British Columbia

Liberal candidate Laurie Throness resigns

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Liberal Laurie Throness has announced he's quitting as a candidate in the Oct. 24 provincial election.The NDP released a videotape in which Throness says at an all-candida...

Oct 15, 2020

142 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., 2 in Northern Health

VICTORIA-There are 142 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., totalling 11,034, since the start of the pandemic.Of those cases, three are epi-linked and two are in the Northern Health region, bringing the nor...

Oct 15, 2020

More friction between parties after radio debate

VANCOUVER-An election debate this morning on a Vancouver radio station (CKNW) produced more friction between B-C's political leaders.Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson called N-D-P Leader John Horgan a l...

Oct 15, 2020

Canada West cancels multiple conference competitions as COVID concerns remain

EDMONTON-No conference regular season, playoff, or championship events will take place during the 2020-21 season for various sports, according to Canada West.Men's and Women's basketball, volleyball, ...

Oct 15, 2020

Central banks must have digital currency alternative if Facebook's Libra blocked: BoC

OTTAWA - A senior official at the Bank of Canada says central banks should have their own digital currency ready as an alternative if they decide to say no to one being developed by Facebook.The socia...

Oct 15, 2020

Rink grant, more funds for veterans services on Sask. Party election agenda

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Leader Scott Moe is promising to bring back a grant program for community rinks and increase funding to a veterans services organization if the Saskatchewan Party is re-elected on O...

Oct 15, 2020

Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardizing gains

JOTOLCHEN, Mexico - The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world's children, depriving them of schooling and sending them to work. Across the developing world, two d...

Oct 15, 2020

European lawmakers won’t be back in Strasbourg this month

BRUSSELS - European lawmakers won't be returning to the French city of Strasbourg for next week's plenary session because of the COVID-19 resurgence in France, the European Parliament president said T...

Oct 15, 2020

Leaders scheduled for radio debate in British Columbia election campaign

VANCOUVER - All three parties in the B.C. election have now released their platforms outlining their promises if they get elected on Oct. 24. The Greens unveiled their platform on Wednesday, with Soni...

Oct 15, 2020

Sentencing continues for man who pleaded guilty to four murders in Penticton, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - A sentencing hearing is scheduled to continue today for a man who pleaded guilty to four murders last year in Penticton, B.C. John Brittain pleaded guilty Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Cou...

Oct 15, 2020