Category Archives: British Columbia
Liberals set timeline for new leader
The acting president of the B.C. Liberal Party says a new leader will be elected within the next year.Don Silversides said former leader Andrew Wilkinson delivered his official letter of resignation T...
Feb 17, 2021
B.C. sees 427 new COVID-19 cases; 47 in Interior Health
B.C. is reporting 427 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday (Feb. 17), including 47 within Interior Health. The new figures came in a prepared statement from Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Ther...
Feb 17, 2021
B.C. Liberals to set leadership vote no later than next February, says party
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Liberals say the party will elect a new leader no later than next February. Acting party president Don Silversides says in a statement the process to set the rules for a...
Feb 17, 2021
Cannabis company Tilray reports US$2.9M loss, $56.5M in revenue in Q4
NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc. incurred a US$2.9-million loss in its latest quarter, just as the company was signing a blockbuster deal to merge with competitor Aphria Inc.The Nanaimo, B.C.-based cannabi...
Feb 17, 2021
Conservation officers kill cougar, search for second animal after teen followed
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The Conservation Officer Service says a juvenile cougar has been killed after a teenager reported being followed by two of the animals in Coquitlam, B.C. The agency says in a stateme...
Feb 17, 2021
Nearly 300 charges laid, 130 arrested, as Vancouver police target shoplifting
VANCOUVER - A month-long crackdown has resulted in nearly 300 recommended criminal charges against people police allege are violent and prolific shoplifters working in downtown Vancouver. A statement ...
Feb 17, 2021
Police say latest targeted shooting in Surrey, B.C., sends one man to hospital
SURREY, B.C. - One man is recovering from injuries linked to the latest targeted shooting in Surrey, B.C. RCMP say officers, including members of the gang enforcement squad, responded to reports of sh...
Feb 17, 2021
Mifflin Gibbs: First Black man elected in B.C. won a Victoria council seat in 1866
VICTORIA - The first Black person elected in British Columbia was an American abolitionist and entrepreneur who won a Victoria city council seat in 1866 and played a role in Confederation. In 1858, ab...
Feb 17, 2021
Judge to rule on B.C. request for injunction against churches breaking COVID-19 rules
VANCOUVER - The chief justice of British Columbia's Supreme Court is set to deliver his decision today over whether to grant the province an injunction against three Fraser Valley churches flouting CO...
Feb 17, 2021
B.C.'s state of emergency nears milestone
The state of emergency in B.C. is getting closer to its one year anniversary. On Tuesday (Feb. 16), the province extended the declaration to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic another two weeks, taking i...
Feb 16, 2021
