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New law forces B.C. legislator to quit her 'part-time' job as municipal councillor

New law forces B.C. legislator to quit her 'part-time' job as municipal councillor

VICTORIA — A B.C. Conservative legislator has lost what she called her "part-time" job as a councillor after a new law banning MLAs from also serving as municipal representatives came into effect.
'Unnecessary stress': B.C. mom describes hospital transfer amid pediatric unit closure

'Unnecessary stress': B.C. mom describes hospital transfer amid pediatric unit closure

Kelowna mother: "A middle-of-the-night ambulance transfer that could have been avoided was deeply traumatic and introduced additional risk neither of us wanted."
New driver caught doing 174 km/h on Pat Bay Highway was impaired: Saanich police

New driver caught doing 174 km/h on Pat Bay Highway was impaired: Saanich police

Criminal charges are expected to be recommended against the driver, who did not stop for a patrol officer but was later found in the Carey Road area, police said.
Scammer impersonating police to defraud victims: West Shore RCMP

Scammer impersonating police to defraud victims: West Shore RCMP

Two West Shore residents were called by someone claiming to be “Sgt. Scott Thomas from the RCMP,” who claimed a family member had been arrested and needed bail money.
Province urges parties to reach deal to end Cowichan transit strike

Province urges parties to reach deal to end Cowichan transit strike

If the parties can’t resolve the almost four-month dispute on their own, Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside says, the province is “looking at additional tools” to help resolve it
B.C. Tories say NDP government should have fallen because of blurred Zoom screen

B.C. Tories say NDP government should have fallen because of blurred Zoom screen

If it were up to B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad, British Columbians would have found themselves at the start of an election campaign Thursday — because of a blurred Zoom screen.
As allies turn on B.C. NDP, house leader Farnworth celebrates 'great session'

As allies turn on B.C. NDP, house leader Farnworth celebrates 'great session'

Can a government have a "great session" if its flagship legislation draws condemnation from a coalition of historical allies?
Alberta woman allegedly released from jail with fake documents arrested in B.C.

Alberta woman allegedly released from jail with fake documents arrested in B.C.

EDMONTON — An Alberta woman who Crown prosecutors say was wrongfully released from an Edmonton area jail with allegedly fake release papers has been arrested in B.C.
$10K reward being offered for information about unresolved Richmond homicide

$10K reward being offered for information about unresolved Richmond homicide

Stephen Chong was a well-respected legal professional, says the Society of Notaries Public of BC.
Police plead for information in 2019 homicide of Richmond, B.C., notary Stephen Chong

Police plead for information in 2019 homicide of Richmond, B.C., notary Stephen Chong

Police are issuing a plea for information nearly six years after a British Columbia notary public was found dead in his office in what investigators say was a targeted homicide. The Society of Notaries Public of B.C.
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