British Columbia

B.C. tells inquiry money laundering has warped economy, fuelled opioid crisis

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's government says money laundering has distorted the economy, fuelled the opioid crisis and overheated the real estate market as a provincial inquiry into the cr...

Feb 24, 2020

Teck Resources shares down after company pulls Frontier oilsands project

VANCOUVER - Shares in Teck Resources Ltd. are trading down four per cent after the company said it had withdrawn its application for a massive oilsands mining project citing uncertainty over clim...

Feb 24, 2020

Teck withdraws application for Frontier mine, citing discourse over climate change

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. has withdrawn its application for a massive oilsands mining project just days ahead of an expected government decision, citing the political discourse over climate chan...

Feb 23, 2020

Ottawa, province, First Nations sign deal to protect southern mountain caribou

VANCOUVER - A historic agreement to save endangered southern mountain caribou in northeast British Columbia has been recognized as reconciliation in action, coming on the same day tensions p...

Feb 23, 2020

Attempted theft of seaplane ends with collision in Vancouver harbour

VANCOUVER - An attempt to steal a float plane in Vancouver's harbour didn't make it out of the water, but three planes were damaged in the botched theft. Vancouver police Const. Tanya Visintin says of...

Feb 23, 2020

Lululemon stores in China mostly closed due to novel coronavirus outbreak

VANCOUVER - Most of Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s nearly 40 stores in China have been closed since early February amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the company said. "We're inspired by the resilience ...

Feb 23, 2020

B.C. money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering questions about how the criminal activity flourished in the province and identify those who...

Feb 23, 2020

Woman returning from Iran is B.C.'s sixth case of new coronavirus

VICTORIA - A sixth case of the novel coronavirus has been diagnosed in British Columbia after a woman in her 30s returned to the province this week from travel in Iran. Provincial health officer ...

Feb 22, 2020

Unreleased report finds stop checks, searches of protesters unlawful: Watchdog

VANCOUVER - A civilian police watchdog has released a letter that was described Thursday as "explosive" by a supporter of hereditary chiefs opposed to a pipeline in northern British Columbia...

Feb 22, 2020

Babies frequently exposed to cleaning products at higher risk of asthma: study

VANCOUVER - New research suggests frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child's risk of developing asthma. The CHILD Cohort Study found young infants living ...

Feb 22, 2020