Category Archives: British Columbia
Voting underway in B.C. Liberal leadership contest as party faces court challenge
VANCOUVER - Voting to elect the next leader of British Columbia's Liberals is underway as the party is expected to be in court Friday to face a challenge that asks a judge to delay the scheduled relea...
Feb 03, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at 985 and province records 13 more deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia officials say there are two new COVID-19 outbreaks at health-care facilities in the province for a total of 56, most of them in long-term care homes. A statement Thursday f...
Feb 03, 2022
COVID-19 claims 13 more lives in B.C., new cases decline
COVID-19 case numbers were lower on Thursday, but that positive news was tainted by another 13 people dying of the virus.The province reported 1,518 new infections (down by 258 from Wednesday), and 25...
Feb 03, 2022
B.C. First Nations plan to appeal Nechako River ruling to restore natural flows
VANCOUVER - Two First Nations say they will appeal parts of a British Columbia Supreme Court ruling released last month that rejected their bid for an injunction to restore the natural flows of the Ne...
Feb 03, 2022
RCMP identify homicide victim found in Tk'emlups parking lot as 18-year-old man
RCMP are releasing the identity of a man found dead in a parking lot on the Tk'emlups Reserve in Kamloops last weekend in an effort to move their investigation forward.In a news release, Cst. Crystal ...
Feb 03, 2022
B.C. Speaker, adviser yelled at staff during misspending investigation: Trial
VANCOUVER - A former employee of British Columbia's legislature says he was "screamed at like a dog" by the former Speaker and his special adviser during an investigation into misspending allegations ...
Feb 03, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations and health facility outbreaks falling in B.C.
VICTORIA - The number of people in British Columbia hospitals for treatment of COVID-19 fell Wednesday to 988, with 136 of those patients in intensive care units. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie ...
Feb 02, 2022
B.C. Liberal asks court to delay leadership result over membership concern
VICTORIA - A member of the B.C. Liberal party has filed a petition asking a judge to delay the results of Saturday's leadership vote for 15 days. Vikram Bajwa has filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Cour...
Feb 02, 2022
B.C. NDP was clear favourite of donors in fourth quarter
The B.C. NDP received more political contributions in the fourth quarter of 2021 than all other parties combined.The Interim Financial Reports from Elections B.C. shows the NDP collected more than $1....
Feb 02, 2022
No parking for wood splitter at centre of case against former B.C. clerk, court hears
VANCOUVER - The former facilities manager at the British Columbia legislature told a trial Wednesday that a wood splitter was being stored at the clerk's home while a parking spot was sorted out for i...
Feb 02, 2022
