‘Wait, what?’ Six of our favourite offbeat stories of 2023
From a bizarre bakery burglary to a pigeon smuggling meth in a backpack, here are a few of the stranger stories Global BC reported in 2023.
Canada
Dec 26, 2023
‘Home is here’: Hundreds seek to be heard about housing at Calgary city hall
Dubbed “Home is Here,” the new strategy aims to address a housing crisis that is only getting worse in the city.
Canada
Sep 14, 2023
Manitoba judge was upfront about nude photos: member of screening committee
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge under investigation for sexually-explicit photos was upfront about the pictures when she was screened for a position on the bench, another judge testified Friday.
Canada
Jul 27, 2012
Harsher sentences for pot growers than for pedophiles caught PM’s eye: documents
OTTAWA - Media reports that some pot growers will face harsher mandatory-minimum sentences than child rapists under the Conservative government's new crime bill were enough to catch the attention of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Feb 5, 2012
Decision BC: Surrey-Fleetwood
In 2009: The NDP’s Jagrup Brar, formerly the MLA for Surrey-Panorama, won this newly created riding, defeating Liberal candidate Jagmohan Singh by nearly 2000 votes, 49-40%. History & Geography: Created for the 2011 election when Surrey gained an additional seat, the riding comprises the general Fleetwood area. It is centred around the Fraser Highway from...
Politics
Apr 12, 2013
New B.C. COVID-19 school exposures in 2021
If a school has been identified as a possible exposure site, you do not need to take any action unless directed to by public health and school officials.
Health
Apr 30, 2021
Thousands without power on BC’s South Coast following windstorm
About 56,000 costumers remain without power from the storm.
Weather
Mar 10, 2016
Effort to clarify self-defence and citizen’s arrest laws raise warning shots
OTTAWA - The lawyer for an Ontario man who was charged after firing his revolver to scare off would-be arsonists attacking his home says Justice Minister Rob Nicholson is on the right track with changes to the self-defence law.
Feb 8, 2012
Effort to clarify self-defence and citizen’s arrest laws raise warning shots
OTTAWA - The lawyer for an Ontario man who was charged after firing his revolver to scare off would-be arsonists attacking his home says Justice Minister Rob Nicholson is on the right track with changes to the self-defence law.
Politics
Feb 8, 2012
Timeline: Homicides in Winnipeg in 2017
Since the beginning of 2017 there have been nine homicides in Winnipeg.
Crime
Apr 21, 2017
Bingo! City of Vancouver holds draw to randomize names on election ballot
We now know the order that candidates names will appear on the City of Vancouver's civic election ballots.
Politics
Sep 22, 2018
Colorado Rapids beat Toronto FC 2-0
Jack Price scored his first career MLS goal in the second minute, Shkelzen Gashi added a penalty kick late in the second half, and the Colorado Rapids beat Toronto FC 2-0 on Saturday.
Sports
Apr 14, 2018
Are tougher penalties for gang members the answer for making Canadians safer?
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's solution to the scourge of gang crime focuses on strict law enforcement and creating new penalties.
Nov 15, 2018
Vancouver port terminal expansion prompts call to enlarge Crab Park
The footprint of the container terminal is set to grow, which one park commissioner says will block the view from the inner city park.
Mar 28, 2019
Moment of silence for man murdered on Kelowna transit bus
Kelowna transit bus drivers observe a moment of silence in honour of stabbing victim.
Oct 30, 2017
Bus tragedy hitting Okanagan drivers hard
A deadly attack on a Winnipeg bus driver as well as an assault on an Okanagan bus operator have renewed calls for improved safety measures to protect transit drivers.
Crime
Feb 15, 2017
Video footage shows bus driver Irvine Fraser being spit on, muffled sounds of struggle
Video footage released Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of murdering a Winnipeg Transit driver shows swearing, spitting and finally sounds of a struggle before the accused flees.
Crime
Jan 22, 2019
Witness to Irvine Jubal Fraser’s death tells Manitoba court ‘there was nothing I could do’
A woman who witnessed the death of Winnipeg bus driver Irvine Fraser told the court by the time she was able to get close to help, there was "nothing I could do."
Jan 23, 2019
Winnipeg Transit plans to install safety shields on all buses
Winnipeg Transit plans to install safety shields on all 630 of its buses this year.
Jan 2, 2019
Kelowna bus driver “beaten up pretty good,” assault that caused crash investigated
Initial and unconfirmed reports indicated the bus driver was sucker-punched.
Traffic
Mar 23, 2019