1 day Rob Shaw: Partial closures at Joffre Lakes Park The First Nations that manage Joffre Lakes Provincial Park have reached an agreement with the B.C. government that will see the popular tourist spot closed for part of the year for environmental and cultural conservation.
3 days Rob Shaw: Leaked memo shows more drug use inside Island hospitals, despite government denials A new leaked memo from Island Health shows staff are not allowed to stop drug use inside hospitals, despite politicians saying drug use in those locations is banned. Rob Shaw has more.
4 days Rob Shaw: Earth Day highlights work needed on B.C.’s climate plan The B.C. government says it can still hit its climate change targets but the BC Greens say Earth Day is a reminder of how far the province still has to go. Rob Shaw has more.
6 days Trudeau in Victoria recap: Rob Shaw Business trip or election campaign stop? CHEK’s Rob Shaw goes over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Victoria.
1 week 10 Island communities opt-in to B.C.’s looming short-term rental ban Ten communities on Vancouver Island that were exempt from B.C.’s upcoming short-term rental rules have decided to opt-in to the program.
1 week Rob Shaw: Poilievre says Eby should immediately end decriminalization pilot project Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says B.C. Premier David Eby should immediately end the province’s decriminalization pilot project, in the wake of testimony from B.C. police chiefs about a lack of power to intervene in public drug use.
1 week Rob Shaw: B.C. police chiefs say decriminalization has left them unable to respond to open drug use B.C.'s top police chiefs testified before MPs that the province's decriminalization experiment has left them unable to respond to rampant open drug use in public areas. Rob Shaw has more.
2 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. signs agreement handing over title to Haida Gwaii The B.C. government and the Council of Haida Nation have signed an agreement officially recognizing Haida Gwaii's Aboriginal title, more than two decades after the nation launched a legal action seeking formal recognition.
2 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. moves to ban anti-SOGI protests outside schools New legislation introduced Wednesday will create anti-protest bubble zones outside schools to protect students, parents and staff. Rob Shaw has more.
2 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. government hit by two downgrades to its credit rating The B.C. government was hit by two downgrades to its credit rating Tuesday, as financial agencies expressed alarm at the record deficit and debt levels in the NDP's latest provincial budget. Rob Shaw has more.
3 weeks B.C. under fire after accounting firm accused of conflict in running grant Rob Shaw has more.
3 weeks Rob Shaw: B.C. government targets ‘profiteers’ with legislation to bring in flipping tax British Columbia has tabled legislation to enact the home-flipping tax, charging 20 per cent to those who sell their home within the first year. Rob Shaw has more.
1 month Rob Shaw: Pierre Poilievre urges David Eby to halt April 1 carbon tax hike Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is reaching out directly to B.C. Premier David Eby to urge him not to raise the carbon tax on April 1.
2 months Five main takeaways from B.C.'s 2024 budget The B.C. NDP government’s provincial budget landed Thursday, just eight months before the scheduled provincial election.
8 months B.C. Conservatives become official party for first time in decades after MLA defects There was a major shift in B.C. politics on Wednesday after a BC United MLA joined the B.C. Conservatives, making the group an official political party for the first time in decades.
8 months Man charged in triple-stabbing in Vancouver deemed 'significant threat' before release The man charged with a triple-stabbing in Vancouver’s Chinatown last weekend was deemed a “significant threat” to the public in April by B.C.’s Review Board.
1 year Rob Shaw: Premier hits half-way point of 100-day action plan Premier David Eby has hit the half-way point of his 100-day plan, saying people have more money in their pocket than before, and his government is on the right track. But is it producing real-world[...]
1 year David Eby talks priorities following first few weeks of big spending Though it hasn't even been a month since David Eby was sworn in as the new premier of B.C., he has hit the ground running with some big announcements. Eby was sworn in on Nov.[...]
1 year Rob Shaw: Green MLA calls for environmental review of Malahat's Bamberton quarry Saanich North and the Islands MLA Adam Olsen says the expansion of the Bamberton rock mine should not be allowed to exploit a "loophole" in regulations to avoid an environmental assessment, but the environment minister[...]
1 year Doctor travels to Port Hardy to keep ER open, department closes anyway due to lack of nurses A Vancouver doctor answering an urgent call to help staff Port Hardy's emergency room so it could stay open says he was stunned when he arrived and found out there weren't enough nurses for him to do his job.
10 hours What's in the water? Dirty water situation at Victoria condo getting clearer Repairs to a faulty water pump are the reason behind murky water at downtown Victoria condo building, but a week later an advisory is still in place until testing is completed.
10 hours Alleged wolf-dog in Coombs reportedly shot and killed A Coombs resident who's dog was killed by the alleged wolf-dog says he's heard from a reliable source that the wolf-dog has been shot and is dead.
10 hours B.C. sex offender pleads guilty to breaching supervision order following manhunt A high-risk sex offender who went on the run for 10 days in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to breaching his long-term supervision order and failing to attend court.
11 hours 15-year hunting ban and $10K penalty for man who baited, killed B.C. grizzly The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a man has been fined $10,000 and banned from hunting for 15 years for illegally killing a grizzly bear near Elkford, B.C.