British Columbia

Struggling media could get lift from Competition Bureau digital review: group

VANCOUVER - The Competition Bureau's examination of possible anti-competitive practices by digital giants like Facebook and Google could offer a reprieve to the traditional media they "decimated," but...

Sep 07, 2019

Conference looks at how First Nations can be involved in marijuana industry

VANCOUVER - The cannabis industry is seen by some First Nations as an opportunity to take the initiative and get out of poverty, says the regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of Fir...

Sep 06, 2019

Court allows six Trans Mountain appeals focusing on Indigenous consultation

VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal says it will hear six challenges of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion focusing on Indigenous consultation, while dismissing several claims centred on enviro...

Sep 06, 2019

Father of suspected B.C. killer watches clip of video taken before son's death

VANCOUVER - The father of a man suspected of killing three people in northern British Columbia has watched part of a video that has been described as his son's "last will and testament." Alan Schmegel...

Sep 06, 2019

Lululemon reports 22 per cent revenue jump to $883M, raises outlook

VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its revenue increased 22 per cent in the second quarter from last year to beat analyst expectations. The company, which reports in U.S. dollars, says net reve...

Sep 05, 2019

UPDATE: Power restored after widespread outage affects entire Oceanside region

UPDATE: Power was restored just prior to 2 p.m. Thursday after a transmission circuit failure zapped power to the entire Oceanside region for nearly two hours. BC Hydro Spokesman Ted Olynyk told Nanai...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 05, 2019 A transmission circuit failure shortly after noon Thursday, Sept. 5 has affected most BC Hydro customers throughout the Oceanside region. (BC Hydro)

B.C. taxi industry challenges 'destructive competition' from ride-hailing apps

VANCOUVER - A coalition of nine taxi companies in Metro Vancouver has asked the B.C. Supreme Court to quash ride-hailing rules it says were illegally created for companies such as Uber and Lyft. ...

Sep 05, 2019

B.C. mother who smothered daughter must wait 15 years before applying for parole

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia mother who killed her eight-year-old daughter in a "selfish" and "deliberate" act meant to hurt her ex-husband has been sentenced to life in prison with...

Sep 05, 2019

Struggling media could get lift from Competition Bureau digital review: group

VANCOUVER - Media association says Competition Bureau examination of digital giants like Facebook and Google could give struggling companies a lift. The president of News Media Canada says h...

Sep 05, 2019

Many chinook, sockeye salmon now passing Fraser River slide on their own: DFO

LILLOOET, B.C. - Helicopter airlifts of migrating salmon have been temporarily halted at a rock slide in British Columbia's Fraser River because officials say large numbers of fish are now gettin...

Sep 05, 2019