Category Archives: British Columbia
Anti-mask group disrupts BC Ferries sailing from Nanaimo to West Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver were called to meet a BC Ferries vessel as it docked in Horseshoe Bay on Saturday after people opposed to public health restrictions aimed at fighting the spread o...
Oct 17, 2020
B.C. Green party says October fundraising shatters its previous records
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Green party says October has been the best fundraising month in its history, and there's still a week to go until the province goes to the polls. A statement from the p...
Oct 16, 2020
B.C. Liberals continue campaign after losing a candidate in provincial election
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's election campaign continues today after a turbulent day for the Liberals. The B.C. Liberals announced Thursday that Laurie Throness would not be representing the party i...
Oct 16, 2020
B.C. confirms first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child
VICTORIA - B.C. has recorded its first confirmed case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child after antibody testing showed evidence of COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry sai...
Oct 15, 2020
B.C. Liberal candidate quits over birth control, eugenics comments
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Liberal Laurie Throness is quitting as a party candidate in the Oct. 24 provincial election after comparing free birth control to eugenics. The NDP released a videot...
Oct 15, 2020
Central banks must have digital currency alternative if Facebook's Libra blocked: BoC
OTTAWA - A senior official at the Bank of Canada says central banks should have their own digital currency ready as an alternative if they decide to say no to one being developed by Facebook.The socia...
Oct 15, 2020
Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardizing gains
JOTOLCHEN, Mexico - The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world's children, depriving them of schooling and sending them to work. Across the developing world, two d...
Oct 15, 2020
European lawmakers won’t be back in Strasbourg this month
BRUSSELS - European lawmakers won't be returning to the French city of Strasbourg for next week's plenary session because of the COVID-19 resurgence in France, the European Parliament president said T...
Oct 15, 2020
Leaders scheduled for radio debate in British Columbia election campaign
VANCOUVER - All three parties in the B.C. election have now released their platforms outlining their promises if they get elected on Oct. 24. The Greens unveiled their platform on Wednesday, with Soni...
Oct 15, 2020
Sentencing continues for man who pleaded guilty to four murders in Penticton, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - A sentencing hearing is scheduled to continue today for a man who pleaded guilty to four murders last year in Penticton, B.C. John Brittain pleaded guilty Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Cou...
Oct 15, 2020