Category Archives: British Columbia
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
MLA Sam Sullivan first to announce bid to become leader of BC Liberals
VANCOUVER - British Columbia MLA Sam Sullivan has become the first person to announce plans to run for the leadership of the province's Liberal party, and others are expected to be lining up soon. Sul...
Sep 22, 2017
Parole board lifts alcohol restriction on man convicted in '96 100 Mile House murders
VANCOUVER - A parole board member has removed a ban on drinking alcohol for a young man who will spend the rest of his life under supervision for second-degree murder near 100 Mile House, B.C. Chad Bu...
Sep 21, 2017
B.C. politicians wear orange shirts to remember residential school experience
VICTORIA - British Columbia politicians of all stripes wore orange shirts during a ceremony at the legislature to remember the thousands of Indigenous children who were forced to go to Canadian reside...
Sep 21, 2017
Elephant Hill fire nearly contained
KAMLOOPS - The Elephant Hill wildfire is 95 per cent contained. That’s up from 70 per cent on the weekend and up from 85 per cent two days ago. “Crews continue to make good progress on the...
Sep 21, 2017
Former Surrey Mayor may be first to announce for Liberal leadership
SURREY - Former Surrey mayor Dianne Watts could be the first politician to jump into the race for the B-C Liberal leadership. Watts, now a member of Parliament for South Surrey-White Rock, has sent an...
Sep 21, 2017
B.C. launches public process to re-establish human rights commission
VICTORIA - Attorney General David Eby says racism, hate and intolerance know no boundaries, and he's urging British Columbians to participate in a public process to shape and re-establish the province...
Sep 21, 2017
Utilities commission seeks more data on Site C before final recommendation
VANCOUVER - The BC Utilities Commission has released a preliminary report into the future of the controversial $8.8-billion Site C dam project in the province's northeast. But the commission said in i...
Sep 21, 2017
