British Columbia

Professional Lego builder 'hasn't worn a tie for years' after giving up IT job

VANCOUVER - Many years ago when Ryan McNaught was an IT professional, he got an email from his manager who wanted to have a meeting about the number of meetings they were having. "I knew right then th...

Jan 25, 2020

Former Liberal Blair Lekstrom quits post as Premier Horgan's caribou liaison

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says the man he appointed to help in the recovery of threatened caribou in British Columbia's northeast has resigned. In a statement issued Friday, Horgan...

Jan 24, 2020

Ride-hailing begins in Metro Vancouver as Uber, Lyft launch service

VICTORIA - Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they are on the road in Metro Vancouver, less than a day after receiving long-awaited approval for operating licences. Uber activated its ...

Jan 24, 2020

B.C. privacy commissioner suggests media civility for Prince Harry and Meghan

VICTORIA - Media outlets in Canada should practise civility and self-regulation in respecting the privacy rights of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says British Columbia's pr...

Jan 24, 2020

Fraud case against Meng is straightforward, Crown argues at extradition hearing

VANCOUVER - Lawyers representing the Canadian attorney general say the fraud case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is not complicated and a judge should commit the woman for extradition to t...

Jan 24, 2020

'I would not go' to China says B.C. resident concerned about coronavirus

VANCOUVER - A woman who has regularly visited China from her home in Delta, B.C., says she would not travel there over concerns about a new coronavirus that is spreading ...

Jan 24, 2020

Mud slide prompts evacuation as rain saturates southern British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Relentless rain has set off a mudslide, swelled rivers and shut roads in southern British Columbia. The slide near Burnaby Mountain forced the evacuation of six homes after a ret...

Jan 23, 2020

Police look for owner of ice-covered boat found on B.C.'s Okanagan Lake

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - A photo of a sailboat covered in icicles has been released by police in West Kelowna, B.C., in the hope of finding its owner. The RCMP say the sailboat was found leaning agai...

Jan 23, 2020

Transportation board approves Uber, Lyft ride-hail services in Lower Mainland

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Passenger Transportation Board has granted long-awaited licensing approvals to ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft for service in the Lower Mainland and Whistl...

Jan 23, 2020

$1.5 Million spent on manhunt for two Port Alberni teens

VANCOUVER-The R-C-M-P in British Columbia and Manitoba say they spent about 1.5-million dollars on a sprawling search for the two young men, Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod, wanted for three killings...

Jan 23, 2020