Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Highlights

Snooping in medical records nets B.C. nurse six-month suspension

Snooping in medical records nets B.C. nurse six-month suspension

A Vernon nurse Michael Wood had accessed medical files without need, failed to document all client interactions and had not worked scheduled hours.
B.C. First Nations to possess same authority as park rangers for first time ever

B.C. First Nations to possess same authority as park rangers for first time ever

Guardians from the Kitasoo Xai’xais and Nuxalk First Nations no longer have to defer to B.C. Parks rangers for help enforcing the conservation of their territories.
Man whose SUV hit Red Cross building relives chaos and fallout

Man whose SUV hit Red Cross building relives chaos and fallout

The driver whose car careened through an intersection and into the Red Cross building in Victoria recalls the incident: “My mom told me after the fact: ‘I looked over and it looked like you were dancing to the music.’ I said: ‘I wasn’t dancing, Mom — I was having a seizure.’ ”
Counselling demand on rise as 'doom scrolling' takes its toll

Counselling demand on rise as 'doom scrolling' takes its toll

It can help to focus on what we can control and work on letting go of what we can’t, says a UVic psychology professor: “It’s important to be informed, but not to be obsessed with the information.”
5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of B.C.

5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of B.C.

There is no tsunami threat at this time. 
Update: Richmond RCMP and IHIT investigating double homicide at Ackroyd Road

Update: Richmond RCMP and IHIT investigating double homicide at Ackroyd Road

'There is no immediate danger to the public in this area,' said RCMP.
Ex-TV anchor charged with breaking cop's leg over mask told to get a lawyer

Ex-TV anchor charged with breaking cop's leg over mask told to get a lawyer

An alleged 2021 courthouse COVID masking dispute led to a Vancouver police officer getting a broken leg and a former city news anchor being charged.
Medicine on Mars: B.C. innovators tackling how to keep astronauts healthy

Medicine on Mars: B.C. innovators tackling how to keep astronauts healthy

To help keep astronauts healthy on Mars, scientists are looking at what they can learn from remote communities here on Earth.
Police searching VanDusen Botanical Garden for Chelsea Poorman evidence

Police searching VanDusen Botanical Garden for Chelsea Poorman evidence

A search is underway in a designated area of Vancouver's VanDusen Botanical Gardens.
Access to B.C.’s outdoors limited by washroom, parking access, finds poll

Access to B.C.’s outdoors limited by washroom, parking access, finds poll

A significant number of British Columbians say a disability has kept them from exploring the outdoors, says a new poll. The top culprits: a lack of washroom and parking facilities.
$(function() { $(".nav-social-ft").append('
  • '); });