Category Archives: British Columbia

Victoria to ask Supreme Court to review overturned bylaw banning plastic bags
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to review a court decision that overturned its business bylaw banning single-use plastic bags. The B.C. Court o...
Sep 25, 2019

B.C. man pleads guilty to second-degree murder of Belgian tourist: police
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Homicide investigators say a man charged with first-degree murder of a Belgian tourist travelling through British Columbia has pleaded guilty to her slaying. Sgt. Fra...
Sep 25, 2019

'No need' for lengthy border exam of Meng Wanzhou before her arrest: defence
VANCOUVER - The defence team for a Huawei executive whose arrest at Vancouver's airport sparked a diplomatic crisis between Canada and China says there was no good reason for border officials to ...
Sep 25, 2019

Some Canadian retailers join global climate strike, plan to close shop Friday
VANCOUVER - A global movement aimed at pressuring governments into action over climate change is calling on Canadians to join a mass strike planned for Friday and "disrupt business as usual." But many...
Sep 25, 2019

Border officials, RCMP followed law in arrest of Meng Wanzhou: Attorney General
VANCOUVER - Canadian officials followed the law when they detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport and the defence has no proof to substantiate its "conspiracy theory" that she wa...
Sep 25, 2019

Liberals returns to B.C. to pledge carbon-neutrality, tax cut for clean-tech firms
VANCOUVER - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau chose once again on Tuesday to stage one of the biggest moments of his campaign in British Columbia, as he made a major climate-chang...
Sep 24, 2019

"Asbestos is the number one killer," WorkSafeBC warns homeowners about deadly fibres
RICHMOND-WorkSafeBC is reminding homeowners about the dangers of asbestos in homes built before the 1990's.Asbestos if disturbed, can release easy to inhale fibres into the air, which can potentially ...
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Nothing 'routine' about Meng Wanzhou's treatment at Vancouver airport: Defence
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou say there was nothing "routine" about the way she was questioned by border officials before she was read her rights and informed of her...
Sep 24, 2019

Comment invited as proposed Haisla Nation LNG project enters regulatory process
VANCOUVER - The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is inviting comment from the public and Indigenous groups until Oct. 20 on a Haisla Nation proposal to build a floating LNG project near the nor...
Sep 24, 2019

B.C. supports Scheer's call for federal money laundering inquiry: Eby
VICTORIA - A national public inquiry into money laundering would be beneficial, no matter which party wins the federal election, says British Columbia's attorney general. David Eby said Monday mo...
Sep 23, 2019