Category Archives: British Columbia
Voter turnout in B.C. election sinks to 92-year low of 52.4 per cent
VICTORIA - Voter turnout in the British Columbia election dropped to just 52.4 per cent, the lowest participation rate in more than 90 years. Statistics from Elections BC going back to 1928 show the s...
Oct 26, 2020
Fraser Health reports more COVID-19 cases at two other assisted-living sites
SURREY, B.C. - Fraser Health has confirmed outbreaks of COVID-19 at two more assisted-living or long-term care homes in the hard-hit region. The health authority says in a statement individual staff m...
Oct 26, 2020
Massive drug cooking operation found by police in Lumby, B.C.
LUMBY, B.C. - Provincial and federal police have uncovered what they say is one of the largest illicit drug laboratories ever found in British Columbia. RCMP say in a news release that officers ...
Oct 26, 2020
Money laundering commission resumes hearings in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - An inquiry into money laundering in British Columbia is scheduled to begin hearing witnesses today in Vancouver. The hearings were delayed until after Saturday's B.C. election. Commissione...
Oct 26, 2020
Meng Wanzhou extradition case back in court for hearings on arrest
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court is scheduled to begin hearing evidence this week in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Five days of evidentiary hearings are scheduled starting t...
Oct 26, 2020
John Horgan says he will work across party lines to find ideas that work for B.C.
VICTORIA - British Columbia's election results show a divided province with Liberal victories in many rural ridings and the New Democrats in urban areas, but Premier John Horgan says his government wi...
Oct 25, 2020
Greens vow to hold NDP majority to account after winning three seats in B.C. election
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Green party will have a slightly larger presence in the provincial legislature, expanding its caucus to three seats in Saturday's election. Green Leader Sonia Furst...
Oct 25, 2020
New Democrats turn minority into majority in British Columbia election
The New Democrats won a majority government in the British Columbia election on Saturday as voters rewarded John Horgan with a second term after he took a gamble on calling an election during the COVI...
Oct 24, 2020
B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan celebrates victory, thanks rivals for 'spirited' campaign
VANCOUVER - John Horgan says there are still hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots yet to be counted following Saturday's election, but one thing is certain: he's headed back to the premier's offic...
Oct 24, 2020
'Everyone's voice must be heard': B.C. Liberal doesn't concede provincial election
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Liberals were behind in election results Saturday night but Leader Andrew Wilkinson did not concede, saying every vote must be counted before the final results of the provincial e...
Oct 24, 2020