Category Archives: British Columbia

Federal Court to rule on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion challenge
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal is set to release its decision on the latest challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion today. Four First Nations from British Columbia filed court chal...
Feb 04, 2020

Sentencing for man who murdered Abbotsford, B.C., police officer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The man who killed Abbotsford, B.C., police Const. John Davidson in November 2017 will be sentenced in court today. The British Columbia Supreme Court trial...
Feb 03, 2020

Man given life sentence without parole for 25 years for B.C. officer's murder
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man convicted of first-degree murder for the death of a British Columbia police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years. Oscar Arfm...
Feb 03, 2020

David Suzuki and wife Tara Cullis take to the stage in theatrical debut
VANCOUVER - One of Canada's best-known environmentalists and broadcasters is making his theatrical debut in a performance that explores whether people can learn to love the planet the w...
Feb 03, 2020

Lower Mainland mayors, including Surrey, endorse regional ride-hailing licence
VANCOUVER - Mayors in British Columbia's Lower Mainland have reached an agreement on an interim business licence for ride-hailing companies that want to operate in the region. Surrey Mayor D...
Feb 02, 2020

Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 02, 2020

Bring more voices to caribou recovery plan, says B.C. premier's former liaison
VICTORIA - A former cabinet minister who resigned as Premier John Horgan's liaison for the recovery of threatened caribou herds in northeastern British Columbia says he wants more voices in ...
Feb 02, 2020

New talks planned over disputed gas pipeline in northern British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Leaders of a First Nation in northern British Columbia who say they'll never consent to a natural gas pipeline through their traditional territory have agreed to seven days of me...
Feb 01, 2020

Lower Mainland mayors, including Surrey, endorse regional ride-hailing licence
VANCOUVER - Mayors in British Columbia's Lower Mainland have reached an agreement on an interim business licence for ride-hailing companies that want to operate in the region. Surrey Mayor D...
Jan 31, 2020

Indigenous young people file complaints after Victoria police arrests
VICTORIA - British Columbia's police complaints commissioner says it has received several complaints about use of force by Victoria police during the arrests of young Indigenous protesters inside a ca...
Jan 31, 2020