1 day Rob Shaw: Ottawa approves B.C.'s request to re-criminalize public drug use The federal government approved Tuesday the province's request to re-criminalize public drug use, after months of criticism it had led to street disorder. Rob Shaw has more.
2 days Rob Shaw: BC Greens propose legislation to limit NDAs BC Green leader Sonia Furstenau has tabled legislation to crack down on the use of non-disclosure agreements, that critics say force victims of abuse and harassment into silence. Rob Shaw has more.
6 days Rob Shaw: BC launches new secondary suite subsidy program Premier David Eby says he hopes a new forgivable loan program for secondary suites will create thousands of new units. Rob Shaw has more.
1 week Rob Shaw: B.C. decriminalization debate sparks political fireworks in Ottawa Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is ejected from the House of Commons after calling B.C.'s decriminalization project, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, "whacko." Rob Shaw has more.
2 weeks 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.
2 weeks 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.
2 weeks 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.
3 weeks 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.
3 weeks 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.
3 weeks 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.
3 weeks 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.
3 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.