British Columbia

Wet'suwet'en chiefs, ministers reach draft arrangement in pipeline dispute

SMITHERS, B.C. - Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and senior government ministers reached a proposed arrangement Sunday following days of discussions over a pipeline dispute that prompted solidarity pro...

Mar 01, 2020

Officials searching for new glass, soft plastics recycling depot in Parksville after contract expires

PARKSVILLE - Unwanted glass, soft plastics and Styrofoam piling up around Oceanside homes could be a way of life unless a local solution is brokered to properly dispose of those items.The contract bet...

Mar 01, 2020 Parksville-Qualicum Beach residents no longer have a local option to properly get rid of glass, soft plastics and Styrofoam. Recycle BC said it is working to find a private operator in the Oceanside region to take the service over. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Canada must expose hidden company owners to end 'snow washing,' inquiry hears

VANCOUVER - Canada must urgently create public registries that reveal the true owners of corporations in order to shed its international reputation as a destination for laundering the proceeds of...

Feb 28, 2020

Decade-long health care battle draws to a close today in British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A constitutional challenge by a doctor who argues patients should have the right to pay for private care if the public system leaves them waiting too long is expec...

Feb 28, 2020

Pipeline talks with hereditary chiefs resume for second day in northern B.C.

SMITHERS, B.C. - The hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en are meeting for a second day with senior federal and provincial ministers as they try to break an impasse in a pipeline dispute tha...

Feb 28, 2020

Surrey gets approval from B.C. to set up local police board to replace RCMP

SURREY, B.C. - The city of Surrey has been given approval by the B.C. government to create a municipal police board as it continues on the path of replacing the RCMP. Mayor Doug McCallu...

Feb 27, 2020

Vancouver port CEO warns of coronavirus woes as China trade continues to ebb

VANCOUVER - The head of Canada's largest port says the novel coronavirus is eating into trade following a year that saw cargo volumes dip. Vancouver Fraser Port Authority CEO Robin Silvester says the ...

Feb 27, 2020

B.C. can't be punished by feds if private-care proponent wins case: lawyer

VANCOUVER - Government lawyers have made irrelevant arguments in British Columbia Supreme Court by saying the province would lose millions of dollars a year in federal funding if a lawsuit seeking an ...

Feb 27, 2020

Search and rescue to join police looking for woman in New Westminster B.C.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Search and rescue team members say they have been called to take part in a search for a woman missing from her home in New Westminster, east of Vancouver. The team, from C...

Feb 27, 2020

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs to meet today with federal and B.C. governments

A meeting between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and the federal and British Columbia government is expected to take place today. Nationwide rail and road blockades have been popping up...

Feb 27, 2020