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B.C.’s education minister now says she has seen the text messages involved in the botched firing of Victoria School Board trustees. The entire board was let go last year and have now been reinstated. The messages and errors by the province played a role in the reversal of the firing. Jordan Armstrong has the details.

Financial documents show the superintendent for the Surrey School District makes more than half a million dollars. His salary has risen in the last years as the district struggles and has cut services for students. Catherine Urquhart has more.

While summer means no school, lazy days and vacations, for many B.C. families it also means losing access to crucial school meal programs. As Travis Prasad reports, charities that are trying to fill that gap are facing an ever-growing need.

The province has appointed special mediators as contract talks between B.C. nurses and their employer remain deadlocked. We discuss what mediation could mean for negotiations with Farinaz Havaei, an associate professor at UBC’s School of Nursing.

The provincial government announced on Tuesday that it has retained counsel to pursue legal action against OpenAI for its failure to notify law enforcement of threats made on its platform before the February mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School that left seven dead. “As the community continues to heal, our government remains focused on...

West Vancouver Secondary School’s Ten Ton Robotics team were crowned champions at the VEX V5 Robotics Competition, the world’s largest youth robotics event. Global’s Safeeya Pirani learns how their creation works, and how they are using innovation to push the boundaries.

It’s the oldest high school in Western Canada and this year ‘Vic High’ is celebrating a major milestone. In This is BC Jay Durant looks back at a century and a half of educating Victoria students.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, alongside B.C. Premier David Eby, announced on Thursday that the federal government and B.C.’s provincial government have reached a “landmark new agreement to build more homes, bring down housing costs and modernize infrastructure across the province.” Carney says the plan includes reducing development charges, converting vacant condos into affordable housing...

The woman accused of having “unauthorized physical contact” with babies at Surrey Memorial Hospital has been sentenced and the premier provided an update on Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.

Nearly three months after a mass shooting at the high school in Tumbler Ridge the B.C. government has announced the school is being torn down and will be rebuilt on a new site. Global News Morning speaks with Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka about how soon the new school could be built and what will...

A cross-border legal team has filed seven lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman following the deadly school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that killed eight people. The claims allege the company failed to act on warnings that the shooter posed a credible threat, despite internal safety concerns. Lawyers say they will seek at least...

A controversy has erupted over the theatre named after one of the biggest celebrities ever to come out of B.C. As Kylie Stanton reports, the Burnaby School District, which operates the Michael J. Fox Theatre, says it will be reserved exclusively for district use as of June 30th. Kylie Stanton has the shocked reaction from...

It’s championship Saturday at the Langley Events Centre for the 80th edition of the boys high school basketball championships. The head coach of the defending Single A champion St. John’s Eagles, Jon Kinman and the head coach of the L.A. Matheson Mustangs of Surrey, Tyler Ram, join Jay Janower on Global News Morning.

B.C. Premier David Eby, alongside B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma, announced proposed legislation that would help stop “protest activities and other activities, harassing activities” targeted at kids attending schools as well as places of worship, Eby says. The premier adds, “It is a disturbing trend that is not unique to British Columbia, but it is...

A North Vancouver high school student has developed a solar-powered portable medical kit to enhance health care in remote and underserved areas.

While B.C. has changed its clocks for the last time, not everyone is happy to be on year-round daylight saving time. One of those people is Langford city councillor Kimberley Guiry who is concerned about darker mornings as kids head to school.

The provincial government has announced further steps to protect people who attend B.C. schools and places of worship. As Grace Ke reports, it involves establishing so-called safe access zones around synagogues and other religious institutions, and extending them at schools.

B.C. has changed its clocks for possibly the last time, but there is still controversy over the switch to permanent daylight saving time. As Kylie Stanton reports, a Langford councillor says she’s concerned about kids walking to school in the dark, and would like the province to invest in more infrastructure.

The Tumbler Ridge shooting tragedy is raising concerns over the safety of students at BC schools and what can be done to help better protect both students and staff. Joining us with more is Chris Grollnek, from the Active Shooter Prevention Project based in the United States.

B.C. residents will only be putting their clocks forward one more time before the province makes the permanent change to daylight saving time. And the Surrey School District says it has experienced a decline in student enrolment that resulted in a $17-million decrease in provincial funding.