British Columbia

B.C. introduces law to implement United Nations declaration on Indigenous rights

VICTORIA - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, mandating the governm...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. businessman David Sidoo faces new allegations in college bribery scandal

VANCOUVER - A well-known businessman and philanthropist from British Columbia faces fresh allegations in a new indictment filed in a college bribery scandal unfolding in the United States. David ...

Oct 24, 2019

Next election could be some time away, predicts Green Leader Elizabeth May

SIDNEY, B.C. - Elizabeth May isn't expecting another federal election any time soon, but she's already telling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau what will keep the Greens from voting against his gove...

Oct 24, 2019

Singh calls for reform of 'broken' voting system after NDP falls short in Quebec

BURNABY, B.C. - If there's any election that has highlighted how "broken" Canada's electoral system is, it's this one, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in his morning-after assessment. Monday's...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. Green leader invites climate activist Greta Thunberg to B.C. legislature

VANCOUVER - The leader of British Columbia's Green party says he has invited climate change activist Greta Thunberg to speak in the provincial legislature. Andrew Weaver says ...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. backs proposal for liquefied natural gas ship refuelling facility

VANCOUVER - A proposal to build the first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas marine refuelling service along the west coast of North America is getting support from the British Columbia gove...

Oct 24, 2019

Miner Teck Resources reports Q3 profit down, plans to focus on reducing costs

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it is focusing on improving efficiency and productivity after it reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago. Teck chief executive Don Lindsay ...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. Indigenous rights law aims to make First Nations full participants

VICTORIA - British Columbia is set to become the first province to introduce human rights legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which would manda...

Oct 23, 2019

Canfor Corp. swings to $90.4-million loss in Q3 as revenues plunge 17.5 per cent

VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. swung to a loss in the third quarter on weaker lumber market conditions especially in British Columbia and lower earnings in the pulp and paper segments. The Vancouver-ba...

Oct 23, 2019

Jody Wilson-Raybould should use social media to amplify her voice: experts

VANCOUVER - In the early years of Confederation, there were members of Parliament known as "loose fish," who floated free from parties but swam back and forth between allegiances. In 1945, a cohort of...

Oct 23, 2019