Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver steps aside, party to elect next leader in 2020
VICTORIA - B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver, whose party recorded a historic election breakthrough two years ago, is stepping aside and will not seek re-election in the next provincial election. W...
Oct 09, 2019

Police Act report finds retired B.C. sgt-at-arms commits neglect of duty
VICTORIA - British Columbia's recently retired sergeant-at-arms committed neglect of duty and didn't tell the truth during an investigation into misconduct at the provincial legislature, a r...
Oct 08, 2019

Property in Surrey, B.C., searched on suspicion of cock fighting
SURREY, B.C. - The BC SPCA executed a warrant at a Surrey property it believes was connected to cock fighting on Saturday. "We did not seize any birds, but we did seize evidence from the property and ...
Oct 08, 2019

Tussock moth infestation in Cariboo is farthest north ever recorded in B.C.
VICTORIA - An insect infestation that has the ability to quickly kill healthy Douglas fir trees is on the move in British Columbia and the Ministry of Forests says it has now been found farther north ...
Oct 08, 2019

B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver steps aside, party to elect next leader in 2020
VICTORIA - B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver, who led the party to a historic election breakthrough two years ago, will not seek re-election in the next provincial election. Weaver reduced his work sche...
Oct 07, 2019

Emily Carr University in Vancouver closed until Wednesday after possible arson
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver campus of Emily Carr University of Art + Design won't reopen until Wednesday following what police believe was a deliberately set fire. The blaze was spotted early Satur...
Oct 07, 2019

Doctors say political activism part of their jobs on issues affecting health
VANCOUVER - As a child growing up in Toronto, Dr. Melissa Lem was dubbed a tree hugger thanks to her passion for the environment. It's a label she fully embraces as a family p...
Oct 07, 2019

Property in Surrey, B.C., searched on suspicion of cock fighting
SURREY, B.C. - The BC SPCA says it executed a warrant at a Surrey property were it suspected cock fighting was taking place. A spokeswoman says in a statement that the society did not seize any birds ...
Oct 06, 2019

Emily Carr University closed Sunday after fire causes some damage
VANCOUVER - The Emily Carr University campus remains closed today following a small fire Saturday morning. The university says in a statement that it is closed so restoration crews can clean up the da...
Oct 06, 2019

RCMP gave FBI serial numbers, other details about Meng Wanzhou's phones: defence
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou says the RCMP illegally passed on serial numbers and other crucial details of her electronic devices to the Federal Bureau of Invest...
Oct 05, 2019