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Individual barred from UVic after protesters alleged repeated assaults

Individual barred from UVic after protesters alleged repeated assaults

Saanich police opens assault investigation, protesters say same man involved in 3 incidents
Canadians in favour of U.K. law upping cigarette age limit each year: survey

Canadians in favour of U.K. law upping cigarette age limit each year: survey

Legal purchasing age raised by one year each year to ultimately cut off any new smokers
B.C.’s coal industry not worried about G-7’s coal phaseout plan

B.C.’s coal industry not worried about G-7’s coal phaseout plan

G-7 plans affect thermal coal, not steelmaking coal, says B.C.’s energy minister Josie Osborne
B.C. brings fresh IGHT to its battle against murderous gangs

B.C. brings fresh IGHT to its battle against murderous gangs

New police unit to focus on investigating organized crime-related homicides in B.C.
Category 3 open burning to be banned in the Kootenays

Category 3 open burning to be banned in the Kootenays

Ban is effective May 17, does not include campfires or slightly larger Category 2 open fires
‘Constantly probing for weaknesses’: London Drugs responds to cyber attack

‘Constantly probing for weaknesses’: London Drugs responds to cyber attack

President said company has been preparing for attack for years, unclear why it was targeted
Health and safety remains focus with decriminalization in Grand Forks

Health and safety remains focus with decriminalization in Grand Forks

Still early, but public drug use remains a social issue: RCMP
Go bonkers for bats during B.C.’s annual count

Go bonkers for bats during B.C.’s annual count

In 2023, volunteers counted 888 bats at 274 maternity roost sites
Mischief charge for B.C. teen who drove car into ocean on livestream stunt

Mischief charge for B.C. teen who drove car into ocean on livestream stunt

Jawad Mazen Fawwaz alleged to have been paid to drive into Burrard Inlet last March
B.C. prepares for wildfires as forecasts call for hot weather amid drought

B.C. prepares for wildfires as forecasts call for hot weather amid drought

Provincial officials are warning of increased wildfire activity, especially in northeastern B.C.