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Man charged after woman attacked in Second Beach changing room, police say

Vancouver police say a man has been arrested and charged with multiple offences after a woman was attacked, robbed, and sexually assaulted by a stranger in a Stanley Park bathroom yesterday.

Metro Vancouver area councillors urge more provincial oversight of municipal spending

Richmond's Kash Heed, New Westminster's Daniel Fontaine and Paul Minhas, and Burnaby's Richard Lee say in an open letter to Premier David Eby that the province needs to either reinstate a specific office to oversee municipal spending or expand the auditor general's mandate to cover it.

22-year-old woman dies in slacklining accident near Squamish, say B.C. RCMP

A 22-year-old woman has died after falling from a slackline at a popular climbing area near Squamish, according to B.C. RCMP.

Sterilized 20 years ago, she's now a mom again — and has joined the call for Indigenous reproductive justice

Inuit, Métis and First Nations women in Canada are coming forward like never before, sharing their experiences of being forced or coerced to undergo surgical sterilization. Advocates say the practice is still happening and they want it criminalized.

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