Dirk Meissner
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Dirk Meissner
Anjali Appadurai shakes up NDP leadership race in B.C., but faces disqualification
Anjali Appadurai says she knows she's upset the New Democratic Party establishment, but that shouldn't keep her out of the race for the party leadership.
New Surrey mayor promised to bring back the RCMP. Not so fast, says B.C. government
A battle over police services in one of British Columbia's largest cities is looming with the election in Surrey of a new mayor promising to bring back the RCMP, who are currently being replaced with a municipal force.
Vancouver elects first Chinese-Canadian mayor
Voters in British Columbia ushered in a wave of sweeping political change throughout the province in municipal elections on Saturday, October 15, 2022, that saw new mayors elected in Vancouver and Surrey and other major communities.
Fighting violent crime with arrests won't work, B.C. attorney general says
More arrests are "futile," British Columbia's attorney general says as he rebuffed criticism of government policies on repeat offenders and violent crime across the province.
B.C. has Canada's lowest financial support for seniors
A report by British Columbia's seniors advocate says the province ranks last in Canada in providing key financial support to elders, with 84 per cent of its low-income seniors sometimes running out of money to buy food.
Queen honoured in Victoria procession, commemorative service
Dignitaries including British Columbia's premier and lieutenant-governor joined a commemorative service on Monday, September 19, 2022, in honour of Queen Elizabeth in the capital city named after her great-great-grandmother.
Fishers and conservationists jubilant over large salmon returns to B.C.
The summer of 2022 is shaping up to be a bumper season for both pink and sockeye salmon in British Columbia rivers, with one veteran Indigenous fisherman reporting the biggest catches of sockeye in decades.
Hot, dry August expected to sustain wildfires, especially in southern B.C., says forecast
British Columbia is expected to experience sustained wildfire activity in August and September, especially in southern regions, with a long-range forecast of hot-dry weather.
B.C. premier says he may copy couple's newspaper ad looking for doctor
British Columbia Premier John Horgan suggested on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the approach of a Victoria couple who placed a newspaper ad to find a family doctor could be one of his next steps to pressure the federal government to increase health funding.
B.C. premier admits he made the 'wrong call,' with museum project
A plan to tear down and replace British Columbia's provincial museum was put on hold indefinitely on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, by Premier John Horgan who admitted he miscalculated public support for the $789 million project.