The Privacy Commissioner's demand for the BC Government to change its employee criminal record check policy is drawing praise from the BC Civil Liberties Association. Policy Director Micheal Vonn says the report underscores that not every job requires a criminal records check. Vonn says how the criminal record check information is handled is … [Read more...]
Latest report on kids in care
July 17, 2012 by
BC's Child and Youth Representative has released her latest report into critical injuries and deaths among children and youth in care.Since February, 119 critical injuries and 41 deaths have been reported, and reviews are underway in the case of 71 injuries and 14 deaths.Those reviews will determine whether a full-scale investigation is needed if … [Read more...]
The leader of the NDP downplays latest Angus Reid polling numbers
July 10, 2012 by
Despite ongoing attempts to paint him as bad for BC's economy, NDP leader Adrian Dix is still the most popular choice for premier in the latest Angus Reid public opinion poll. Dix says his refusal to go negative seems to be working against all his detractors including Premier Christy Clark. As for whether he's worried about the NDP … [Read more...]
NDP Public Safety critic says latest RCMP controversy could impact trust among women
July 6, 2012 by
The NDP's Public Safety critic is questioning how women can trust the RCMP or individual officers after one posed for pictures on a sexual torture website. Kathy Corrigan says the latest black eye for the mounties could prevent victims of abuse from going to police. "When you have people particularily women trusting the RCMP in a lot … [Read more...]
Liberal minister downplays latest doom and gloom poll
July 3, 2012 by
A BC cabinet minister who staved off a recall campaign after the last provincial election isn't worried about a new poll showing there's little trust in the Liberal government. Ida Chong, the minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, says she's still confident she'll be re-elected next year, even though the latest Ipsos Reid poll … [Read more...]
Photos of Google’s Vic Gundotra wearing the latest, blue-hued Glass prototype
June 30, 2012 by
Sergey Brin briefly pulled out a light blue prototype of Google Glass whilst on stage at Google I/O, and as it turns out, those are evidently the latest and greatest models that the company is willing to wear around. We ran into social exec Vic Gundotra after this morning's keynote, only to find him donning precisely the same set that was teased on … [Read more...]
Good news, bad news in latest greenhouse gas emission numbers
June 27, 2012 by
There's good news and bad news in the province’s latest update on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The good news: Emissions are down by 4.5% between 2007 and 2010, according to environment minister Terry Lake. "I think it makes us optimistic we can continue to increase the economy, as well as reduce greenhouse gases." The bad news: Most of … [Read more...]
Updates: Latest on Fraser River flood threat
June 20, 2012 by
While river levels have peaked in Prince George, they're rising downriver, and heavy rains are forecast for this weekend. The Fraser River is expected to peak at the Mission gauge on Friday at 6.5 meters, well within the capacity of local dikes. But Chris Duffy with Emergency Management BC says the fast flowing river can still pose a … [Read more...]
