April 2026

The B.C. Nurses’ Union says bargaining is at an impasse after “limited movement at the table.” The union now says a strike vote is likely, according to a post on the union’s Facebook on April 21. In a bargaining update email obtained by Black Press Media, the B.C. Nurses Union said that after a call […]

One of the most picturesque places in Canada is implementing the country’s first municipal ban on single-use plastic water bottles to keep its oceans and shoreline free from trash. A District of Tofino ban on single-use water bottles one-litre and less came into effect on Earth Day, April 22. A news release from Tofino says

Flanked by five B.C. Conservative lawmakers, Carson Binda of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation delivered a petition to the legislature on Wednesday with 10,000 signatures opposing a government bill that would allow officials more leeway to delay freedom of information requests. Binda called for politicians of all parties to stand up and oppose the bill. “It

Three Nanaimo community safety officers received medical care after coming into contact with possible exposure to an unknown substance while clearing a homeless encampment. On Friday, April 17, three city workers were treated by Nanaimo Fire Rescue under hazmat protocol, before being transported to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital for further observation. All three workers have

Police in Surrey are investigating an overnight extortion-related shooting in Surrey’s Whalley neighbourhood. Surrey Police responded to a call of a shooting at a home in the 13400-block of 87A Avenue around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday (April 22). No one was injured, but police found the home had been damaged by gunfire, and they found bullet