Category Archives: British Columbia

Three-day transit strike in Vancouver averted, tentative deal reached
VANCOUVER - The union representing 5,000 Metro Vancouver transit workers says it has reached a tentative deal with Coast Mountain Bus Company and Translink, averting a planned full system strike....
Nov 27, 2019

B.C. passes UN Indigenous rights bill in 'historic' moment: Greens
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Green caucus says legislation promising a new relationship between the province and First Nations has passed unanimously in a "historic" moment. The bill mandates t...
Nov 26, 2019

Privacy watchdogs say firm broke rules for political ads on Facebook
VANCOUVER - Canada's privacy commissioner says the findings of an investigation into a Victoria software company linked with the Cambridge Analytica scandal has profound implications for fun...
Nov 26, 2019

Growing population, declining mortgage rates speed up B.C. housing recovery
VICTORIA - Housing sales in British Columbia are climbing faster than anticipated after a downturn, but a rebound won't be as inflamed as the sellers' market two years ago, says a repor...
Nov 25, 2019

Jagmeet Singh announces appointments of House leader and party whip
VICTORIA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has tapped two MPs from British Columbia to lead his caucus' behind-the-scenes negotiations and work in the House of Commons. Peter Julian has been re-appointed as ...
Nov 23, 2019

Actor's complaint of racial discrimination against Victoria theatre to proceed
VANCOUVER - When Ravi Jain heard about the experience of an actor in Victoria who alleges she was denied an opportunity to audition for a role in "Les Belles-soeurs" (The Sisters-in-Law) because ...
Nov 23, 2019

Politicians in B.C. watch supermodel's transition journey on Transgender Day
VICTORIA - A Canadian male supermodel who walks the fashion runways of Paris and appeared on front covers of trend-setting magazines relayed his story to British Columbia politicians during ...
Nov 22, 2019

Canada Jetlines sues WestJet co-founder Neeleman over damaging interference
VANCOUVER - Canada Jetlines Ltd. says it is suing WestJet Airlines co-founder David Neeleman in the United States for allegedly interfering in the fledgling discount carrier's efforts to get ...
Nov 22, 2019

British Columbians unprepared for increasingly severe weather: BC Hydro
VICTORIA - BC Hydro says its customers are largely unprepared for power outages despite increasingly severe winter storms. The Crown utility says in a report that it's seeing increasing...
Nov 22, 2019

No buses in Metro Vancouver for 3 days as labour minister urges resolution
VANCOUVER - The union representing almost 5,000 Metro Vancouver transit employees has announced a three-day shutdown of bus service next week as British Columbia's labour minister urges both side...
Nov 22, 2019