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Protesters at UVic say they don't feel safe after attacks by man with off-leash dogs

Protesters at UVic say they don't feel safe after attacks by man with off-leash dogs

The man has been banned from campus, and Saanich police say they’re investigating the assaults
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B.C. man pleads not guilty in courthouse prosecutor attack

B.C. man pleads not guilty in courthouse prosecutor attack

A prosecutor was attacked on Feb. 2 as she walked with a security officer to Vancouver's provincial courthouse.
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Taiwanese bubble tea chain opening first Vancouver location

Taiwanese bubble tea chain opening first Vancouver location

They're moving into the former home of a plant-based hot dog shop
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B.C. judge throws out mink farmers' lawsuits against province

B.C. judge throws out mink farmers' lawsuits against province

Farmers claimed a 2021 government decision to shut down their industry was political, unlawful and caused economic damage.
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'This is an unusual event': Potentially 'spectacular' northern lights forecast for Vancouver

'This is an unusual event': Potentially 'spectacular' northern lights forecast for Vancouver

"A severe geomagnetic storm includes the potential for aurora to be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California"
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Networks had to be secured before making cybersecurity incident public: Farnworth

Networks had to be secured before making cybersecurity incident public: Farnworth

Public safety minister was responding to questions about why the government waited at least eight days to announce it had identified “sophisticated cybersecurity incidents”
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B.C. creates a special homicide unit as gangs involved in 46 per cent of murders

B.C. creates a special homicide unit as gangs involved in 46 per cent of murders

Data from the Ministry of Public Safety says gang-related homicides have climbed from 21 per cent of all killings in the province in 2003 to 46 per cent last year.
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Cost to incinerate garbage in Metro Vancouver to spike 74%, says report

Cost to incinerate garbage in Metro Vancouver to spike 74%, says report

As costs climb, external report calls for Metro Vancouver to abandon district waste-to-energy system that burns garbage; committee members says they're hearing 'mixed messages.'
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B.C. woman awarded $1.4 million in accident damages

B.C. woman awarded $1.4 million in accident damages

Part of the B.C. Supreme Court award is $8,042 for psilocybin, something the judge called a life-saving therapy for pain and mental health issues.
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Are Metro Vancouver's urban forest goals sunk?

Are Metro Vancouver's urban forest goals sunk?

A Metro Vancouver report tracked urban forest decline amid a push for development. Without a massive drive to plant new trees, urban forests will fall even further.
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