Canada’s health ministers are hoping for “serious engagement” by the federal government after an announcement that it’s ready to increase funding for health care, British Columbia’s health minister says. Adrian Dix, who is hosting a two-day meeting of his counterparts, said positive comments by the prime minister and the federal health minister earlier Monday are…
Provinces and Territories Need Details on Federal Money for Health Care: Minister
Enbridge Greenlights C$3.6 Billion Gas Pipeline Expansion in Canada
Canadian energy infrastructure firm Enbridge Inc on Friday announced a C$3.6 billion ($2.65 billion) expansion of the southern segment of its British Columbia (B.C.) gas pipeline system after strong demand from customers. The Calgary-based company, which posted higher third-quarter earnings on Friday, also launched an open season to gauge shipper interest in a potential C$1.9…
Car Running Over Foot May Not Break Bones, Expert Witness Tells BC Mayor’s Trial
An expert in fractures has told the mischief trial of Surrey, B.C., Mayor Doug McCallum that broken bones may not necessarily be the result if someone’s foot is run over by a car. Biomechanical engineer Dennis Chimich testified for the defence on Wednesday as McCallum’s lawyers opened their case by presenting evidence to suggest the…
A Sea of Red Serge as Thousands of Officers Honour BC Mountie Const. Shaelyn Yang
Thousands of officers dressed in red serge marched in unison in a procession led by an RCMP pipe band, a hearse and riderless horse in the funeral for fallen RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang Wednesday. The procession in Richmond, B.C., began underneath a large Canadian flag hung between two extended ladders from firefighting trucks, as civilians…
Video Inconclusive on BC Mayor’s Foot, but Other Evidence Backs Mischief Case: RCMP
Surveillance video is inconclusive about whether a woman ran over Surrey, B.C., Mayor Doug McCallum’s foot as he told police, but other issues related to his complaint led to a charge of public mischief, the primary investigator said at his trial. RCMP Sgt. André Johnny told provincial court Tuesday that a bush in a grocery…
Lawyer for BC Mayor Charged With Public Mischief Suggests Client Treated Unfairly
A lawyer representing Surrey, B.C., Mayor Doug McCallum suggests RCMP decided early into an investigation that his client deceived police by saying his foot was run over in a grocery store parking lot. Richard Peck is questioning the primary investigator at McCallum’s provincial court mischief trial and says police couldn’t tell in surveillance video if…
Mischief Trial Set to Start for Doug McCallum, Outgoing Mayor of Surrey, BC
The outgoing mayor of Surrey, B.C., is set to face a charge of public mischief at the start of a trial today, two weeks after his defeat at the polls. Doug McCallum lost by 973 votes in one of the most hotly anticipated municipal election results in the province, after he promised to forge ahead…
Urgent Recommendation Calls for Inspection of Canadian-Made de Havilland Otter Planes
Aviation regulators in Canada and the United States are being urged to order the immediate inspection of a type of Canadian-built float plane involved in a deadly crash in Washington state. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent safety recommendation Thursday, calling on Transport Canada and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to require…
New BC Premier Eby to Be Sworn in Nov. 18, With Liberals and Greens Decrying Delay
David Eby will be sworn in as British Columbia’s new premier on Nov. 18, with Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin conducting the swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Victoria. Eby, 46, will become B.C.’s 37th premier, replacing retiring Premier John Horgan, who has held the office since 2017. A statement Thursday from the Office of the Premier says further details…
BC Wife of ISIS Fighter Is Released on Bail, Pending Peace Bond Hearing
A British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria this week after marrying an ISIS fighter has been granted bail pending a peace bond hearing. Kimberly Polman will be released on recognizance and will be living in Chilliwack, 100 kilometres east of Vancouver, where she appeared in provincial court….
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