Category Archives: British Columbia
NDP win Nanaimo byelection
NANAIMO - The BC NDP is breathing a big sigh of relief tonight. This after winning tonight’s crucial byelection in Nanaimo. With 90 of 111 polls reporting, the NDP’s Sheila Malcolmson has ...
Jan 30, 2019
B.C. ministry moves to stem high rate of overdose deaths by recent inmates
VANCOUVER, B.C. – British Columbia is launching a project aimed at reducing the number of overdose deaths by inmates recently released from correctional facilities. A coroner’s death revie...
Jan 30, 2019
Third Mountie who investigated 'Surrey six' gang murders sentenced in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - A third RCMP officer has been sentenced after pleading guilty to his conduct in connection with British Columbia’s largest gang-related mass murder. Cpl. Danny Michaud was handed a t...
Jan 29, 2019
Two cranes brought in to Vancouver port for crane recovery effort
VANCOUVER - It’s going to take two large floating cranes to try to lift another crane that collapsed over a container vessel at the Port of Vancouver early Monday. Louanne Wong, director of comm...
Jan 29, 2019
A timeline of events in the case of Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER - A timeline of the Meng Wanzhou case, and rising tension between Canada and China. 2018 Aug. 22: A New York court issues a warrant for the arrest of Huawei Technologies chief financial offi...
Jan 29, 2019
Canada has one month to decide whether to hold an extradition hearing for Meng
VANCOUVER - The clock is ticking for Canada to decide whether to proceed with a high-profile extradition case involving a senior executive of Huawei Technologies, which has touched off furor in diplom...
Jan 29, 2019
B.C. government has little power for legislature oversight: Premier Horgan
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says a recent report alleging spending abuses by the clerk and sergeant-at-arms raises concerns about a broader culture of “entitlement” in...
Jan 28, 2019
Man gets life for killing girl but case dismissed in another B.C. girl's murder
VANCOUVER - A judge called Garry Handlen a sexual predator and sentenced him to life in prison for killing a 12-year-old girl in 1978 but moments later dismissed a case involving allegations that the ...
Jan 28, 2019
Mining task force goals will increase jobs, chop red tape: Premier Horgan
VANCOUVER – Premier John Horgan says the British Columbia government is moving forward on recommendations from a mining task force aimed at boosting jobs in the industry. The premier announced a...
Jan 28, 2019
Jagmeet Singh stakes NDP leadership on risky Burnaby South byelection bid
BURNABY, B.C. - Jagmeet Singh often starts conversations with Burnaby South residents by asking a question: “I want to take on the government in Ottawa. What do you need me to do?” Singh h...
Jan 28, 2019