DRIPA decision to guide review of Vancouver police’s failure to apologize to Heiltsuk

B.C.’s police complaint commissioner is set to review why the police have not yet apologized for the 2019 incident in Vancouver in which a Heiltsuk man and his 12-year-old granddaughter were handcuffed outside a downtown Bank of Montreal branch where they had tried to open an account using status cards. A disciplinary process concluded in […]

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How will federal helicopters aid in Surrey’s extortion fight? What we know so far

Canada’s public safety minister told the House of Commons on Wednesday (Jan. 28) that two helicopters have been deployed in Surrey to help tackle the ongoing rise in extortion – but there’s confusion surrounding the specifics about those helicopters. “The rise in extortion in Surrey and the Lower Mainland is unacceptable, and I extend my

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BC Parks announces new, additional $20 fee out-of-province visitors

Visitors to B.C. can expect to pay an additional fee when camping at provincial parks this summer. Beginning in May 2026, the $20 non-resident fee will be charged in addition to the base camping fee, for frontcountry and backcountry camping, cabin rentals and the use of mooring buoys and docks, says BC Parks. “With growing

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