British Columbia

Drug-dispensing machine model should be expanded to fight overdoses: B.C. doctor

VANCOUVER - Don Durban holds his palm up to a screen on a tall steel box akin to a vending machine crossed with an ATM that displays his first name and an identification number seconds ...

Jan 22, 2020

B.C. privacy commissioner suggests media civility for Prince Harry and Meghan

VICTORIA - British Columbia's privacy commissioner says the media should practice self-regulation when it comes to respecting the privacy rights of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. Mich...

Jan 22, 2020

Premier John Horgan fills vacancy, swaps jobs in B.C. cabinet shuffle

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has made changes to his cabinet, filling a vacancy and swapping a few portfolios. Anne Kang has been appointed minister of citizens' services, rep...

Jan 22, 2020

B.C. winery worker may cry over spilled wine but ruling won't give his job back

KELOWNA, B.C. - An employee who twice dumped thousands of litres of wine down a drain at a winery in Kelowna, B.C., cannot expect to return to his job under a labour arbitration ruling. Brent Cro...

Jan 22, 2020

Gordon Smith, B.C.-based painter, educator, art champion, dead at 100

VANCOUVER - Gordon Smith, a painter, philanthropist and educator based in British Columbia, has died. Vancouver's Equinox Gallery says the celebrated artist, who dedicated his life to the arts an...

Jan 22, 2020

Lawyers for Canada's attorney general to argue for extradition of Meng Wanzhou

VANCOUVER - Lawyers representing the Canadian attorney general are set to begin arguments today at an extradition hearing for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. The hearing in Vancouver...

Jan 22, 2020

Fraud allegations a facade, Meng lawyer argues as extradition hearing begins

VANCOUVER - Fraud allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are a "facade" and charges filed by the United States are really about the country trying to enforce its sanctions&nb...

Jan 22, 2020

Extradition hearing begins for top Huawei exec in Canada

VANCOUVER - The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei started in a Vancouver courtroom M onday, a case that has infuriated Beijing, caused a diploma...

Jan 21, 2020

Police look for owner of ice-covered boat found on B.C.'s Okanagan Lake

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - A photo of a sail boat covered in icicles has been released by police in West Kelowna, B.C., in the hope of finding its owner. The RCMP say the sailboat was found leaning aga...

Jan 21, 2020

Concerned citizens slam affordable housing proposal near prized Englishman River estuary

PARKSVILLE - A proposed affordable housing development near Parksville's Englishman River estuary drew the ire of many during an emotionally charged public hearing.Parksville city council chambers wer...

Jan 21, 2020 A public hearing at Parksville City Hall heard overwhelming opposition to an affordable housing project proposed on undeveloped, City-owned land near the estuary. (Karen Barry)