‘Whack-a-mole’: Online BC drug trafficking on the rise, police need resources to respond

Some disappear on their own, but still, you shut some down and they’re simply replaced,” he said. For just $3.50 per week, you can get unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive […]

Traffic alert: Highway 1 closed for five days for Kicking Horse Canyon project work – Vancouver Sun

From noon on Tuesday, April 11, to midnight on Saturday, April 15, all Highway 1 through traffic between Golden and Castle Junction will be re-routed to highways 93S and 95. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment […]

Independent investigators called after fatal police shooting in Surrey | Vancouver Sun

The officers located two suspects, and during a confrontation, one officer fired a gun, striking one suspect, according to RCMP. For just $3.50 per week, you can get unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email […]

Burnaby man, 39, charged with child sexual offences | Vancouver Sun

He must stay away from parks, libraries, swimming areas, community or daycare centres, schools or playgrounds, and abide by a curfew from 10 p.m. “Woolacott has been known to have an active digital presence, including in some communities which may attract both children and adults through shared interests,” said Cpl. For just $3.50 per week, […]

Google will send top execs to testify at parliamentary committee over news blocking | Vancouver Sun

Google said they have notified the heritage committee that it will voluntarily make their president of global affairs and chief legal officer, Kent Walker, and vice-president of news, Richard Gingras, available to meet with the committee. 9, Google started its five-week test that limited news access to less than four per cent of its Canadian […]

B.C. Climate News: Europe experienced second-warmest winter on record – Vancouver Sun

That was a quote from a Canadian Security Intelligence Service report made public this week, detailing the threat climate change poses to Canada. The panel has issued a “code red” for humanity and last year it said the window to stop global warming from exceeding 1.5 C was closing. An updated framework to protect marine life in […]

Work-from-home could have ‘catastrophic’ effect on Victoria economy: business groups

In a letter to Shannon Salter, head of the B.C. “We urge you to consider the potentially catastrophic domino effect that changing the nature of public sector work could have on the economy of our provincial capital,” the business groups said in the letter. The chamber said helping employers find and retain workers continues to […]

Meet B.C.’s newest federal riding | Vancouver Sun

The new riding gives B.C. The federal electoral boundaries commission of B.C. a total of 43 seats in Parliament, still short of equal representation, according to Mike McDonald, chief strategy officer with the consulting firm Kirk & Co. The report proposes splitting Kelowna into two ridings, for example, Kelowna, and Okanagan Lake West-South Kelowna. McDonald […]