British Columbia

BC NDP release election platform

VANCOUVER-The BC NDP has released its election platform, for an election that is less than three weeks away.NDP Leader John Horgan says that "Working For You," will get people through the pandemic and...

Greg Fry Oct 06, 2020

BC Liberals say they will end ICBC monopoly

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - The B.C. Liberals say they will end the monopoly that the Crown-owned Insurance Corporation of B.C. holds over automobile insurance coverage if elected on Oct. 24. Liberal Leader A...

Oct 06, 2020

Mayor Kennedy Stewart proposes $30-million recommendation to help Vancouver homeless

VANCOUVER - Mayor Kennedy Stewart wants councillors to support a multimillion-dollar proposal to help those who are homeless in Vancouver during the pandemic. Stewart has released a recommendation to ...

Oct 06, 2020

NDP, Liberals makes free COVID-19 vaccine promise on B.C. election trail

VANCOUVER - The NDP and the B.C. Liberals are promising to make the COVID-19 vaccine available for free to anyone who wants it in British Columbia. John Horgan, who is scheduled to release his party's...

Oct 06, 2020

Two parties say COVID-19 vaccine to be free for all in B.C.

VANCOUVER - The leaders of British Columbia's two major political parties say every person in the province will be eligible to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine once one is approved and available. John ...

Oct 05, 2020

4 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 358 in B.C.

VICTORIA-Over the weekend the Northern Health region reported only four new cases of COVID-19.The new cases bring the north's total to 322. Provincially we saw an increase of 358 cases, including, eig...

Oct 05, 2020

Inpatient admissions suspended at Delta Hospital due to COVID-19 outbreak

DELTA, B.C. - The hospital in Delta., B.C., is not admitting new inpatients due to an outbreak of COVID-19, though the emergency department remains open and all scheduled surgeries will continue. ...

Oct 05, 2020

Penticton, B.C., man accused in 4 deaths to plead guilty: defence

KELOWNA, B.C. - The lawyer for a man accused in a shooting that left four people dead in Penticton, B.C., says his client plans to plead guilty next week. John Brittain was charged with three co...

Oct 05, 2020

Liberal leader's promise to put hold on Surrey police move away from RCMP criticized

SURREY, B.C. - An election promise by British Columbia Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson to intervene in the city of Surrey's transition away from the RCMP is drawing fire. Wilkinson has promised ...

Oct 05, 2020

New faces bring renewal, political opportunity after B.C.'s Oct. 24 election

VICTORIA - It's still a long way from election day in British Columbia, but one thing is certain after the Oct. 24 vote, there will be at least 15 new faces in the legislature.The number of people not...

Oct 04, 2020