British Columbia

Premier John Horgan fills vacancy, swaps jobs in B.C. cabinet shuffle

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has made changes to his cabinet, filling a vacancy and swapping a few portfolios. Anne Kang has been appointed minister of citizens' services, rep...

Jan 22, 2020

B.C. winery worker may cry over spilled wine but ruling won't give his job back

KELOWNA, B.C. - An employee who twice dumped thousands of litres of wine down a drain at a winery in Kelowna, B.C., cannot expect to return to his job under a labour arbitration ruling. Brent Cro...

Jan 22, 2020

Gordon Smith, B.C.-based painter, educator, art champion, dead at 100

VANCOUVER - Gordon Smith, a painter, philanthropist and educator based in British Columbia, has died. Vancouver's Equinox Gallery says the celebrated artist, who dedicated his life to the arts an...

Jan 22, 2020

Indigenous LNG supporters chide human rights advocates over pipeline comments

BURNS LAKE, B.C. - A collective of First Nations who support the liquefied natural gas industry in British Columbia say human rights advocates failed to do their research when they called for a pipeli...

Jan 22, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press

Lawyers for Canada's attorney general to argue for extradition of Meng Wanzhou

VANCOUVER - Lawyers representing the Canadian attorney general are set to begin arguments today at an extradition hearing for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. The hearing in Vancouver...

Jan 22, 2020

Fraud allegations a facade, Meng lawyer argues as extradition hearing begins

VANCOUVER - Fraud allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are a "facade" and charges filed by the United States are really about the country trying to enforce its sanctions&nb...

Jan 22, 2020

Extradition hearing begins for top Huawei exec in Canada

VANCOUVER - The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei started in a Vancouver courtroom M onday, a case that has infuriated Beijing, caused a diploma...

Jan 21, 2020

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

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - A photo of a sail boat 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 aga...

Jan 21, 2020

Indigenous LNG supporters chide human rights advocates over pipeline comments

BURNS LAKE, B.C. - A collective of First Nations who support the liquefied natural gas industry in British Columbia say human rights advocates failed to do their research when they called for a p...

Jan 21, 2020

Meng extradition case back in court for second day on double criminality test

VANCOUVER - The second day of a court hearing gets underway today in Vancouver over a request from the United States to extradite an executive of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei o...

Jan 21, 2020