British Columbia

Churches in court to challenge British Columbia's COVID-19 health orders

VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy group challenging British Columbia's COVID-19 restrictions on worship services and public protests is scheduled to be in court today to argue its case. A petition filed by...

Mar 01, 2021

Meng's defence team to argue for admission of evidence to bolster its case

VANCOUVER - The chief financial officer of telecom giant Huawei is set to return to the British Columbia Supreme Court today for arguments over the admission of evidence in her extradition case. Meng ...

Mar 01, 2021

B.C. records 589 new cases of COVID-19 as officials welcome new vaccine approvals

VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say the federal government's approval of two new vaccines is encouraging news and one more layer of protection to help get the province through the pandemi...

Feb 26, 2021

45 new cases of COVID-19 in northern B.C.

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial government announced 589 new cases of COVID-19 today.It brings the total number of cases in B.C. since the pandemic began to 79,262, 73,188 of which have recov...

Feb 26, 2021

B.C. society against medical assistance in dying gets final notice to vacate property

DELTA, B.C. - A provincially funded society that refused to provide medical assistance in dying has been issued a final notice about its breach of a lease at a facility in Delta, B.C.Fraser Health say...

Feb 26, 2021

Economists predict slight rebound and moderate growth for B.C. economy in 2021

VICTORIA - Finance Minister Selina Robinson says she's encouraged by predictions that British Columbia's economy will rebound this year and next. Robinson heard today from economists on the province's...

Feb 26, 2021

B.C. police under investigation after video shows officers posing in front of body

VANCOUVER - A spokeswoman for Vancouver police says the conduct of two officers is under investigation after video footage emerged of the pair allegedly posing with a dead body at a popular beach. Con...

Feb 26, 2021

B.C. man sentenced to 29 months, fined nearly $645K for tax evasion, forgery

VANCOUVER - The Canada Revenue Agency says a West Vancouver man has been sentenced to 29 months in jail and handed a stiff fine for attempting to avoid a tax bill. Court records show Michael Sholz was...

Feb 26, 2021

B.C. premier to discuss future of B.C.'s massive Site C hydroelectric project

VICTORIA - The future of British Columbia's Site C hydroelectric project could be decided today as Premier John Horgan and his energy minister are scheduled to make an announcement about the massive d...

Feb 26, 2021

Health Canada approves AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine

ck OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca, the third to be given the green light for national use. Canada has pre-ordered 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine...

Feb 26, 2021