British Columbia

B.C. Liberal party in court as members cast votes for new leader

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a last-minute petition today asking it to delay the release of results for the new leader of the B.C. Liberal party. Seven candidates ...

Feb 04, 2022

Voting underway in B.C. Liberal leadership contest as party faces court challenge

VANCOUVER - Voting to elect the next leader of British Columbia's Liberals is underway as the party is expected to be in court Friday to face a challenge that asks a judge to delay the scheduled relea...

Feb 03, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at 985 and province records 13 more deaths

VICTORIA - British Columbia officials say there are two new COVID-19 outbreaks at health-care facilities in the province for a total of 56, most of them in long-term care homes. A statement Thursday f...

Feb 03, 2022

Friend remembers ‘always laughing’ Ashley Wadsworth, but ‘she needed help’

VERNON - A friend of Ashley Wadsworth, the young Vernon woman murdered in England this week, says there was never a dull moment with her.But, she had also been reaching out for help and her relationsh...

Feb 03, 2022

B.C. First Nations plan to appeal Nechako River ruling to restore natural flows

VANCOUVER - Two First Nations say they will appeal parts of a British Columbia Supreme Court ruling released last month that rejected their bid for an injunction to restore the natural flows of the Ne...

Feb 03, 2022

B.C. Speaker, adviser yelled at staff during misspending investigation: Trial

VANCOUVER - A former employee of British Columbia's legislature says he was "screamed at like a dog" by the former Speaker and his special adviser during an investigation into misspending allegations ...

Feb 03, 2022

British Columbia Liberals to begin voting for a new leader

VICTORIA - Online and telephone voting is scheduled to start today for the next leader of the B.C. Liberal party.There are seven candidates running for the leadership, including legislature members Mi...

Feb 03, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations and health facility outbreaks falling in B.C.

VICTORIA - The number of people in British Columbia hospitals for treatment of COVID-19 fell Wednesday to 988, with 136 of those patients in intensive care units. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie ...

Feb 02, 2022

B.C. Liberal asks court to delay leadership result over membership concern

VICTORIA - A member of the B.C. Liberal party has filed a petition asking a judge to delay the results of Saturday's leadership vote for 15 days. Vikram Bajwa has filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Cour...

Feb 02, 2022

B.C. NDP was clear favourite of donors in fourth quarter

The B.C. NDP received more political contributions in the fourth quarter of 2021 than all other parties combined.The Interim Financial Reports from Elections B.C. shows the NDP collected more than $1....

Feb 02, 2022