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First Nation goes to court, accusing B.C. of not consulting over major gold mine
The Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation has applied to the B.C. Supreme Court for a judicial review of the province's decision to issue a "substantial start determination" for Seabridge Gold's KSM Mine Project in northwestern B.C., part of the final stage of the environmental assessment process.
Surrey, B.C., police transition deal still in works, less than 3 weeks before handover to municipal force
The Surrey Police Service is less than three weeks from taking over from the RCMP to manage policing in British Columbia's second most populous municipality, but there's still no formal deal on how responsibilities will be split between the two forces.
B.C. court allows police to apply to dispose of evidence at Robert Pickton's property
Families of Robert Pickton's victims want to make sure they will have access to evidence in future court cases, but police argue the items are no longer needed.
Conservative leader seeks independent review as Elections B.C. says box of 861 votes went uncounted
British Columbia's election agency says it has discovered that a ballot box containing 861 votes wasn't counted in the recent provincial election, as well as other mistakes, including 14 votes going unreported in a crucial riding narrowly won by the NDP.
TSB says fatal 2021 helicopter crash caused by rotors colliding
A final report from the board says that on Oct. 4, 2021, the pilot of the Kaman K-1200 dropped off a load of logs into Jervis Inlet on B.C.'s South Coast, turned around to pick up another load, then crashed into the water and sank.
Sea lion with netting embedded in his neck, sealing mouth shut, rescued in B.C.
A sea lion has been freed off the coast of Vancouver Island after getting so entangled in netting that rescuers say it's possible he hadn't eaten in weeks or months.
B.C. breaks 1-day vaccination record for COVID-19 and flu shots
Record numbers of people in B.C. are being vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu, as the province ramps up its immunization campaign for respiratory illness season. The health ministry said B.C. pharmacies administered almost 82,000 vaccinations on Oct. 15 alone.
B.C. primed to elect Independent, says ex-MLA who forged own path
Vicki Huntington says two things are critical to be elected as an Independent MLA in B.C. — trusted name recognition and an angry constituency. The former Independent MLA thinks the political landscape is primed to again to elect an Independent in the Oct. 19 election.
Electronic vote counters likely to speed up B.C. election results
British Columbians could find out who wins the provincial election on Oct. 19 in about the same time it took to start counting ballots in previous votes.
Years after Insite ruling, B.C. drug policy landscape still in flux
More than a decade after a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision that kept Vancouver's Insite safe injection site open, British Columbia remains on the cutting edge of the legal landscape around drug use and understanding of Canadians' constitutional rights.