British Columbia

John Mann, singer and songwriter of group Spirit of the West dead at 57

VANCOUVER - John Mann, lead singer and songwriter for Vancouver's beloved Celtic-inflected rock band Spirit of the West, has died. He was 57. Eric Alper, the band's publicist, says Mann died peacefull...

Nov 20, 2019

B.C. politicians view supermodel's transition journey on Transgender Day

VICTORIA - Members of British Columbia's legislature marked Canada's Transgender Day of Remembrance by viewing a documentary that follows a depressed, suicidal female teenager's three-year surgic...

Nov 20, 2019

Closing arguments begin in legal case over private health care in B.C.

VANCOUVER - A lawyer arguing in favour of a two-tier health-care system in British Columbia says the government can't legally justify preventing patients from paying private doctors to alleviate their...

Nov 20, 2019

Crash and fuel spill from tanker carrying crude prompts B.C. ministry monitoring

VICTORIA - About three-quarters of the 40,000 litres of crude that spilled in a fiery tanker-truck crash near the B.C.-Alberta boundary burned after the accident, and crews are now working t...

Nov 20, 2019

Western Forest Products negotiations break down with striking workers

VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. says negotiations with the United Steelworkers union in a long-running coastal B.C. strike ended without resolution on the weekend. The company ...

Nov 20, 2019

Vancouver transit woes loom; one union steps up strike, second holds strike vote

VANCOUVER - The union representing almost 5,000 Metro Vancouver transit employees announces the next steps in its job action against Coast Mountain Bus Company today as drivers resume an overtime ban,...

Nov 20, 2019

Little progress in preventing sudden infant deaths since last report: BC Coroner

VANCOUVER - The chairman of a death review panel in British Columbia found himself facing familiar figures as he looked at the number of babies who died unexpectedly in their sleep in the province in ...

Nov 19, 2019

B.C. court reduces sale price of blueberry farm after former owners poison crop

VANCOUVER - A "vindictive" and "malicious" decision by two British Columbia blueberry farmers to poison their fields rather than hand over the farm in a court-ordered sale has cost the two men almost ...

Nov 19, 2019

Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies in first half 2019: report

VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...

Nov 19, 2019

Closing arguments begin in B.C. case launched in 2009 over private health care

VANCOUVER - A framed iconic photo in Dr. Brian Day's office shows Muhammad Ali raising a triumphant gloved hand as he stares down at his opponent splayed on the mat after a first-round boxing knockout...

Nov 19, 2019