC)
Old growth Douglas fir trees stand along the Salmon river Trail on the Mt. Hood National Forest outside Zigzag, Oregon. (AP Photo / Rick Bowmer)

Poor data hinders B.C. old-growth logging deferrals, advocates say

Outdated information leaving ancient forests open to logging

Old growth Douglas fir trees stand along the Salmon river Trail on the Mt. Hood National Forest outside Zigzag, Oregon. (AP Photo / Rick Bowmer)
Matt Jauch of Marcraft Homes and Karly McLeod of Karly Kristina Design. (HAVAN photo)

PODCAST: Best Custom Interior Design – HAVAN Awards

TODAY IN BC: HAVAN’s podcast ‘Measure Twice, Cut Once’

Matt Jauch of Marcraft Homes and Karly McLeod of Karly Kristina Design. (HAVAN photo)
Premier David Eby announced Monday (Oct. 16), that flushing toilets will soon be a requirement on B.C. construction sites with 25 workers or more. (Pixabay)

Flush toilets to be required on large B.C. construction sites

Announcement from Eby comes in midst of campaign from construction union

Premier David Eby announced Monday (Oct. 16), that flushing toilets will soon be a requirement on B.C. construction sites with 25 workers or more. (Pixabay)
Assad Mecci and Colin Mochrie of 'HYPROV'. (Submitted photo)

PODCAST: Colin Mochrie of ‘Whose Line’ brings HYPROV to B.C.

TODAY IN B.C.: Hypnotist Asad Mecci and improv legend create hilarious show

Assad Mecci and Colin Mochrie of 'HYPROV'. (Submitted photo)
An elevator button panel is shown in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kat McCallum

B.C. elevator workers threaten strike as lockout notice looms

Union says contract negotiations fell apart Thursday when employers offered a lower wage than hoped

An elevator button panel is shown in Toronto on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kat McCallum
Unionized B.C. construction workers are calling for flushing toilets at work sites, saying portable ones are disgusting and dehumanizing. (Unsplash)

B.C. construction workers demanding flushing toilets at work sites

Tradespeople say porta-potties often so filthy they won’t go to washroom all day

Unionized B.C. construction workers are calling for flushing toilets at work sites, saying portable ones are disgusting and dehumanizing. (Unsplash)