Category Archives: British Columbia
Band councils, hereditary chiefs play distinct governance roles: expert
VICTORIA - Canadians are getting a crash course on the differences between non-elected hereditary chiefs and band councils elected by First Nations as RCMP arrests at a blockade in northern British Co...
Jan 10, 2019
No easy answers in northern British Columbia pipeline impasse: Horgan
HOUSTON, B.C. - The arrest of 14 people who oppose a pipeline on the traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation in British Columbia brought back difficult memories for Alexande...
Jan 09, 2019
Trudeau Touts Liberal Government Accomplishments In Luncheon Speech To Supporters
KAMLOOPS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was met with praise and applause inside the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre as he spoke to a crowd of supporters at a Liberal Party fundraiser. R...
Jan 09, 2019
Defence urges jury to find man guilty of manslaughter if it believes confession
VANCOUVER - Jurors tasked with deciding the fate of a man charged with the first-degree murder of a 12-year-old British Columbia girl could make a finding of manslaughter even if they accept an allege...
Jan 08, 2019
Five things to know about the LNG pipeline protest in northern B.C.
OTTAWA - Here are five things to know about the anti-LNG demonstrations in northern British Columbia: 1. The pipeline A pipeline by TransCanada subsidiary Coastal GasLink is to carry natural gas from ...
Jan 08, 2019
B.C. Appeal Court gives Ottawa more time to fix solitary confinement law
VANCOUVER - The Court of Appeal of British Columbia has given the federal government more time to fix its solitary confinement law after a lower court declared indefinite prisoner segregation unconsti...
Jan 07, 2019
B.C. Indigenous group anticipating RCMP action at anti-LNG pipeline camp
Supporters of an Indigenous camp blocking access to a planned pipeline in northern British Columbia say they are anticipating RCMP action over an injunction filed against them. Jennifer Wickham, a mem...
Jan 07, 2019
B.C. removes prescription drug deductibles for low-income residents
VANCOUVER – Health Minister Adrian Dix says British Columbia has taken a “long overdue step forward” to help lower-income households handle the cost of prescription drugs. Dix says d...
Jan 04, 2019
B.C. fuel up 4 cents, more hikes due as 'bumpy' year looms at pumps: expert
VANCOUVER - Extreme volatility in oil markets has resulted in a price jump for gasoline of four cents a litre in Metro Vancouver and an analyst predicts a further hike could arrive within days. Dan Mc...
Jan 04, 2019
Donation bins sealed, removed in British Columbia after death of trapped man
VANCOUVER - A municipality and a non-profit foundation in British Columbia are shutting down clothing donation bins and looking at options to either make them more secure or remove them following the ...
Jan 03, 2019