Category Archives: British Columbia

Meng Wanzhou case a 'test' of Canadian legal system: defence lawyer
VANCOUVER - An extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is a test of whether courts will reject foreign charges that run contrary to Canadian values, argues her lawyer. A British Columbi...
Jan 25, 2020

Professional Lego builder 'hasn't worn a tie for years' after giving up IT job
VANCOUVER - Many years ago when Ryan McNaught was an IT professional, he got an email from his manager who wanted to have a meeting about the number of meetings they were having. "I knew right then th...
Jan 25, 2020

Former Liberal Blair Lekstrom quits post as Premier Horgan's caribou liaison
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says the man he appointed to help in the recovery of threatened caribou in British Columbia's northeast has resigned. In a statement issued Friday, Horgan...
Jan 24, 2020

Ride-hailing begins in Metro Vancouver as Uber, Lyft launch service
VICTORIA - Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they are on the road in Metro Vancouver, less than a day after receiving long-awaited approval for operating licences. Uber activated its ...
Jan 24, 2020

Ride-hailing begins in Metro Vancouver as Uber, Lyft launch service
VICTORIA - Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they are on the road in Metro Vancouver, less than a day after receiving long-awaited approval for operating licences.Uber activated its app Friday ...
Jan 24, 2020

B.C. privacy commissioner suggests media civility for Prince Harry and Meghan
VICTORIA - Media outlets in Canada should practise civility and self-regulation in respecting the privacy rights of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says British Columbia's pr...
Jan 24, 2020

Fraud case against Meng is straightforward, Crown argues at extradition hearing
VANCOUVER - Lawyers representing the Canadian attorney general say the fraud case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is not complicated and a judge should commit the woman for extradition to t...
Jan 24, 2020

'I would not go' to China says B.C. resident concerned about coronavirus
VANCOUVER - A woman who has regularly visited China from her home in Delta, B.C., says she would not travel there over concerns about a new coronavirus that is spreading ...
Jan 24, 2020

Mud slide prompts evacuation as rain saturates southern British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Relentless rain has set off a mudslide, swelled rivers and shut roads in southern British Columbia. The slide near Burnaby Mountain forced the evacuation of six homes after a ret...
Jan 23, 2020

Crews provide travel window for Hwy. 4 travellers after rockslide closes road
PORT ALBERNI - Crews continue to work to clear a damaging rock slide from Hwy. 4 that has cut off Vancouver Island's rural west coast ports of Tofino and Ucluelet from the rest of the Island.A Ministr...
Jan 23, 2020 Hwy. 4 at Kennedy Lake is closed in both directions as crews clear large amounts of rock debris from the only road link between Ucluelet/Tofino and the rest of Vancouver Island. (MOTI)