British Columbia

'Leave the politics to the politicians,' lawyer urges judge in Meng case

VANCOUVER - A Crown lawyer is urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to ignore the "geopolitical winds swirling around" Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case and focus instead on the legal conte...

Mar 04, 2021

Vancouver residents told to avoid feeding Canada geese, report nests as flocks grow

Vancouver's parks board is taking action to control the increasing numbers of messy and aggressive Canada geese. A statement from the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation says it is developing a ma...

Mar 04, 2021

Avalanche Canada special warning for mountains in western Alberta, eastern B.C.

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning to people who use the backcountry in the mountains of western Alberta and eastern British Columbia. Forecasters say increasing temperat...

Mar 03, 2021

Winter supply of Chinook salmon critical to survival of orcas, says study

VANCOUVER - Endangered southern resident killer whales would have a much better chance of survival if chinook were in their hunting grounds during winter off the coast of British Columbia, a new study...

Mar 03, 2021

British Columbia targets gun violence in new legislation

VICTORIA - British Columbia wants to try and reduce shootings connected to gangs and drugs in legislation introduced today that partly focuses on the transportation of illegal firearms.Solicitor Gener...

Mar 03, 2021

Judge questions whether B.C.'s top doctor appreciated right to religious freedom

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for British Columbia's attorney general says the provincial health officer understands the importance of balancing any COVID-19 restrictions on in-person gatherings against the ch...

Mar 03, 2021

A look at the studies from Israel, U.K. that informed B.C.'s second-dose delay

VANCOUVER - Studies from Israel and the United Kingdom showed that a single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine significantly reduced COVID-19 infections, helping to guide British Columbia's decision ...

Mar 03, 2021

Demonstrators block key access to Vancouver port over jail for pipeline protester

VANCOUVER - Indigenous youth calling themselves Braided Warriors have blocked a major Vancouver intersection to protest a 90-day jail sentence handed to an anti-pipeline protester.A police spokesman s...

Mar 03, 2021

Trump comments on trade negotiations with China take centre stage in Meng case

VANCOUVER - Public comments by former U.S. president Donald Trump will take centre stage at the British Columbia Supreme Court today in the case of a Huawei executive facing extradition to the United ...

Mar 03, 2021

Auditor general raises long-running concern with B.C. government's budget accounting

VICTORIA - Auditor general Michael Pickup says he has long-running concerns with the way the British Columbia government counts the money it receives from other levels of government. Pickup outlined T...

Mar 02, 2021