Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. solicitor general forecasts better year ahead for cannabis products, revenue
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says it's the best of times for cannabis users in British Columbia, but they could be even better. Since recreational cannabis became legal in Canada in October 2018, ac...
Dec 25, 2019
Plant-based protein companies poised to expand products, distribution next year
VANCOUVER - When A&W started serving Beyond Meat veggie burgers at its restaurants, the fast-food chain offered many patrons their first bite of the much touted, celebrity backed plant-based ...
Dec 24, 2019
Escape of non-native salmon on B.C. coast puts farm phase-out plan in spotlight
VANCOUVER - The escape of an estimated 20,000 non-native fish off Vancouver Island demonstrates the urgent need to phase out ocean-based farming and calls into question the federal governmen...
Dec 24, 2019
ICBC sorry for suggesting deceased BC Mountie liable for on-duty deadly crash
VICTORIA - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is apologizing for wrongly suggesting a deceased Mountie was liable for the on-duty crash that claimed her life, saying it's taking to steps to...
Dec 23, 2019
Plant-based protein companies poised to expand products, distribution next year
VANCOUVER - When A&W started serving Beyond Meat veggie burgers at its restaurants, the fast-food chain offered many patrons their first bite of the much touted, celebrity backed plant-based ...
Dec 22, 2019
ICBC sorry for suggesting deceased B.C. Mountie liable for on duty deadly crash
VICTORIA - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is apologizing for suggested a deceased Mountie was liable for the on-duty crash that claimed her life. The Crown-owned insurer says it will im...
Dec 21, 2019
Dad who killed daughters must serve at least 22 years before parole
VICTORIA - A British Columbia father who committed the "vengeful" and "unspeakable" murders of his two daughters on Christmas Day in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison without chance of pa...
Dec 21, 2019
Green member of legislature, Adam Olsen, to be interim party leader
VICTORIA - Legislature member Adam Olsen will serve as interim leader of B.C.'s Green party until a leadership contest that wraps up on June 27. Andrew Weaver officially steps down as the party's lead...
Dec 20, 2019
B.C. board launches public effort to rename school named after 'racist' federal MP
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island school district is embarking on what could be a difficult exercise to rename an elementary school named after a long-serving, controversial former municipa...
Dec 20, 2019
B.C. doctor links non-medical use of nitrous oxide to serious illness, addiction
VANCOUVER - An emergency room physician in British Columbia is warning of the misuse of a cooking tool that requires the use of nitrous oxide, more commonly known as laughing gas. A statemen...
Dec 20, 2019