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 06, 2020
New presumptive case of novel coronavirus in British Columbia: health officer
VANCOUVER - B.C. health officials believe a woman in her 50s in the Vancouver area has contracted the new coronavirus. The provincial health officer says the woman is in stable con...
Feb 06, 2020
B.C. government to squeeze lawyers, legal costs out of public auto insurance
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is moving to curtail lawyers and legal costs in the public auto insurance system by severely limiting injured people's ability to s...
Feb 06, 2020
B.C. father, husband wants government help for his family in Wuhan, China
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man says he's "really hurt" that the Canadian government is not doing more to get permanent residents out of the city at the centre of a new cor...
Feb 06, 2020
Coal sales interrupted by heavy snow, extreme cold, rain, warns Teck Resources
VANCOUVER - Shares in Teck Resources Ltd. fell by as much as 3.2 per cent after it warned sales of steelmaking coal in the current quarter are down due to bad weather in British Columbi...
Feb 06, 2020
Province announces $1 million to help communities affected by mill closures
The province is shelling out $1 million to rural communities affected by recent mill closures. The money, according to the province, is designated for communities to develop their own tourism initiati...
Feb 05, 2020
Man to serve life for murder of B.C. officer who was 'incredible human being'
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia police officer who worked tirelessly to create a positive, caring and fair-minded version of policing was shot from behind in the very uniform he attempted t...
Feb 05, 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. Tsleil-Wa...
Feb 05, 2020
Talks with Wet'suwet'en over pipeline 'not successful,' province says
SMITHERS, B.C. - The British Columbia government and First Nations hereditary chiefs say they have failed to reach an agreement on a peaceful resolution over the enforcement of an injunction in n...
Feb 05, 2020
David Suzuki and wife Tara Cullis take to the stage in theatrical debut
VANCOUVER - One of Canada's best-known environmentalists and broadcasters is making his theatrical debut in a performance that explores whether people can learn to love the planet the w...
Feb 05, 2020

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