British Columbia

West Fraser Timber records Q3 loss of $45 million on lower lumber production

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. is reporting a third-quarter loss as higher production from its U.S. south division failed to make up for reduced output in Canada. The Vancouver-based...

Oct 21, 2019

E-bikes pick up speed on mountain trails in Sea-to-Sky region of B.C.

SQUAMISH, B.C. - On a sunny September weekend in Squamish, B.C., about half a dozen tourism and rental companies say they're out of electric-assist mountain bike rentals. The rugged and varied te...

Oct 21, 2019

B.C. wants regions to win economically from marijuana edibles: solicitor general

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's solicitor general says the province wants to see as much small-scale production as possible for marijuana edibles to allow for regional economic development. "I don't wa...

Oct 20, 2019

A&W reports slower sales growth while net income falls short of expectations

VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund saw sales growth slip in its most recent quarter, following a record performance in the same quarter last year. Same-store sales, a key retail metric,...

Oct 18, 2019

Frustration and pride in Canada after a year of legal pot

VANCOUVER - The weed is expensive, the selection is limited, the black market persists, and licensed stores are scarce. It's one year into Canada's experiment in legal marijuana, and hundreds of legal...

Oct 18, 2019

B.C. working to move away from established illegal pot industry: minister

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's solicitor general says the government has been working hard to transition away from the province's "well-entrenched" illegal marijuana industry. Mike Farn...

Oct 18, 2019

Victoria requests cruise ship visit cap while seeking limit on ship emissions

VICTORIA - A motion that could cap the number of cruise ships docking in Victoria's harbour has been approved by city councillors. Mayor Lisa Helps and two councillors proposed the moti...

Oct 18, 2019

Lululemon launches investigation into alleged worker abuse at supplier factory

VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. is investigating reports of worker abuse at a manufacturing facility in Bangladesh that has supplied the athleisure retailer. "We take these allegations very serio...

Oct 17, 2019

'The more you test, the more you find': Recalls a sign of success, experts say

VANCOUVER - A wide-ranging recall of hundreds of beef and veal products from restaurants, grocery stores and hotels due to possible E. coli contamination is the latest in a slew of high-profile f...

Oct 17, 2019

Vancouver police charge man with break and enter, arson in university fire

VANCOUVER - Police say a 40-year-old man from Vancouver has been charged in an alleged arson that damaged an art and design university earlier this month. The Vancouver Police Department says Nathan M...

Oct 17, 2019