British Columbia

Decade-long health care battle draws to a close today in British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A constitutional challenge by a doctor who argues patients should have the right to pay for private care if the public system leaves them waiting too long is expec...

Feb 28, 2020

Pipeline talks with hereditary chiefs resume for second day in northern B.C.

SMITHERS, B.C. - The hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en are meeting for a second day with senior federal and provincial ministers as they try to break an impasse in a pipeline dispute tha...

Feb 28, 2020

Surrey gets approval from B.C. to set up local police board to replace RCMP

SURREY, B.C. - The city of Surrey has been given approval by the B.C. government to create a municipal police board as it continues on the path of replacing the RCMP. Mayor Doug McCallu...

Feb 27, 2020

Vancouver port CEO warns of coronavirus woes as China trade continues to ebb

VANCOUVER - The head of Canada's largest port says the novel coronavirus is eating into trade following a year that saw cargo volumes dip. Vancouver Fraser Port Authority CEO Robin Silvester says the ...

Feb 27, 2020

B.C. can't be punished by feds if private-care proponent wins case: lawyer

VANCOUVER - Government lawyers have made irrelevant arguments in British Columbia Supreme Court by saying the province would lose millions of dollars a year in federal funding if a lawsuit seeking an ...

Feb 27, 2020

Distracted Driving Awareness Month has RCMP cracking down on distracted drivers

BRITISH COLUMBIA- The month of March is Distracted Driving/ Occupant Restraint Awareness Month and RCMP will be conducting intensified distracted driving enforcement.According to BC RCMP distracted dr...

Feb 27, 2020

Search and rescue to join police looking for woman in New Westminster B.C.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Search and rescue team members say they have been called to take part in a search for a woman missing from her home in New Westminster, east of Vancouver. The team, from C...

Feb 27, 2020

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs to meet today with federal and B.C. governments

A meeting between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and the federal and British Columbia government is expected to take place today. Nationwide rail and road blockades have been popping up...

Feb 27, 2020

Car-sharing firm leaves Canada with valuable data in changing market: expert

VANCOUVER - The car-sharing company formerly known as Car2Go is closing up shop in North America on Saturday, taking with it valuable data for automakers looking to the future, says one expe...

Feb 27, 2020

Indigenous youth in B.C. pledge to continue fight against pipeline

VICTORIA - Traffic was moving Wednesday night on a major highway in the Victoria area after a protest blocked the road earlier in the day. About 100 people were blocking the Patricia Bay Highway Wedne...

Feb 26, 2020