The B.C. General Employees Union, representing the unionized workers at the Kootenay Lake ferries, has filed an unfair labour practice complaint at the Labour Relations Board. A union news release alleges that the ferry operator, Western Pacific Marine, has refused to sign and implement the terms of the collective agreement that members ratified on June […]

Vancouver Giants head coach Parker Burgess will not return next season. His departure, announced Tuesday afternoon, comes after a season that ended with the Giants last in their division. Giants Majority Owner Ron Toigo called it “a difficult season.” “The results fell short of our expectations, but we appreciate his efforts and contributions to the

A four-year investigation into a drug trafficking network has resulted in a man’s extradition back to Canada this week and the continued hunt for another suspect last seen in Victoria. Drugs and Organized Crime (DOC) investigators with the RCMP’s Federal Policing Pacific Region (FPPR) travelled to Germany to escort 29-year-old Isaac Oliveira Scott home, following

A B.C. firefighter was the only Canadian competitor to win a medal at the IAFF Fire Fighter Olympics in Las Vegas. Matthew Majeur from the Township of Langley fire department took silver, completing a challenging obstacle course that simulated the physical demands of the profession. “It was just a really, really cool event,” Majeur told

A legal dispute between Seabridge Gold and Tudor Gold has prompted the B.C. government to delay a key permit decision for the KSM project in the province’s northwest. Seabridge said April 13 the Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals has postponed a decision on permits needed to build and operate the Mitchell Treaty Tunnels, a