May 2026

The Supreme Court of B.C. says scheduled criminal trials for in-custody accused persons may not be able to proceed in some court locations due to the lack of spaces to house the accused. The court issued the noticed Thursday (April 30), warning of the possible impacts to some criminal trials at 11 court locations: Cranbrook, […]

B.C.’s law society has lost its legal challenge of the reorganization of the profession’s oversight, paving the way for more non-lawyers on the regulator’s board, and fewer of the remaining lawyers to be elected by their peers. Chief Justice Ronald A. Skolrood released his decision Wednesday (April 29), finding that Bill 21 – which created

Deaf and hard-of-hearing customers will soon have better access to services as ICBC expands live, on-demand sign language interpretation at every driver licensing office in B.C. The service helps deaf and hard-of-hearing customers communicate with ICBC staff in real time, without needing to book an in-person American Sign Language interpreter in advance, ICBC announced Friday

The Village of Chase is tightening procedures after losing over $44,000 to fraud. In a media release, the village announced an incident had occurred recently, resulting in a financial loss, though they were able to mitigate the damage. “During a routine payment to a supplier for completed work, the payment was fraudulently redirected to unauthorized

Temperatures across the Okanagan are expected to climb near 30 C over the next week after an April that saw the region’s largest communities post among their warmest and driest spring months ever. “We’re coming into the spring with a bit of a moisture deficit, and it does look like it’s going to continue to