🏛️ Government & Politics
- Former BC Conservative official accused of hiring a private investigator; leader says she won’t resign. Multiple MLAs, former executives and a Victoria reporter were informed they were on a PI’s list, former party president Aisha Estey said she learned Wednesday night and that her personal information may have been exposed; leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay told the Union of B.C. Municipalities on Thursday she is “not going anywhere.”
- Speculation grows that Premier David Eby could call a snap fall election. Eby said the NDP is “election-ready” with a one-vote majority; new Angus Reid polling puts the NDP at 41 per cent, four points ahead of the BC Conservatives, while 47 per cent rate the NDP’s performance as bad or very bad.
- B.C. adopts PCT as new time-zone code for permanent daylight time. The Ministry of Citizens’ Services says B.C. will use “PCT” to reflect year-round daylight time; the move follows B.C.’s March decision to remain on daylight time and comes after Yukon and Alberta made similar changes.
- North Shore reports capacity for 20,000 new family-medicine patients after years of shortages. Health-region data show room to attach up to 20,000 new patients to family doctors on the North Shore, addressing long-standing primary-care access problems.
🚨 Crime & Public Safety
- Downtown Vancouver florist says open drug use and theft near Hotel Canada shelter is driving away customers. Kurtis Lemon, owner of D&D Flowers at 531 Richards St., reports persistent open drug use, stolen property sightings and feces on the pavement since April, and says tourists avoid the street near the low-barrier shelter.
- IIO investigating after youth jumped from school roof while fleeing police. The Independent Investigations Office has opened a probe into an incident where a youth leapt from a B.C. school roof after running from police; the IIO will examine police actions and injuries.
- Alberta man charged with arson in 2020 Burnaby Hospital fire. Police charged a man from Alberta in connection with the 2020 blaze at Burnaby Hospital, with charges laid after the investigation concluded.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Simon Fraser University gives parts of campus Indigenous place names in two languages. SFU announced new Indigenous place names across the campus rendered in two Indigenous languages as part of a reconciliation and recognition effort.
- New Black-focused, Black-led legal clinic opening in B.C. Organizers announced a Black-focused legal clinic will open in B.C., aimed at providing culturally specific legal services to Black communities.
📰 Also Today
- Revelstoke crews stretcher Great Dane off Mt. Macpherson, 10-year-old dog and owners safe.
- Britannia Pool 10-month closure delayed to accommodate the swim season.
- B.C. Hydro warns over two incomplete Site C recreation sites, agency alert issued.
- TSB says Prince George fatal plane-crash probe could take up to 450 days.
- Video shows alleged Bishnoi associate flaunting guns, bullets and cash, CBC obtained footage.
- Former Christian school teacher sentenced to 18 months’ jail for child sexual-abuse material possession.
- Homeowners beside abandoned subdivision allege suspected arson, residents report ongoing concerns.
- Kamloops bridal beauty agency closes amid allegations of double-bookings and unpaid debts, closure follows viral complaints.
- RCMP reclassify woman’s death from cardiac arrest to suspicious, investigators now treating death as suspicious.
- Series of crashes on Highway 1 near Revelstoke prompts calls for enforcement, multiple collisions reported.
- Victoria teachers’ union demands more support amid rising violent incidents, union issues call for action.
- U.S. LSAT ban on Iranian residents ensnares some Canadians, students affected report blocked testing.
- Former B.C. attorneys general jointly back modern treaties, ex-attorneys general issue letter.
- Municipal leaders call for concrete e-scooter and e-bike legislation, local safety advocates urge action.
- Maritime experts urge verified weather reports after kayaker capsized, experts recommend official forecasts.
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