British Columbia

B.C.'s economic recovery minister says getting through pandemic will be team approach

VICTORIA - The British Columbia cabinet minister appointed to lead the province's COVID-19 pandemic recovery says he plans to mount a large team effort from inside and outside of government spur econo...

Nov 29, 2020

Mountie says he suggested meeting with CBSA on Meng arrest to avoid 'problems'

VANCOUVER - The Mountie who says he warned against arresting Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by boarding her plane when it landed in Vancouver says he made his own decision to come into the airport and ...

Nov 27, 2020

B.C.'s top doctor says shop online or stay home if you don't wear mask where required

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor has a message for people who don't follow a provincial order to wear a mask in indoor public spaces: order takeout, shop online or stay home. Dr. Bonnie Henry ...

Nov 27, 2020

COVID-19 rapid test study launches at Vancouver airport for departing passengers

RICHMOND, B.C. - A study has launched to investigate the safest and most efficient way to rapidly test for COVID-19 in people taking off from the Vancouver airport. The airport authority says the stud...

Nov 27, 2020

B.C. ‘by far the worst’ on releasing COVID-19 data, expert says

VANCOUVER - B.C. needs to be far more transparent about COVID-19 data and release it to the public in a clear and convenient way, according to a Vancouver-based data scientist."I would probably say B....

Nov 27, 2020

Advocates aim to shape 'Vancouver model' for drug decriminalization

VANCOUVER - City councillors in Vancouver voted unanimously this week to ask the federal government to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use, a decision advocates hope will bla...

Nov 27, 2020

B.C. records 887 more cases of COVID-19, with death toll now at 384

VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded 887 new cases of COVID-19 as the province nears 30,000 infections from the illness. Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie H...

Nov 26, 2020

New Cabinet sworn in

PRINCE GEORGE - A few similar portfolios and some changes to the BC Government Cabinet, which was sworn in today at the University of Victoria rather than Government House.Staying in the same portfoli...

Nov 26, 2020

Mountie with airport knowledge says he warned against arresting Meng on plane

VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer who oversaw a small team based at Vancouver's airport says he dismissed a suggestion the night before Meng Wanzhou's flight landed to arrest the Huawei executive by boardin...

Nov 26, 2020

Indigenous groups criticize ABC series 'Big Sky' for insensitivity to MMIWG

VANCOUVER - Several Indigenous groups are lambasting ABC's "Big Sky" for a storyline about kidnapped women in Montana that fails to mention Indigenous victims. The Union of British Columbia Indian Chi...

Nov 26, 2020