Category Archives: British Columbia

Assisted-death lawsuit adjourned, government evidence widens eligibility: lawyer
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and a woman with a degenerative illness have adjourned their lawsuit challenging the federal assisted-dying law after they say government e...
Sep 20, 2019

B.C. premier to discuss state of logging road bus took before deadly crash
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan is expected to meet with Indigenous leaders on Vancouver Island next week to discuss the state of a treacherous logging road where two students died in ...
Sep 20, 2019

Invasive giant bee-eating hornets nest found in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A nest of invasive Asian giant hornets has been discovered and destroyed in a park south of Nanaimo, B.C. The provincial government says its experts and a group of local beekeeper...
Sep 19, 2019

B.C. auditor says tighter expense rules, oversight needed at B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says tighter rules on expenses for top officers at the legislature are needed following allegations of spending abuses made by Speaker Darryl Pl...
Sep 19, 2019

Indigenous candidates 'hurt,' 'frustrated' by Trudeau blackface photos
VANCOUVER - Indigenous candidates from multiple parties say they felt shock, pain and frustration when they saw newly surfaced photos of Justin Trudeau made up in brownface and blackface. Candida...
Sep 19, 2019

B.C. won't use court ruling as tactic in pipeline battle: environment minister
VANCOUVER - Environment Minister George Heyman says British Columbia can't stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project but will use a court-ordered review of its environmental assessment certif...
Sep 19, 2019

Some facts on West Point Grey academy, where Justin Trudeau once was a teacher
VANCOUVER - Here's a look at West Point Grey Academy, the school in Vancouver where Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau taught and was photographed as a 29-year-old wearing dark paint on his hands...
Sep 19, 2019

Students who died in Vancouver Island bus crash remembered for love of learning
VICTORIA - Two first-year biology students at the University of Victoria are being remembered for their love of learning and nature. Emma Machado of Winnipeg and John Geerdes from Iowa have been ...
Sep 19, 2019

Canfor investor vows to vote against Pattison proposal to take company private
VANCOUVER - An investment management company that controls about 4.8 per cent of the shares of Canfor Corp. says it will vote against the proposal by a Jim Pattison Group company to take the lumb...
Sep 18, 2019

CP NewsAlert: B.C. woman wins right to doctor-assisted death; lawsuit adjourned
VANCOUVER - A woman with a degenerative and chronic illness has been told she qualifies for a medically assisted death, causing the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association to adjourn a lawsu...
Sep 18, 2019