British Columbia

NDP promises to overhaul long-term care in B.C. over the next 10 years

VANCOUVER - The NDP is promising to spend $1.4 billion to improve the long-term care system in British Columbia with party Leader John Horgan saying the COVID-19 pandemic exposed failures in the care ...

Oct 01, 2020

3 new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 125 in B.C.

VICTORIA-Three new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health for a total of 312 in the north since the start of the pandemic.Provincially, there are 125 new cases, including one epi-linked case bringing B....

Sep 30, 2020

B.C. mayors call on all parties to commit to 'new fiscal relationship' with province

VANCOUVER - The mayors of British Columbia's 13 largest cities are calling on all provincial parties to commit to further action related to mental health and substance use, affordable housing, public ...

Sep 30, 2020

Elections BC probes NDP complaint over Liberal candidate's mail-in ballot requests

PORT MOODY, B.C. - Elections BC is investigating a complaint made by the NDP against a B.C. Liberal candidate in the provincial election that claims personal information was collected for the purpose ...

Sep 30, 2020

Federal government lawyer asks judge to dismiss youths' climate change lawsuit

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the Canadian government says a lawsuit filed by 15 youth across the country should be dismissed because their claims about the harms of climate change are too broad. Joseph Ch...

Sep 30, 2020

B.C. extends provincial state of emergency

VICTORIA - The B-C government is once again extending the province's state of emergency until October 13th, allowing officials to use emergency powers as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on. The move comes...

Sep 30, 2020

Judge urged to keep Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing moving

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says the defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is trying to fight their case against charges she faces in the United States in a Canadian co...

Sep 30, 2020

PST cut pledge from B.C. Liberals draws fire from NDP, Greens

VANCOUVER - A promise by the B.C. Liberals to fight the pandemic with a provincial sales tax cut is separating the three parties in their approach to COVID-19 during the Oct. 24 election campaign. NDP...

Sep 30, 2020

B.C. extends state of emergency, reports one death and 105 new cases of COVID-19

VICTORIA - The B.C. government is extending the province's state of emergency for another two weeks, allowing officials to continue using emergency powers to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The move com...

Sep 29, 2020

Six new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health, 105 in B.C.

VICTORIA-Six new cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health bringing the total of test-positive cases since the start of the pandemic to 309.Provincially, 105 new cases were announced, including 3-epi-linke...

Sep 29, 2020