Protesters have been blocking access to the Fairy Creek watershed near Port Renfrew since the summer, protecting what they say is an irreplaceable stand of old-growth forest.

"We have to demand action to avoid total catastrophe. It's already started," said organizer Kiara Grant.

Meng's lawyers want her to be allowed to leave her Vancouver home outside the hours of her curfew without being accompanied by private security staff.

A South Okanagan pled guilty to causing a crash along Highway 97 in 2017. The crash injured several people. The man was sentenced to nine months in jail.

The draft bylaw would limit tents from dusk to 8 a.m., and ban them near playgrounds and schools along with sports fields and a variety of other park features.

The new camp, which has grown to an estimated 80 tents, is located on Waterfront Road between CRAB Park and the Helijet terminal.

The driver was ticketed after a police officer saw him looking down while driving, stopped him, and approached to see the man's phone on his "right" lap.

The ruling centres on whether what Meng is accused of in the United States would be a crime in Canada.

He is accused of planning a shooting that took place in Mission on New Year's Eve 2008.

The B.C. government is taking another crack at cutting down on the use of expert reports in ICBC settlement cases.