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Family sues B.C. after daughter denied MAiD access at Catholic-run hospital

Family sues B.C. after daughter denied MAiD access at Catholic-run hospital

Lawsuit seeks to remove section of B.C.'s MAiD policy that allows faith-based facilities to opt out
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Cool air over southern B.C. brings record-breaking low temperatures

Cool air over southern B.C. brings record-breaking low temperatures

Trail and Bella Bella among the B.C. communities experiencing unusual cold
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Mattress fire displaces 51 at B.C. supportive housing building

Mattress fire displaces 51 at B.C. supportive housing building

Fire in mattress caused by resident smoking
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Feds to stop open-net salmon farms; Allow five years to transition: report

Feds to stop open-net salmon farms; Allow five years to transition: report

Reports that the federal government will stop open-net salmon farming and give the industry five years to transition are not sitting well with the B.C. Salmon Fams Association
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B.C. salmon farmers see way forward despite court ruling

B.C. salmon farmers see way forward despite court ruling

BC salmon farmers say collaboration will provide a way for the aquaculture industry to continue to operate despite a recent court ruling upholding the federal fisheries minister's decision to not renew licences
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Prison sentence sought for Nanaimo man found guilty of child luring

Prison sentence sought for Nanaimo man found guilty of child luring

Crown seeking one-year sentence, defence seeking conditional sentence
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Taseko reaches tentative deal with striking B.C. workers at Gibraltar Mine

Taseko reaches tentative deal with striking B.C. workers at Gibraltar Mine

Unionized workers will vote Monday, Tuesday
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Vancouver housing starts dip, contrary to national trend

Vancouver housing starts dip, contrary to national trend

CMHC says annual pace of national housing starts in May up 10% from April
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Sikh community gathers to remember slain B.C. gurdwara president

Sikh community gathers to remember slain B.C. gurdwara president

Surrey's Guru Nanak gurdwara president, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was shot and killed on June 18, 2023
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B.C.’s first health centre catering to francophones to open in the fall

B.C.’s first health centre catering to francophones to open in the fall

More than 80,000 provincial residents named French as their mother tongue as of 2021
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