B.C. News

VANCOUVER — B.C. teachers say they’re shocked and disheartened by the provincial government’s tough position in collective bargaining. Educators said they didn’t expect the B.C. NDP, which supported their legal battle against the former B.C.

Speaker Darryl Plecas says B.C. taxpayers shouldn’t expect the legislature to recover money improperly claimed by its former clerk, who abruptly retired Thursday following the release of a report supporting allegations of misconduct against him.

VANCOUVER — Could the next stop on the SkyTrain be North Vancouver? The B.C. government wants to find out.

VANCOUVER — Residential streets in Vancouver — and, potentially, other B.C. municipalities — could soon start to move a little slower.

Fire crews continued to make progress Monday on a wildfire burning near Sayward since Friday. “We are calling it 90 per cent contained at this point,” Coastal fire Centre information officer Dorthe Jakobsen said at mid-afternoon Monday.

VANCOUVER — A Surrey man who won a $1-million lottery denies that his co-workers are entitled to a share of the prize.

VANCOUVER —A Washington state man was arrested by Surrey RCMP on Thursday following a fiery crash at the Peace Arch border crossing that left one person dead.

RANDY SHORE Vancouver Sun VANCOUVER — First Nations seeking an equity stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline and its proposed expansion aren’t just seeking profit, they want “influence and control” over its environmental impact.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Ministry of the Attorney General is calling for a gamblers’ code of conduct at B.C. casinos after a damning report into working conditions at Richmond’s River Rock Casino.

VANCOUVER — The head of B.C.’s police watchdog hopes the province’s drive to remove restrictions on hiring former police officers will help the organization fill positions that have been vacant for months.