Category Archives: British Columbia
U.S. case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou breaks international law: defence
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the United States is violating international law by bringing fraud charges against her that have no connection to the country.Gib van Ert to...
Mar 29, 2021
Restrictions imposed to curb COVID-19 in B.C. as new cases strain the system
VICTORIA - British Columbia has taken a step backwards in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the province to impose circuit breaker measures for the next three weeks to slow the rapid sp...
Mar 29, 2021
Restrictions on B.C. restaurants, pubs and gyms brought back amid rising Covid cases
Dr. Bonnie Henry called it a day to reflect and make some changes. On Monday, the provincial health officer reported 2,518 new Covid-19 cases in British Columbia since Friday, or an average of 839 a d...
Mar 29, 2021
B.C. university offers first bachelor's degree in Indigenous language fluency
VICTORIA - Students at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus will soon be able to receive an Indigenous language fluency degree. Anne Kang, B.C.'s minister of advanced education and ski...
Mar 29, 2021
B.C., federal governments allocate funds to operate BC Bus North through March 2022
VICTORIA - The federal and British Columbia governments are working together to ensure continued operation of a bus route described as a "crucial lifeline" for northern B.C. A joint statement from the...
Mar 29, 2021
Woman injured, suspect flees as RCMP report latest shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - A woman has been hurt in a shooting late Sunday in a Surrey, B.C., home. RCMP say the attack happened just before midnight in a home in the Guildford neighbourhood. The suspect fled bef...
Mar 29, 2021
Lights returning after windstorm knocks out power to thousands across southern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Thousands of residents on British Columbia's south coast and southern Interior spent the night without power after a fierce windstorm blew through the region Sunday. BC Hydro says the outa...
Mar 29, 2021
Police expected to update investigation into stabbings at library in North Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police are expected to release more details today in their investigation of a stabbing rampage that left a young woman dead and injured six others in and around a library on Saturday in No...
Mar 29, 2021
Establishing motive central focus in fatal library attack in North Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER - Police are working to determine the motive of a series of stabbings that left a woman dead and six others injured inside and around a public library in North Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday. ...
Mar 28, 2021
B.C. mining laws raise questions as province looks to implement UN declaration
VANCOUVER - The relationships between Indigenous nations and British Columbia's mining sector are set to change as the province works to match its laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Right...
Mar 28, 2021
