British Columbia

Longtime Liberal MLA Linda Reid won't run in next election B.C. election

VICTORIA - A Liberal member of the legislature has decided not to seek re-election after 28 years in British Columbia politics. Linda Reid says she is stepping aside because she wants t...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. court tosses limit on medical expert reports in auto claim court cases

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court says Attorney General David Eby acted outside his authority by imposing restrictions on the number of medical expert reports that can be used in aut...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. introduces law to implement United Nations declaration on Indigenous rights

VICTORIA - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, mandating the governm...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. businessman David Sidoo faces new allegations in college bribery scandal

VANCOUVER - A well-known businessman and philanthropist from British Columbia faces fresh allegations in a new indictment filed in a college bribery scandal unfolding in the United States. David ...

Oct 24, 2019

Next election could be some time away, predicts Green Leader Elizabeth May

SIDNEY, B.C. - Elizabeth May isn't expecting another federal election any time soon, but she's already telling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau what will keep the Greens from voting against his gove...

Oct 24, 2019

Singh calls for reform of 'broken' voting system after NDP falls short in Quebec

BURNABY, B.C. - If there's any election that has highlighted how "broken" Canada's electoral system is, it's this one, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in his morning-after assessment. Monday's...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. Green leader invites climate activist Greta Thunberg to B.C. legislature

VANCOUVER - The leader of British Columbia's Green party says he has invited climate change activist Greta Thunberg to speak in the provincial legislature. Andrew Weaver says ...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. backs proposal for liquefied natural gas ship refuelling facility

VANCOUVER - A proposal to build the first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas marine refuelling service along the west coast of North America is getting support from the British Columbia gove...

Oct 24, 2019

Miner Teck Resources reports Q3 profit down, plans to focus on reducing costs

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it is focusing on improving efficiency and productivity after it reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago. Teck chief executive Don Lindsay ...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. Indigenous rights law aims to make First Nations full participants

VICTORIA - British Columbia is set to become the first province to introduce human rights legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which would manda...

Oct 23, 2019