Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. Liquor Stores will be moving to paper bags -- instead of plastic -- at all 197 of its outlets, with the conversion to be completed by next March.A Richmond-based company has been chosen to provid...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will restrict the amount of nicotine in vapour pods and is increasing the provincial sales tax by 13 per cent on the products in a move to protect youth...

VANCOUVER - A conference hosted by University of British Columbia students is facing criticism for having a speaker from a Chinese company that has been blacklisted by the United States...

VANCOUVER - Ed John, a leader of the First Nations Summit and former British Columbia cabinet minister, is accused of four counts of sexual assault dating back to 1974. The B.C. Prosecution ...

VANCOUVER - Patricia Pearson has dealt with the shock and disappointment of her adoption agency announcing its closure while she was still waiting for a child - twice. Choices Adoption and Pregnancy C...

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - A bylaw targeting certain panhandlers has been approved in the Metro Vancouver city of Maple Ridge. Councillors voted 6-1 Tuesday night in favour of the Safer Streets Bylaw, a...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government faces a "difficult balancing act" in dealing with labour strife among public-sector unions representing bus drivers in Metro Vancouver, teachers around...

VANCOUVER - Superbugs are likely to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians and cost the economy about $400 billion in gross domestic product over the next 30 years, warns a landmark report. An expert pane...

QUADRA ISLAND, B.C. - Officials are working to refloat and assess a barge that ran aground and compromised its hull on Quadra Island, B.C. Transport Canada says in a statement that it is reviewing a s...

VANCOUVER - Thousands gathered at cenotaphs and war memorials across British Columbia on Monday to honour those who've served or made the ultimate sacrifice as part of Canada's military. At Victo...