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Drug trafficking suspects sought by U.S. may seek trial in Canada insteadGurtej Smagh, Jaskarn Baghri, and Ravinder Dhanda were arrested last month in B.C. and face charges in the U.S. for their alleged involvement in cross-border drug trafficking.CrimeAug 20
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Ballots cast on election day in B.C. will be counted by hand, Elections BC saysIt's the last full day of campaigning in British Columbia's election ahead of final voting day Saturday, when most ballots will be counted by hand.PoliticsOct 23
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B.C. drug activists win constitutional fight, trafficking convictions tossedJeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx founded the compassion club know as the Drug User Liberation Front and were found guilty last year after Vancouver police raided the club in 2023.CrimeSep 29
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Top court rules on pregnant women’s benefitsThe country's top court has ruled quickly and unexpectedly from the bench, siding with the B.C. Teachers' Federation in an employment dispute over maternity benefits.Dec 31, 1969
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Tumbler Ridge conspiracy suspect James Bryant pleads not guilty in U.S. courtThe alleged co-conspirator in the deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court and is set to go on trial in December.CanadaOct 22
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Trial to start where former UBC professor alleges defamationA trial is expected to start Monday in B.C. Supreme Court where author and former professor Steven Galloway says he was defamed by false accusations of sexual assault.CanadaOct 5
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First batch of B.C. law students takes course over bar exam as Ontario mulls switchB.C. is the sixth province to scrap the bar exam in favour of a four-phase program meant to assess legal knowledge, advocacy, ethics, practice management and other skills.CanadaSep 16
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Canadian charged with fraud in the U.S. for allegedly voting in 3 electionsA Canadian has been charged in the United States with three counts of voter fraud for casting ballots in three elections without being a U.S. citizen.CrimeSep 25
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BC NDP to invest in involuntary care beds at Okanagan Correctional Centre in OliverThe BC NDP pledged to expand voluntary treatment across the province and stated that 35 Foundry centres are open or on the way, including in Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon.PoliticsOct 16
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How the BC Conservatives plan to tackle crime and public safetyBC Conservatives pledged to end open drug use, improve access to mental health care and empower police to enforce the Mental Health Act to connect people with mandatory treatment.CrimeOct 26
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First Nations launch challenge of Site C damA group of First Nations has filed a lawsuit over a massive hydroelectric dam proposed in northeastern British Columbia, arguing the project would have a devastating impact on their traditional land.Dec 31, 1969
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BC NDP promises to freeze car insurance rates for 3 years if electedNDP Leader David Eby and interim BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson traded barbs about the future of the no-fault insurance model, which was introduced by the BC NDP in 2021.ConsumerOct 8
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B.C. provincial election debate: Leadership, spending, ICBC and DRIPABC NDP leader David Eby, BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson and BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan are taking part in the debate, which started at 6 p.m. PT.PoliticsOct 14
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Only 1 person charged after RCMP dismantle Canada’s largest super labGaganpreet Singh Randhawa pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court to several drug-trafficking and firearms-related charges.CrimeSep 4
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Bail hearing set for former Montreal priest facing new child pornography chargesBrian Boucher was scheduled to be in court Tuesday afternoon after being charged with possessing and accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, court documents show.CrimeSep 1
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BC NDP defends actions after reports about confidential land dealAccording to confidential documents obtained by Northern Beat, the NDP government has been in negotiations to transfer some 400 parcels of Crown land to First Nations.PoliticsOct 15
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B.C. First Nations chief warns ripping up DRIPA is a ‘declaration of war’The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs warns against ripping up the agreement and instead urges using it as a framework for reconciliation.PoliticsOct 26
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Langley man charged in alleged hate-motivated attack against woman, childrenLangley RCMP said on Oct. 20 around 3:30 p.m. they received a report from multiple people of an alleged assault on a woman and her two children near Douglas Park.CrimeOct 27
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Family devastated after charges stayed in 2018 fatal hit-and-run near TerraceTaylor Stogryn, 37, and Conrad Wierzbicki, 35, were charged with indignity to human remains and obstructing justice following a deadly hit-and-run in Terrace nearly eight years agoCrimeOct 19
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‘It wasn’t me’: Ontario man denies killing Tori Dunn in Surrey, B.C. home invasion“It wasn’t me,” Adam Mann, 42, said Monday while testifying in his own defence at his second-degree murder trial in New Westminster Supreme Court.CrimeOct 20