Jane Skrypnek

A record-breaking 563 people received organ transplants in 2023 in B.C., according to the Provincial Health Services Authority. (Pixabay photo)

Record-breaking number of organs donated in B.C. in 2023

563 people received a new organ last year, but another 514 patients remain on waitlist

A record-breaking 563 people received organ transplants in 2023 in B.C., according to the Provincial Health Services Authority. (Pixabay photo)
Members of the Hells Angels arrive at a property in Langley, B.C., on July 25, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. Hells Angel charged in plot to assassinate Iranian dissidents

U.S. Justice Department says global assassination network operating on behest of Iran

Members of the Hells Angels arrive at a property in Langley, B.C., on July 25, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Elisha Bonnis sits in a treed area on her sister’s property on the Sunshine Coast on Nov. 29, 2023. She says it is one spot where she is able to find some peace. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

She sought justice for sexual assault. B.C.’s judge shortage became her battle.

Delays in civil justice system forcing one woman to go one-on-one against the man she says raped her

Elisha Bonnis sits in a treed area on her sister’s property on the Sunshine Coast on Nov. 29, 2023. She says it is one spot where she is able to find some peace. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)
Two teens and a dog were rescued off a snowy trail near Eagle Mountain on Saturday night (Jan. 6) after they lost the path and fot lost in deep snow. (North Shore Rescue/Facebook)

2 lost teens and dog rescued off snowy Metro Vancouver trail

The 3 accidentally wandered off the snow-shrouded path and lost their way in the woods

Two teens and a dog were rescued off a snowy trail near Eagle Mountain on Saturday night (Jan. 6) after they lost the path and fot lost in deep snow. (North Shore Rescue/Facebook)
Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen at LifeLabs after being logged upon receipt at the company’s lab, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Company fined $200K after worker found dead of COVID-19 at B.C. work camp

WorkSafeBC says Alberta-based work camp operator wasn’t following public health orders

Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen at LifeLabs after being logged upon receipt at the company’s lab, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
In this May 27, 2013 file photo, Ross Yaxley of Chilliwack makes his 100th blood donation. (Jenna Hauck/Black Press Media file photo)

1,500 B.C. blood donors needed by end of week, says Canadian Blood Services

Drop in donations over holidays causing increased need in first week of 2024

In this May 27, 2013 file photo, Ross Yaxley of Chilliwack makes his 100th blood donation. (Jenna Hauck/Black Press Media file photo)
FILE - This September 2015 photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows an aerial view of adult female southern resident killer whale (J16) swimming with her calf (J50). A new study in Nature shows contaminants are being found inside the bodies of southern resident and Bigg’s killer whales. (NOAA Fisheries/Vancouver Aquarium via AP, File)

Contaminants from oil spills, wildfires ending up inside B.C. whales: study

UBC researchers tested the livers and skeletons of 14 killer whales for PAHs – a first in Canada

FILE - This September 2015 photo provided by NOAA Fisheries shows an aerial view of adult female southern resident killer whale (J16) swimming with her calf (J50). A new study in Nature shows contaminants are being found inside the bodies of southern resident and Bigg’s killer whales. (NOAA Fisheries/Vancouver Aquarium via AP, File)
A new study from the Centre for Family Equity suggests very few low-income, single mothers in B.C. are accessing the province’s $10-a-day child care spaces. In this file photo, children play at a daycare in Coquitlam, B.C., on March 28, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C.’s $10-a-day child care may not be reaching those most in need, study finds

Centre for Family Equity says system should be prioritized for low-income, single mother families

A new study from the Centre for Family Equity suggests very few low-income, single mothers in B.C. are accessing the province’s $10-a-day child care spaces. In this file photo, children play at a daycare in Coquitlam, B.C., on March 28, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Protesters stop at the intersection of Powell and Main streets in Vancouver to listen to speeches on April 14, 2023 during an event marking the seventh anniversary of the toxic drug deaths in B.C. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media)

Spike in toxic drug deaths prompts safety warning from BC Coroners Service

Preliminary data suggests at least 200 people died in November

Protesters stop at the intersection of Powell and Main streets in Vancouver to listen to speeches on April 14, 2023 during an event marking the seventh anniversary of the toxic drug deaths in B.C. (Lauren Collins/Black Press Media)
Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter Tori-Anne Tweedie look on during the uplifting ceremony for Johnson and his family at the Big House in Bella Bella, B.C., on October 24, 2022. The day was meant to be an apology ceremony for the two, but that was cancelled after two Vancouver Police Department officers never showed up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Heiltsuk man, granddaughter still await full apology from Vancouver officers

Pair ‘recklessly’ arrested in 2019 at Vancouver bank, officers didn’t attend apology ceremony

