Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver says court decision allows it to close illegal pot shops
Vancouver says a court decision has reaffirmed the city’s authority to shut down illegal marijuana dispensaries. In a news release, the city says the B.C. Supreme Court’s decision to order...
Dec 13, 2018
B.C. man, companies face 38 charges alleging harm to chickens
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has laid 38 charges against a man from Chilliwack, B.C., and two companies over allegations of undue suffering to chickens. The agency alleges that Dwayne ...
Dec 13, 2018
Task force report submitted to help renters and landlords in B.C.
VICTORIA – A task force has made several recommendations to modernize and improve British Columbia’s overheated rental market, in a report that one non-profit group says strikes a balance ...
Dec 12, 2018
Huawei exec details health problems in affidavit submitted to B.C. court
VANCOUVER - Huawei’s chief financial officer says she has suffered a lifetime of health problems, including thyroid cancer, sleep apnea and high blood pressure, but she is ready to fight allegat...
Dec 12, 2018
Climate change, receding glaciers increase landslide risk on B.C.'s Mount Meager
VANCOUVER - Climate change is causing glaciers atop Mount Meager in British Columbia to shrink, increasing the chances of landslides and even a new eruption, says an expert studying the volcano. Glyn ...
Dec 11, 2018
Huawei senior executive is not a threat to jump bail: lawyer assures court
VANCOUVER - The United States is showing its hostility toward Chinese tech giant Huawei by speculating one of its senior executives has avoided travelling there to dodge charges, a lawyer arguing for ...
Dec 11, 2018
Forest companies heading for China without B.C. government officials
VICTORIA - Forest industry leaders from British Columbia are continuing a trade mission to China without provincial government officials, who are cutting short the trip to Asia as a court case involvi...
Dec 10, 2018
Pattison Among Inductees Into Canada's Walk of Fame
TORONTO - A total of 10 Canadians were recently inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. The Walk of Fame held its 20th anniversary gala in Toronto on December 1, with the ceremony being televised over th...
Dec 10, 2018
Police investigate break-in at Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's Vancouver home
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver home that a court heard is owned by a recently arrested Huawei executive and her husband was broken into early Sunday morning. Vancouver police say the break-in was reported ju...
Dec 10, 2018
British Columbia trade trip to China cancelled over Meng detention
VICTORIA - The detention of a top Huawei executive in Canada has derailed British Columbia’s trade mission to China. The delegation led by B.C. Forestry Minister Doug Donaldson will no longer be...
Dec 10, 2018