Category Archives: British Columbia
Site C dam project draws criticism at Vancouver public input session
VANCOUVER - An American energy consultant told the BC Utilities Commission that the Site C hydroelectric dam currently under construction in the northeast region of the province doesn't make sense fro...
Sep 24, 2017
Legal cannabis tops packed agenda at annual meeting of B.C.’s municipal leaders
VANCOUVER - Municipalities in British Columbia are clamouring to have a say in the marijuana policies they believe will fall largely on their shoulders to enforce when pot becomes legal next summer. V...
Sep 24, 2017
B.C. municipalities eager for finance-reform breakthrough under new government
VANCOUVER - A years-long crusade to get big money out of British Columbia's municipal elections may finally make headway now that a new provincial government is overhauling its own reputation as the c...
Sep 24, 2017
Stone still considering bid for Liberal Party leadership
KAMLOOPS - With other names starting to surface for the leadership of the B.C. Liberal Party, Kamloops South Thompson MLA Todd Stone says he’s still carefully considering a bid for the leadershi...
Sep 24, 2017
B.C. court halts extradition of pair on way to India to face murder charges
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer says the extradition of two British Columbia residents to India to face murder charges was challenged in court because the federal justice minister's decision to surrender...
Sep 23, 2017
Ex-Tim Hortons CEO denies giving confidential info from rogue franchisee group
VANCOUVER - The former CEO of Tim Hortons denies he provided confidential information to one of Canada's national newspapers after the coffee-and-doughnut chain's parent company commenced legal action...
Sep 22, 2017
Studio says safety on ‘Riverdale’ set of ‘paramount importance’ following crash
VANCOUVER - Warner Bros. Television says the safety of the cast and crew of its Vancouver-based "Riverdale" set is of "paramount importance." The studio is speaking out in the wake of a car crash invo...
Sep 22, 2017
Rumours suggest changes coming to feds’ tax reform proposal: B.C. minister
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's finance minister says there are rumours the federal government will back off on parts of its proposed tax reforms for small business that have elicited anger across the ...
Sep 22, 2017
B.C. government announces review of possible money laundering at casino
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general has announced a review of the province's anti-money laundering policies after reading a report about a casino taking in $13.5 million that police said co...
Sep 22, 2017
Police mystified by how elderly B.C. woman was pinned under car and dragged
NANAIMO, B.C. - Police say a 73-year-old woman from Nanaimo, B.C., suffered life-threatening injuries after a vehicle rolled over her and dragged her down the driveway of her home. First responders we...
Sep 22, 2017
