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Ninderjit Singh gets 16 years before possibility of parole
After more than 14 years, the family of murdered teen Poonam Randhawa can finally move forward after the man who gunned her down was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday with no hope of parole for 16...
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Science lesson is a career killer for one B.C. teacher
A teacher who reduced a student to tears by positioning her atop desks with her legs bent to demonstrate a lesson on rock formations for his Grade 7 science class has agreed to quit the profession....
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Coquitlam teachers demand explanation for growing district deficit
Teachers are calling for a forensic audit after the Coquitlam board of education revealed this week that its financial situation is even worse than described three months ago. “It’s absolutely...
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B.C. teacher who admitted to misconduct will lose licence, eventually
The new B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch (TRB) has made important strides toward greater transparency with teacher discipline, but this week fell short. On Wednesday, the TRB released three discipline...
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Surrey parents plan “day of action” to protest school overcrowding
While most B.C. school districts fret about declining enrolment, Surrey continues to grow. But capital construction has not kept pace and that’s resulted in serious overcrowding at a number of schools....
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Nathan Hall now charged in U.S. after alleged border shooting
The subject of a cross-border manhunt after a dramatic shooting last week has now been charged in Washington state with drug smuggling and possession of a firearm. Nathan John Hall, 35, was arrested at...
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RCMP wants information after Burnaby shooting early Friday
Burnaby RCMP is looking for information after a young man was shot outside a restaurant just after 1 a.m.Friday. The 23-year-old, who is known to police, was hit in the leg several times and is now in...
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VPD arrest four men linked to United Nations drug ring
Vancouver Police have arrested four men they say are linked to a drug network operated by the notorious United Nations gang. The men were picked up Thursday as police executed search warrants at three...
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Clarity about the discipline of a B.C. science teacher
I am happy to report that the B.C. Teacher Regulation Branch (TRB) has clarified its discipline of science teacher David Hobbs. On Thursday, I complained about a discipline report that said Hobbs would...
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Vancouver music teacher receives award from Shania Twain
Mark Reid, a music teacher at Vancouver Technical secondary school, was honoured last week with the MusiCounts Teacher of the Year award, presented to him in Las Vegas by Shania Twain. The award...
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Deteriorating facilities and empty space in Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district
A consultant proposed tough medicine for Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district in a plan released last week. It calls for consolidation of 10 facilities (with eight school closures), reconstruction of four...
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Dan Russell guilty pleas delayed until Tuesday
High-ranking United Nations gangster Daniel Russell was supposed to plead guilty in B.C. Supreme Court Monday to conspiracy to kill the Bacon brothers, as well as manslaughter. But the appearance has...
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UN’s Dan Russell guilty of manslaughter, conspiracy to kill Bacons: UPDATE
The father of a young man gunned down by mistake in a 2008 gangland shooting told reporters Tuesday that “it’s still very painful and raw.” Michael Barber spoke briefly outside a high-security...
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Vancouver Sun Run registration surges in wake of Boston Marathon blasts
The Sun’s Tiffany Crawford reports: VANCOUVER — Registration has surged for The Vancouver Sun Run on Sunday, as runners plan to honour the victims of two bombs that exploded at the Boston Marathon on...
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Political but non-partisan: B.C. Teachers’ Federation & the election
A special edition of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) news magazine says the union will be non-partisan during the election campaign, but definitely not apolitical. “We take our political opinions...
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Drug trafficking arrests in Abby, Delta and in Greater Victoria
Three Vancouver Island men who police say used violence in the local drug trade have been arrested by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit. Police seized guns and drugs during searches...
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Anger and sorrow over loss of a program for vulnerable Vancouver students
We have received several emails protesting the loss of the Learning Disabilities Behavour Disorders (LDBD) program at Seymour elementary school in Vancouver. Below is a letter to the editor published...
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Third Shooting in Burnaby in 10 days
Burnaby RCMP is investigating a third shooting in just 10 days. The latest “shots fired” incident occurred around 7 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the Old Orchard Shopping Complex, at the corner of...
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Killer who severed victim’s head loses latest appeal
A man convicted twice of a brutal 2001 drug killing and dismemberment has lost his latest appeal in the gruesome case. The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that there was no error made by B.C....
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Union VP among new appointments to the B.C. Teachers’ Council
The vice-president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) is among four new appointees to the B.C. Teachers’ Council, the provincial body that sets standards for teacher education, certificate,...
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