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B.C.'s Drug War Survivors call forced treatment plan 'a failure of justice'

B.C.'s Drug War Survivors call forced treatment plan 'a failure of justice'

Organization sends letter to province about potential human-rights violations
Jackpot won, jackpot lost: $1M ticket sold in B.C. expires unclaimed

Jackpot won, jackpot lost: $1M ticket sold in B.C. expires unclaimed

BCLC says such lottery jackpots go back into the national prize pool for future draws
BC Assessment bills pensioner nearly $2K to access his own property records

BC Assessment bills pensioner nearly $2K to access his own property records

Vancouver Island homeowner, 82, charged corporate rates for FOI information about property he's owned since 1978
Crown counsel union files grievance over B.C. staff shortages

Crown counsel union files grievance over B.C. staff shortages

The BC Crown Counsel Association says 20 more Crown prosecutors are needed in the region in order to handle cases in a timely fashion
SRI Homes shuts down Kelowna manufacturing facility

SRI Homes shuts down Kelowna manufacturing facility

SRI Homes BC has been building homes since 1992
Housing minister orders B.C. town to amend bylaws to meet housing targets

Housing minister orders B.C. town to amend bylaws to meet housing targets

Ravi Kahlon issued two directives; an advisor said Oak Bay is making 'reasonable efforts' to meet its housing targets
B.C. infrastructure minister defends Bill 15 after community pushback

B.C. infrastructure minister defends Bill 15 after community pushback

The Infrastructure Projects Act would allow B.C. to fast-track approvals for major public-sector and 'provincially significant' private-sector projects
Sex offender Randall Hopley arrested hours after release from Mission prison

Sex offender Randall Hopley arrested hours after release from Mission prison

Hopley had received a statutory release from Mission Institution
Lone Butte resident planning cruise following lotto win

Lone Butte resident planning cruise following lotto win

Kenneth Birch has won a million dollars in Lotto 6/49
‘We need pollinators’: B.C. agriculture minister touts the benefits of bees

‘We need pollinators’: B.C. agriculture minister touts the benefits of bees

Agriculture Minister Lana Popham visited Country Bee Honey Farm on May 20, World Bee Day