Category Archives: British Columbia
NDP promises to overhaul long-term care in B.C. over the next 10 years
VANCOUVER - The NDP is promising to spend $1.4 billion to improve the long-term care system in British Columbia with party Leader John Horgan saying the COVID-19 pandemic exposed failures in the care ...
Oct 01, 2020
B.C. mayors call on all parties to commit to 'new fiscal relationship' with province
VANCOUVER - The mayors of British Columbia's 13 largest cities are calling on all provincial parties to commit to further action related to mental health and substance use, affordable housing, public ...
Sep 30, 2020
Elections BC probes NDP complaint over Liberal candidate's mail-in ballot requests
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Elections BC is investigating a complaint made by the NDP against a B.C. Liberal candidate in the provincial election that claims personal information was collected for the purpose ...
Sep 30, 2020
Federal government lawyer asks judge to dismiss youths' climate change lawsuit
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the Canadian government says a lawsuit filed by 15 youth across the country should be dismissed because their claims about the harms of climate change are too broad. Joseph Ch...
Sep 30, 2020
Judge urged to keep Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing moving
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says the defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is trying to fight their case against charges she faces in the United States in a Canadian co...
Sep 30, 2020
PST cut pledge from B.C. Liberals draws fire from NDP, Greens
VANCOUVER - A promise by the B.C. Liberals to fight the pandemic with a provincial sales tax cut is separating the three parties in their approach to COVID-19 during the Oct. 24 election campaign. NDP...
Sep 30, 2020
B.C. extends state of emergency, reports one death and 105 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is extending the province's state of emergency for another two weeks, allowing officials to continue using emergency powers to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The move com...
Sep 29, 2020
Horgan promises schools in Liberal-held turf, counters Liberal pledge to cut PST
COQUITLAM, B.C. - NDP Leader John Horgan was in Liberal territory today promising to complete two school construction projects if re-elected in British Columbia on Oct. 24. Horgan says a New Democrat ...
Sep 29, 2020
Lawyers for attorney general expected to present arguments in Meng case today
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the attorney general are expected to present the federal government's response today to the latest arguments in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.Lawyers fo...
Sep 29, 2020
Struggling outdoor equipment retailer MEC opposes efforts to pause sale to Kingswood
VANCOUVER - Beleaguered outdoor recreation retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op is opposing a proposed delay of the company's sale to a U.S. private investment firm, saying there is "significant urgency"...
Sep 29, 2020