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'Chinese business' defence fails Richmond lawyer in misconduct case

Richmond lawyer Hong Guo was found to have put her clients and herself in conflicts of interest in business transactions that included skirting China's capital control laws, a Law Society of BC hearing panel found.

Sep 1, 2022 3:15 PM Read more >

B.C. wildfires scorch area well below average, but hot September poses threat

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. — Forests Minister Katrine Conroy says it's been a below-average wildfire season so far this year in British Columbia, but high fire risks are forecast for September.

Sep 1, 2022 3:07 PM Read more >

Mayors in rural B.C. band together to push province to fix health-care crisis

A coalition of small-town mayors and politicians are uniting in hopes of tackling the urgent health-care crisis in rural communities across British Columbia.

Sep 1, 2022 2:45 PM Read more >

Omicron vaccine available to most in B.C. by end of October, say Dix and Bonnie Henry

VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor and health minister say most residents should expect to be able to receive a booster vaccine targeting Omicron variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 this month or in October. Dr.

Sep 1, 2022 1:37 PM Read more >

YVR passengers could be affected by Lufthansa pilot strike

The German airline has cancelled about 800 flights out of Frankfurt and Munich tomorrow

Sep 1, 2022 11:57 AM Read more >

Popular mushrooms recalled in B.C.: What you should do

Bags of Enoki Mushrooms may have a listeria contamination

Sep 1, 2022 9:01 AM Read more >

Family of Victoria murder victim makes video appeal for information

The five-minute video, issued on the one-year anniversary of Jeremy Gordaneer’s murder at his mother’s home in Rockland, includes interviews with his daughters and sister

Sep 1, 2022 8:41 AM Read more >

Former Collingwood School athlete among six killed in Ontario crash

Jason Ono-O'Connor was known as a talented athlete during his high school years in West Vancouver. He was killed in a tragic vehicle accident in Barrie, Ont., where he was attending college.

Sep 1, 2022 8:31 AM Read more >

Union for B.C. 911 dispatchers calls for extended supports amid staff shortage

VANCOUVER — The union that represents E-Comm 911 emergency service dispatchers in British Columbia is calling for the agency to extend temporary compensation and psychological supports amid a "dire" staffing shortage.

Aug 31, 2022 4:38 PM Read more >

Auditor general raises doubts about B.C.'s books, saying surplus was $6.5B higher

VICTORIA — British Columbia's auditor general has raised doubts about the accuracy of the province's public accounts, saying the $1.3-billion surplus announced by the government this week should have been about six times bigger.

Aug 31, 2022 4:15 PM Read more >