British Columbia

Officer didn't alert feds that CBSA would examine Meng before arrest, court hears

VANCOUVER - The RCMP officer who arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport says he didn't know how long questioning by Canada Border Services Agency officials would delay her arres...

Oct 27, 2020

Judge rejects youths' lawsuit that asks Canada to develop climate recovery plan

VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has rejected claims by 15 young people asking that Ottawa be compelled to develop a climate recovery plan based on science, but their lawyers say the ruling will be a...

Oct 27, 2020

No new COVID-19 cases in Northern Health

VICTORIA-217 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., including two epi-linked cases.For a total of 13,588 since the start of the pandemic.Cases by Health Region:Vancouver Coastal Health: 4,476Fraser Health: 7,...

Oct 27, 2020

'Wearing masks is an important tool...to help keep us safe,' says B.C. Doctors

VANCOUVER-BC Doctors are applauding B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer on stating that wearing masks when out in public spaces is an expectation.Dr. Bonnie Henry made the statement in yesterday's Oct.27...

Oct 27, 2020

Medium is the message in Nanaimo, B.C., but RCMP not impressed

NANAIMO, B.C. - A Vancouver Island man is facing charges after choosing a poor time and place to let his creative impulses flow. Nanaimo RCMP say an officer was called to a doughnut shop on Sunday whe...

Oct 27, 2020

Teck Resources reports Q3 profit and revenue down from year ago mark

Teck Resources Ltd. reported its third-quarter profit and revenue fell compared with a year ago.The Vancouver-based mining company says it earned a profit attributable to shareholders of $61 million o...

Oct 27, 2020

Too rural, not enough diversity, soul searching needed, say B.C. Liberals

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Liberal party should view the election results as a wake-up call from voters who punished the free-enterprise coalition for refusing to renew itself in changing times, sa...

Oct 27, 2020

North District RCMP respond to police arrest circulating social media

WILLIAMS LAKE-Chief Superintendent, Warren Brown North District Commander of the RCMP released a statement this afternoon (Oct.26) in regards to an arrest captured on video in Williams Lake over the w...

Oct 26, 2020

817 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend

VICTORIA - The number of people contracting the COVID-19 virus in B.C. continues to surge.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there were 817 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend: A recor...

Oct 26, 2020

West Fraser Timber swings to $350-million Q3 profit on higher lumber prices

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it swung to a large profit in the third quarter on higher lumber prices. The Vancouver-based forestry company says it earned $350 million or $5.09 per shar...

Oct 26, 2020