Dirk Meissner
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Dirk Meissner
Money laundering report finds RCMP failure but no corruption
Money laundering in British Columbia reached "staggering" levels due to inadequate efforts by police, politicians and regulators to curtail the crime, but there was no evidence it involved official corruption, a long-awaited public inquiry report has concluded.
B.C. to issue alerts for future heat waves
A two-stage heat response system will be introduced in British Columbia to help people and communities stay safe as temperatures rise and the threat of a deadly heat-related emergency increases.
Trudeau receives mixed reaction at Kamloops memorial
An unmarked burial ground at the former Kamloops, B.C. residential school set off a reckoning for Canadians about their country's history and relations with Indigenous Peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, May 23, 2022.
Canada's year of reckoning over residential schools
Percy Casper, 73, spent 10 years as a child at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia.
B.C. to share more forestry wealth with First Nations in reconciliation move
First Nations in British Columbia will receive a $63 million increase in forestry income this year under the development of a new revenue-sharing model that Indigenous leaders say is an encouraging move toward even higher shares in the future.
Trudeau calls for more EVs and doesn't rule out nuclear power
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he wants to make it easier for more Canadians to drive electric vehicles and he isn't ruling out nuclear power as a cleaner source of energy.
An affordability roadmap for Canada's extreme housing costs
Municipalities across Canada face housing development constraints in their communities that could be eased through more co-operation between all levels of government, says a report by a local governance think tank.
B.C. puts 'meat on the bones' of UN Indigenous rights commitment
British Columbia introduced an Indigenous reconciliation plan on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, that sets goals toward implementing its law on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
B.C. introduces cooling-off period for homebuyers in red hot housing market
The Property Law Amendment Act introduced Monday will help build the framework for a protection period for homebuyers to properly assess, finance and inspect the home they want to buy, Finance Minister Selina Robinson said.
Victoria council to debate First Nation reconciliation fund option for property taxes
Homeowners in Victoria could soon have the option to voluntarily add between five and 10 per cent extra to their annual property tax bill as a contribution to a reconciliation fund for local Indigenous nations, says Mayor Lisa Helps.