British Columbia

ICBC sorry for suggesting deceased BC Mountie liable for on-duty deadly crash

VICTORIA - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is apologizing for wrongly suggesting a deceased Mountie was liable for the on-duty crash that claimed her life, saying it's taking to steps to...

Dec 23, 2019

Interior mill workers to benefit from government support

PRINCE GEORGE - Some big news for mill workers and their families in the Interior as the provincial government has announced funding of $875,000.The funding will be going to 11 communities who have be...

Dec 23, 2019

Plant-based protein companies poised to expand products, distribution next year

VANCOUVER - When A&W started serving Beyond Meat veggie burgers at its restaurants, the fast-food chain offered many patrons their first bite of the much touted, celebrity backed plant-based ...

Dec 22, 2019

ICBC sorry for suggesting deceased B.C. Mountie liable for on duty deadly crash

VICTORIA - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is apologizing for suggested a deceased Mountie was liable for the on-duty crash that claimed her life. The Crown-owned insurer says it will im...

Dec 21, 2019

Dad who killed daughters must serve at least 22 years before parole

VICTORIA - A British Columbia father who committed the "vengeful" and "unspeakable" murders of his two daughters on Christmas Day in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison without chance of pa...

Dec 21, 2019

Green member of legislature, Adam Olsen, to be interim party leader

VICTORIA - Legislature member Adam Olsen will serve as interim leader of B.C.'s Green party until a leadership contest that wraps up on June 27. Andrew Weaver officially steps down as the party's lead...

Dec 20, 2019

B.C. board launches public effort to rename school named after 'racist' federal MP

VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island school district is embarking on what could be a difficult exercise to rename an elementary school named after a long-serving, controversial former municipa...

Dec 20, 2019

B.C. doctor links non-medical use of nitrous oxide to serious illness, addiction

VANCOUVER - An emergency room physician in British Columbia is warning of the misuse of a cooking tool that requires the use of nitrous oxide, more commonly known as laughing gas. A statemen...

Dec 20, 2019

Mom of slain girls tells court her life is like a nightmare she never wakes from

VICTORIA - A mother of two murdered girls says her life has become a living nightmare from which she never awakes. Sarah Cotton told a B.C. Supreme Court sentencing hearing for her...

Dec 19, 2019

Ottawa's consultation with Indigenous groups on pipeline was meaningful: Lawyer

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the Canadian government say it conducted a new round of consultations with Indigenous groups about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that was reasonable, adequate...

Dec 19, 2019