Category Archives: British Columbia
No injunction for B.C. taxi industry against Uber, Lyft pending judicial review
VANCOUVER - The taxi industry is promising to continue its fight against Uber and Lyft after a judge rejected a bid to grant an injunction against the companies pending a legal challeng...
Feb 08, 2020
B.C. government to squeeze lawyers, legal costs out of public auto insurance
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is moving to curtail legal costs in the public auto insurance system by severely limiting the ability of injured people to sue at-f...
Feb 08, 2020
Wet'suwet'en supporters light ceremonial fire at steps of B.C. legislature
SMITHERS, B.C. - A ceremonial fire is burning on the front steps of the British Columbia legislature as supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs join protests across Canada to halt a natural gas p...
Feb 08, 2020
Ins and outs of travel insurance amid novel coronavirus outbreak
VANCOUVER - Travellers nervous about globe-trotting during the novel coronavirus outbreak may be eligible to receive a refund for cancelling their travels, say insurance experts, but it depends o...
Feb 08, 2020
Province announces funding supplement for school children in foster care
B.C's Ministry of Education has announced a new funding supplement for B.C children in foster care.The allocated funds would be dispersed at school districts across the province and will expand priori...
Feb 07, 2020
Court orders Surrey, B.C., to stop fining ride-hailing giant Uber
VANCOUVER - A judge has ordered the Metro Vancouver city of Surrey to immediately stop ticketing and fining Uber drivers. The city had been issuing $500 tickets to drivers, arguing that they were...
Feb 07, 2020
Opponents to ramp up protests against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say they will do whatever it takes to stop the project after suffering a devastating legal blow at the Federal Court of Appeal. Activists...
Feb 07, 2020
Talks with Wet'suwet'en over pipeline 'not successful,' province says
SMITHERS, B.C. - Talks that were intended to de-escalate a dispute over a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia have failed after just two days. Hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwe...
Feb 07, 2020
'We are feeling strong': B.C. pipeline opponents brace for more possible arrests
SMITHERS, B.C. - Opponents of a natural gas pipeline said they were bracing for further police action Thursday following the arrest of six people near a work site in northern British Columbi...
Feb 06, 2020
Two more presumptive cases of the coronavirus in British Columbia
VICTORIA - Two more presumptive cases of the novel coronavirus have been diagnosed in British Columbia, where a total of four people have now been sickened with the illness. D...
Feb 06, 2020

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