News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 77)

British Columbia Princess Anne takes part in ceremony for new Pacific fleet shipCanada’s first Arctic and offshore patrol vessel will officially be brought into the Pacific fleet Friday and Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, is scheduled to take part in its commissioning ceremony.  The princess and her husband are inContinue Reading

British Columbia Allegations of RCMP bullying detailed in Surrey police court docsA report filed in B.C. Supreme Court Thursday as part of a battle over the future of policing in the City of Surrey details dozens of incidents of alleged bullying and harassment by RCMP officers against the Surrey PoliceContinue Reading

British Columbia London Drugs says its phone lines are working again, days after being taken offline in response to a cybersecurity incident, while Canada Post offices inside its stores are also up and running again. Around 80 stores in Western Canada have been closed since Sunday due to ‘cybersecurity incident’CBC NewsContinue Reading

British Columbia One of dozens of people accused of undermining a program designed to tackle British Columbia’s affordable housing crisis claims B.C Housing is using the courts to score political points by threatening to take away his home. Defendant claims B.C. Housing ‘lacks clean hands’ in debacle that could seeContinue Reading

British Columbia Family doctors frustrated with writing sick notes have created a template letter for patients to give to their employers, explaining that sick notes place an unnecessary burden on physicians during an ongoing primary-care crisis.  Sick notes place an unnecessary burden on doctors and patients, physicians’ organizations say Michelle GomezContinue Reading

British Columbia The Nashville Predators kept their season alive with a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday. Series returns to Nashville for Game 6 on Friday nightThe Canadian Press · Posted: May 01, 2024 1:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: MayContinue Reading

British Columbia All London Drugs stores remained closed across Western Canada on Wednesday morning, after the B.C.-based company announced it was dealing with a “cybersecurity incident” on Sunday. No timeline for reopening after abrupt closure on Sunday of more than 80 stores across Western Canada Brieanna Charlebois · The Canadian PressContinue Reading

British Columbia The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled a retired Mexican general will be extradited to his home country in order to face charges that he covered up gas theft by organized criminal groups. Allegations against Eduardo Leon Trauwitz, including covering up gas taps, would merit trial in Canada: judgeContinue Reading

In August 2023, the McDougall Creek wildfire was wreaking havoc in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. Paul Zydowicz, fire chief of the Wilson’s Landing Fire Department, was out fighting the blaze in Traders Cove on the west side of Okanagan Lake. That’s when he saw his own house engulfedContinue Reading