B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne says a recent review of health authorities has resulted in 1,100 layoffs, leading to millions in savings. Osborne told media in Victoria Wednesday (Dec. 3) that the jobs that have been “eliminated, or vacated, or closed” by the health authorities are expected to save $60 million for the next fiscal […]
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It was a unanimous decision in the House of Commons. Members of Parliament gave a standing ovation following Bailey’s Law passing second reading on Dec. 3. Kamloops MP Frank Caputo introduced Bailey’s Law, Bill C-225, to the House of Commons as a private members’ bill on Sept. 18. In the bill, all domestic violence killings
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A Langley Township council decision that could have shut down an agricultural business in Glen Valley will have to be reconsidered, after a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled it was unreasonable. West Creek Farms petitioned the B.C. Supreme Court to overturn a zoning bylaw that prevents it from producing “growing medium” – mulch used in
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The B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office has targeted Hells Angels clubhouses around Metro Vancouver, but Langley remains a stronghold for the gang. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the province announced it is going to court to seize the properties belonging to the outlaw motorcycle gang’s chapters in Mission, the Hardside chapter in Surrey, and the Haney chapter
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The sentencing hearing for the man who killed Chelsey Gauthier of Abbotsford in 2017 has been adjourned to await a report that addresses his Indigenous heritage. The hearing for Gary Losch, 70, began Tuesday (Dec. 1) in B.C. Supreme Court in Abbotsford and was due to conclude on Wednesday. But it arose in court that
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