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B.C. Ferries' four new major vessels will not be made in Canada

B.C. Ferries' four new major vessels will not be made in Canada

The executive director of shipbuilding says no Canadian shipyards submitted proposals for the major vessel program
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B.C. nurse wants regulator's discipline tossed

B.C. nurse wants regulator's discipline tossed

A B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives disciplinary panel found a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people.
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Final $2,000 payment was for Harley and cigarettes, B.C. man claimed

Final $2,000 payment was for Harley and cigarettes, B.C. man claimed

B.C.'s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ordered a man to pay $1,500 for the purchase of a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
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B.C. to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes

B.C. to change law to stop employers from asking for 'unnecessary' doctor sick notes

Changes to British Columbia's employment standards legislation to no longer allow employers to require sick notes for short term absences are welcome after a decade of advocacy, says Doctors of BC president Dr. Charlene Lui.
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B.C. accepting only 1,100 new immigrant applications, nominations to focus on health

B.C. accepting only 1,100 new immigrant applications, nominations to focus on health

The odds of new applications from immigrants being accepted into British Columbia's nominee program this year have dropped to near zero for anyone other than health workers or entrepreneurs.
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Langley man, 36, arrested after alleged indecent act on trail

Langley man, 36, arrested after alleged indecent act on trail

Police are looking for several key witnesses who were in the area when the incident is believed to have occurred.
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Man accused of three sexual assaults on transit faces charges: police

Man accused of three sexual assaults on transit faces charges: police

NEW WESTMINSTER — The British Columbia Prosecution Service has approved charges relating to three alleged sexual assaults on Metro Vancouver's transit system.
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VCH launches second phase of public consultation on the future of Sea to Sky health-care

VCH launches second phase of public consultation on the future of Sea to Sky health-care

In-person public engagement sessions kick off in Pemberton on May 1
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Loaded dump truck impounded in B.C. after driver found intoxicated, police say

Loaded dump truck impounded in B.C. after driver found intoxicated, police say

CHILLIWACK — The British Columbia Highway Patrol says a loaded dump truck is sitting in an impound, while the driver faces allegations of impairment.
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B.C. civil liberties group joins Supreme Court challenge of N.L. COVID restrictions

B.C. civil liberties group joins Supreme Court challenge of N.L. COVID restrictions

ST. JOHN'S — The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is intervening in a Supreme Court of Canada case this week examining the constitutionality of Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions.
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