Politics

Former Mountie Garry Begg was a member of the 2022 all-party committed that called for a B.C. provincial police force Garry Begg, seen in 2001 when he was an RCMP corporal — went into politics after retiring as an inspector and is now B.C.’s solicitor general. Photo by Gerry Kahrmann /PNG Premier David Eby’s appointment … Read more

A 5.5 per cent increase in municipal property taxes and an 18.2 per cent increase in utility fees that cover water, sewer and solid waste collection. The North Shore wastewater treatment plant in North Vancouver.Photo by NICK PROCAYLO /10104754A The City of Vancouver’s draft budget for 2025 proposes a 5.5 per cent increase in municipal … Read more

Daljit Thind was a self-made success story who often spoke of his ambition to tackle new ventures. Now his business empire appears to be struggling. Daljit Thind, founder and CEO of Thind Properties Ltd.Photo by GLENN BAGLO /Vancouver Sun Soon after immigrating to Burnaby from a village in India, Daljit Thind found work laying tiles. … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING New York University law professor Ryan Goodman on Friday sounded the alarm on Donald Trump’s reported plan to fire those who worked with special counsel Jack Smith to pursue federal prosecutions against him. Goodman, in an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, called the reported plan “extraordinary on so many levels” before adding that … Read more

LOADINGERROR LOADING John Bolton offered a brutal assessment of Sebastian Gorka, Donald Trump’s controversial pick to be a deputy assistant to the president and the senior director for counterterrorism, as he reacted to the president-elect’s announcement on Friday. “Well, Sebastian Gorka is a con man,” said Bolton, a former national security adviser under Trump, in … Read more

Police say a BMW was stolen at gunpoint from the driver on Nov. 1 and that vehicle was then allegedly used in two residential break-ins on Nov. 13 Police tape is shown in this file photo.Photo by Getty Images Toronto police say three people have been arrested in connection with a stolen car that collided … Read more

Saturday wraps up two weekends of concerts in Toronto for the Eras Tour, which ends in Vancouver with three shows at BC Place from Dec. 6 to 8 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives remarks at a Liberal fundraiser in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, November 21, 2024. Trudeau attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on … Read more

Adultery bans were enacted to make it harder to get a divorce at a time when proving a spouse cheated was the only way to get a legal separation FILE – A marriage official offers a couple their rings during their wedding at the Empire State Building in New York, Feb. 14, 2007.Photo by Bebeto … Read more

An inquest into the Abdirahman Abdi’s death marks the first time Ottawa police Const. Daniel Montsion has spoken publicly about the case People pass a police officer in their car as they make their way along Elgin Street during a rally after an Ottawa police constable was found not guilty of manslaughter, aggravated assault and … Read more

The chief and council of Norway House Cree Nation, in a statement, said the teenager’s death has brought ‘immense grief’ RCMP in northern Manitoba say an armed teenager was fatally shot on a First Nation north of Lake Winnipeg. Manitoba RCMP headquarters is shown in Winnipeg on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.Photo by David Lipnowski /THE … Read more