British Columbia

North Saanich mayor says duke and duchess chose ideal spot to ponder future

VICTORIA - A local mayor says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose the perfect place to rest and relax over the holiday season before announcing their decision to step back as senior members of the Ro...

Jan 10, 2020

Wait for 'high' before gobbling more cannabis edibles to avoid ER visit: doctors

VANCOUVER - People who have never smoked marijuana could be most at risk of overdosing on cannabis-infused edibles that will soon be on store shelves across the country, warns a public healt...

Jan 09, 2020

Governor Stephen Poloz says Bank of Canada watching global trade impacts

VANCOUVER - The head of the Bank of Canada says the central bank will be watching for signs that the adverse affects of global trade disputes are being felt beyond the sectors that are directly affect...

Jan 09, 2020

Bank of Canada to seek nominations for who should be on the new $5 bill

VANCOUVER - Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says the central bank is working on plans for a new $5 bill. Speaking in Vancouver, Poloz says the bank will soon be launching public consultations ab...

Jan 09, 2020

Hereditary chiefs say they will protect territory in pipeline dispute

SMITHERS, B.C. - On the first anniversary of the RCMP's enforcement of an injunction against opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, First Nation hereditary chiefs ...

Jan 09, 2020

Fashion retailer Aritzia reports third-quarter profit and sales up from year ago

VANCOUVER - Aritzia Inc. says it earned $34.8 million in its third quarter, up from $32.6 million a year earlier, as net revenue grew 10 per cent compared with a year ago. The Vancouver...

Jan 09, 2020

First Nation waits on logging road at centre of pipeline dispute in northern B.C.

SMITHERS, B.C. - Thirty-nine kilometres down a snow covered logging road, four men chop wood and work to erect a canvas wall tent in a pullout area. Cody Merriman, who is 'Namgis and also goes by the ...

Jan 09, 2020

Chair named to improve cancer outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Dr. Nadine Caron says she hears difficult stories every day from some of her Indigenous patients in rural British Columbia facing a diagnosis of cancer. They tell her why they di...

Jan 08, 2020

Natural gas pipeline company posts 72-hour notice to clear way in northern B.C.

HOUSTON, B.C. - A natural gas pipeline company has posted an injunction order giving opponents 72 hours to clear the way toward its work site in northern British Columbia, although the company sa...

Jan 08, 2020

B.C. LNG pipeline project to resume work despite opposition, says company

VICTORIA - The company building a natural gas pipeline as part of a $40 billion liquefied natural gas project in northern British Columbia says it plans to resume construction desp...

Jan 08, 2020