British Columbia

Pipeline protests expected today, governments to meet with First Nations

VICTORIA - Anti-pipeline protests that have severed vital freight and passenger rail links across Canada could heat up today, with the added threat of activists planning to shut down governm...

Feb 14, 2020

NDP throne speech in B.C. highlights accomplishments at midway point of mandate

VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government touted new funding supplements for children and youth in care, expansion of commuter service into the Fraser Valley and paid leave for people fle...

Feb 13, 2020

Pipeline protests hit B.C. legislature and Canada's rail network

VICTORIA - Hundreds of protesters blocked the entrances to the British Columbia legislature on Tuesday as demonstrations in support of Indigenous hereditary chiefs who oppose a pipeline project contin...

Feb 13, 2020

BC man fails police sobriety test in middle of driving lesson

COQUITLAM-A 44-year-old student driver was in the middle of a lesson when he failed a roadside sobriety test after being pulled over by RCMP.On Feb.2nd a Coquitlam Traffic Enforcement officer pulled a...

Feb 13, 2020 Courtesy of Coquitlam RCMP

Telus Q4 profit, revenue up but adjusted net income falls below estimates

VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reports it had $379 million of net income in the fourth quarter, up three per cent from $368 million a year earlier, but its adjusted earnings were down and missed analyst esti...

Feb 13, 2020

'We're not giving in,' Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief says in wake of arrests

VANCOUVER - Hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation are pledging to continue fighting a natural gas pipeline through their traditional territory, days after 28 of their supporters were arrested f...

Feb 12, 2020

7th Annual Law Enforcement Career Fair

NEW WESTMINSTER-The 7th annual Law Enforcement Career Fair is taking place next weekend and those interested in law enforcement are encouraged to attend.The fair will take place at the Justice Institu...

Feb 12, 2020

A&W sees sales metric slip in Q4 after strong performance last year

VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund saw same-store sales grow for the year, even as they slipped in the most recent quarter. The fund says the key retail metric fell 1.9 per cent for the...

Feb 12, 2020

‘People are starting to wake up’: Pipeline protesters expect long-term change

VANCOUVER - Opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northwestern British Columbia say they believe protests across the country are sparking a growing awareness of Indigenous rights that will lead to lo...

Feb 12, 2020

'People are starting to wake up': Pipeline protesters expect long-term change

VANCOUVER - Opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northwestern British Columbia say they believe protests across the country are sparking a growing awareness of Indigenous rights that will lead to lo...

Feb 12, 2020