Category Archives: British Columbia
NDP byelection victory prompts soul-searching among Greens, Liberals in B.C.
VANCOUVER - An NDP victory in a crucial byelection has prompted political soul-searching in British Columbia, with the Opposition Liberals hoping to revitalize their party while the Greens distance th...
Jan 31, 2019
First responders gather in B.C. to call for end to stigma in jobs full of trauma
VANCOUVER - Eighteen years as a firefighter had exposed Greg Gauthier to endless trauma but a call involving a tour bus hitting a family triggered his descent into mental illness as intrusive thoughts...
Jan 31, 2019
Police looking for suspect after transit officer shot at Vancouver-area station
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP asked residents of a neighbourhood in Surrey, B.C., to lock their doors and turn on their outdoor lights Wednesday night as they searched for a suspect in the shooting of a tra...
Jan 30, 2019
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