British Columbia

First phase of Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing to conclude today

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou are set to reply today to Crown arguments as the first phase of an extradition hearing for the Huawei executive draws to a close. The British Columbia Supreme Cour...

Jan 23, 2020

Professional Lego builder 'hasn't worn a tie for years' after giving up IT job

VANCOUVER - Many years ago when Ryan McNaught was an IT professional he got an email from his manager who wanted to have a meeting about the number of meetings they were having. "I knew right then tha...

Jan 23, 2020

Project by art students from New York may help police identify dead in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Police are hoping a sculpture workshop at the New York Academy of Art will help solve the mysteries of 14 unidentified remains found in British Columbia. The RCMP released photos Wedn...

Jan 22, 2020

MEC cuts costs, boosts perks in effort to turn around struggling retailer

VANCOUVER - Mountain Equipment Co-op is making major changes as it "needs to move faster than ever" to remain viable, said the company's chief executive. The Vancouver-based company's executive team w...

Jan 22, 2020

Ted Hughes, British Columbia's first conflict watchdog, dies at 92

VICTORIA - Ted Hughes, whose reports led to the resignation of a premier and the overhaul of child welfare systems in British Columbia and Manitoba, has died. He was 92. Hughes was...

Jan 22, 2020

Drug-dispensing machine model should be expanded to fight overdoses: B.C. doctor

VANCOUVER - Don Durban holds his palm up to a screen on a tall steel box akin to a vending machine crossed with an ATM that displays his first name and an identification number seconds ...

Jan 22, 2020

B.C. privacy commissioner suggests media civility for Prince Harry and Meghan

VICTORIA - British Columbia's privacy commissioner says the media should practice self-regulation when it comes to respecting the privacy rights of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. Mich...

Jan 22, 2020

Premier John Horgan fills vacancy, swaps jobs in B.C. cabinet shuffle

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has made changes to his cabinet, filling a vacancy and swapping a few portfolios. Anne Kang has been appointed minister of citizens' services, rep...

Jan 22, 2020

B.C. winery worker may cry over spilled wine but ruling won't give his job back

KELOWNA, B.C. - An employee who twice dumped thousands of litres of wine down a drain at a winery in Kelowna, B.C., cannot expect to return to his job under a labour arbitration ruling. Brent Cro...

Jan 22, 2020

Gordon Smith, B.C.-based painter, educator, art champion, dead at 100

VANCOUVER - Gordon Smith, a painter, philanthropist and educator based in British Columbia, has died. Vancouver's Equinox Gallery says the celebrated artist, who dedicated his life to the arts an...

Jan 22, 2020