Richmond Mounties are tight-lipped about an overnight incident that sent three people to hospital in critical condition. The BC Ambulance Service confirms three people were taken from the 127000-block of Carncross Avenue, just after midnight, to Vancouver General. Mounties aren't saying how the people were hurt, only to say further details will be … [Read more...]
Federal Justice Minister: no comment on two high profile BC cases
August 13, 2012 by
During a rare appearance in Vancouver, Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson told a lawyers' convention the government is spending more money making improvements during tough economic times. "This is a time of fiscal restraint for all levels of government. One of the things that we are doing with respect to youth justice services that we … [Read more...]
Horgan apologizes for “wine” comment
May 28, 2012 by
NDP house leader John Horgan is apologizing to Liberal MLA Kevin Krueger for suggesting the backbencher had too much wine for breakfast. Horgan made the comment during a raucous debate in the Legislature this morning. "I regret that comment very much. What I regret more than that however is his behaviour.....I mean he yelled at me for … [Read more...]
Falcon calls Mulcair comment “ignorant”
May 16, 2012 by
Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Kevin Falcon says he's amazed at comments by federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, who has called the premiers of BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan "messengers" for Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The premiers have criticized Mulcair for suggesting the booming energy and resource sectors in western Canada are dragging … [Read more...]
Teacher suspended over comment to gay student
A BC high school teacher who made an inappropriate comment to an openly gay student is among the latest batch of provincial discipline decisions. Miko McGrady was suspended for two weeks in October, after he made an insensitive comment to the teen. He later acknowledged his inappropriateness, but said it was not meant to be homophobic or … [Read more...]