Category Archives: British Columbia
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
Voter Turnout For Proportional Representation Could Be Concerning
PRINCE GEORGE - The deadline to hand in your proportional representation referendum ballots was 4:30 on Friday, and as of Friday morning, the voter percentage was sitting low at 41%. Experts say that ...
Dec 07, 2018
Carbon monoxide poisonings in B.C. prompt warning about detectors
VANCOUVER - A senior paramedic in British Columbia is encouraging homeowners to buy carbon monoxide detectors and inspect their appliances following a spike in poisonings in the past week. Leon Barano...
Dec 07, 2018
B.C. legislature Speaker threatens to resign; defends handling of suspensions
VICTORIA - The Speaker of British Columbia’s legislature has promised to resign if a financial audit he is recommending doesn’t prompt public outrage and back his handling of a controversy...
Dec 06, 2018