Maxwell Johnson and his granddaughter Tori-Anne Tweedie look on during the uplifting ceremony for Johnson and his family at the Big House in Bella Bella, B.C., on October 24, 2022. The day was meant to be an apology ceremony for the two, but that was cancelled after two Vancouver Police Department officers never showed up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
A man is seen inside his tent as vancouver police officers stand by while city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Vancouver police officers have been deployed to a tent encampment on the city’s Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Probe to examine if police hindered media during Vancouver decampment

Police oversight agency says VPD appears to have created ‘exclusion zone,’ but department denies doing so

A man is seen inside his tent as vancouver police officers stand by while city workers clear an encampment on East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Vancouver police officers have been deployed to a tent encampment on the city’s Downtown Eastside with the aim of shutting down the site to campers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
In this May 13, 2022 file photo, MLA Kelli Paddon speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Primary Care Centre in Chilliwack. On Dec. 10, 2023, the Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity presented B.C.’s action plan on gender-based violence. (Jenna Hauck/ Black Press Media)

B.C. releases action plan on gender-based violence, backed by $62M from feds

3-year plan promises to reduce waitlists on existing services, invest more in Indigenous-led solutions

In this May 13, 2022 file photo, MLA Kelli Paddon speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Primary Care Centre in Chilliwack. On Dec. 10, 2023, the Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity presented B.C.’s action plan on gender-based violence. (Jenna Hauck/ Black Press Media)
Video captured near Foster Avenue and North Road in Coquitlam shows a construction site retaining wall cracking open and spilling dirt into the foundation on Nov. 29, 2023. (@ashsharma75/X)

VIDEO: Retaining wall collapses at under-construction B.C. highrise

No injuries reported and cause under investigation

Video captured near Foster Avenue and North Road in Coquitlam shows a construction site retaining wall cracking open and spilling dirt into the foundation on Nov. 29, 2023. (@ashsharma75/X)
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. On Nov. 30, 2023 she announced an inquiry into involuntary detainment under the Adult Guardianship Act. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. health agencies ordered to release data on forcibly detained adults

Human rights commissioner says inquiry will examine use of Adult Guardianship Act on vulnerable adults

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender speaks in Vancouver, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. On Nov. 30, 2023 she announced an inquiry into involuntary detainment under the Adult Guardianship Act. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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
North Shore Rescue members spent almost nine hours searching for and rescuing a hiker off of Pump Peak on Sunday, November 27, 2023. (North Shore Rescue/Facebook)

Hiker rescued off snowy B.C. peak after 9-hour overnight effort

Man fell down multiple 5-metre cliffbands and had no cell phone to call for help, SAR says

North Shore Rescue members spent almost nine hours searching for and rescuing a hiker off of Pump Peak on Sunday, November 27, 2023. (North Shore Rescue/Facebook)
Prescription pills containing oxycodone and acetaminophen are shown in this June 20, 2012 photo. The British Columbia government goes up against dozens of health care and pharmaceutical companies in court today in a bid get certification for a class-action lawsuit over the costs of the opioid crisis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

B.C. opioid class action suit seeks certification in court today

Hearing expected to last a month, success would clear path to civil trial against drug firms

Prescription pills containing oxycodone and acetaminophen are shown in this June 20, 2012 photo. The British Columbia government goes up against dozens of health care and pharmaceutical companies in court today in a bid get certification for a class-action lawsuit over the costs of the opioid crisis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Sockeye salmon spawning in a clear groundwater channel. Location is in the Tulsequah subwatershed within the Taku watershed, B.C. (Credit: Jonathan Moore)

As glaciers retreat, mining claims threaten future B.C. salmon habitats: study

SFU researchers say environmental policies need to be more future-thinking as climate change progresses

Sockeye salmon spawning in a clear groundwater channel. Location is in the Tulsequah subwatershed within the Taku watershed, B.C. (Credit: Jonathan Moore)
The Law Society of B.C. tribunal hearing panel disbarred Richmond lawyer Hong Guo, in a decision issued on Nov. 17, 2023. It determined Guo’s long history of professional misconduct made her ‘ungovernable.’ (Unsplash)

B.C. lawyer disbarred following decade-long history of misconduct

Hong Guo is ‘ungovernable,’ according to Law Society of B.C. panel

The Law Society of B.C. tribunal hearing panel disbarred Richmond lawyer Hong Guo, in a decision issued on Nov. 17, 2023. It determined Guo’s long history of professional misconduct made her ‘ungovernable.’ (Unsplash)
Employees at an A&W in Kamloops have unionized. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Kamloops A&W workers unionize, a first in Canada: organizers

Union organizer says employees feeling mistreated, ignored by management

Employees at an A&W in Kamloops have unionized. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward