A windfall from a lawsuit against big tobacco could see a major expansion to help cancer patients.
Month: May 2024
Trojans rolling heading into boys soccer playoffs
North Park beats Assumption to finish 6-0
Vancouver high school teacher pleads guilty to sexual assault
A former band teacher at a Vancouver high school has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting one of his former students, CTV News has learned.
Gaza war: B.C. human rights watchdog backs ‘peaceful encampments’
British Columbia’s human rights commissioner is calling on universities and colleges to protect the rights of students and staff taking part in “peaceful encampments.”
Police say Sask. man assaulted hospital staff the night before killing his mother
Prince Albert police say a 29-year-old man charged in the murder of his mother had assaulted a staff member at Victoria Hospital the night before the killing.
B.C.’s human rights commissioner calls on universities to protect student protesters
Amid ongoing protest encampments on university campuses in B.C., the province’s human rights commissioner is calling on institutions to protect free speech.
Stranger tried luring 11-year-old girl in East Vancouver, police say
Police are investigating after a stranger allegedly tried luring an 11-year-old girl in East Vancouver over the weekend.
Kelowna, Kamloops to receive electric buses and chargers from BC Transit
Transit electrification projects are getting started in the Thompson-Okanagan.BC Transit announced Monday Kelowna and Kamloops will be two of nine communities in B.C. to install charging points for electric buses. The city is also slated to receive electric buses, as the province ordered 66 to d…
Vehicle burns in parking lot off Lakeshore Road
Kelowna firefighters are mopping up after a car fire off Lakeshore Road.The vehicle burned in the parking lot of the old Mission Meats at Lakeshore Road and Lexington Drive.Crews were called to the fire at roughly 3 p.m. after a worker of a neighbouring office building looked out the window …