Minister says relocating Liquor Distribution Warehouse doesn't have to do...
“It’s not entirely about the money,” says the minister responsible as the province looks at relocating the Liquor Distribution Warehouse in Vancouver.Rich Coleman says the current building is not tall...
View ArticleBC's first Times of India Awards appears to be popular as ticket sales soar
It appears BC’s investment into a Bollywood Film Festival is paying off, so far.Organizers say tickets are in a virtual sellout after going on sale Friday for the first-ever Times of India Awards.Last...
View ArticleMan handed lifetime driving ban for crash that killed a 23-year-old woman...
A 42-year-old man convicted of impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm in December has been sentenced to three years in prison, and a lifetime driving ban.23-year-old...
View ArticleMan faces second charge in related to fatal Agassiz hang gliding accident
A second charge has been laid against the man accused in a hang-gliding accident that killed a woman in Agassiz last spring.William Orders already faces an obstruction charge, after he allegedly...
View ArticleBC Conservative Party candidate speaks out against Enbridge proposal
The BC Conservative Party and Leader John Cummins are all for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Oil Pipeline but a candidate is breaking ranks.Kelowna Lake Country candidate Graem James says he just can't...
View ArticleSave BC Film group to meet with government this week
The group fighting to increase tax incentives for the BC Film Industry says it has a big week ahead.David Markowitz with Save BC Film is handing out leaflets this weekend to promote the local film...
View ArticleNo case against man arrested at TREO call centre for fraud and personation
The man accused of breaching over three hundred Port Mann Bridge users' personal information while working as a TREO call centre agent has had fraud and personation charges stayed.The crown says it had...
View ArticleBurnaby apartment building destroyed by fire
UPDATE 10:17am: Burnaby fire officials say 35 families are homeless. A 19-year old man previously unaccounted for has been located.A Burnaby apartment building has been levelled by fire.The call came...
View ArticleParty logos: More Adrian Dix, less Christy Clark
With less than three months to go until election day, both of British Columbia's major political parties have altered their logos.It's a case of more Adrian Dix and less Christy Clark.The BC Liberals...
View ArticleJobs Minister Pat Bell not running for re-election
BC Jobs Minister Pat Bell says the discovery of a relatively rare type of aneurism has led to his decision to not run for re-election.Bell says the size of the aneurism is now being monitored -- if it...
View ArticleMounties looking for people involved in fight on Surrey bus
Surrey mounties are on the hunt for a few people involved in a scuffle that involved knives on a bus this afternoon.Staff Sergeant Bob Pinkewycz says a passenger called police just before 1:30.He says...
View ArticleAnnual telethon raises more than $7 million
People all over BC have opened their hearts and their wallets this weekend for kids in this province.The 47th annual Variety Show of Hearts Telethon raised $7,124,264.The money goes toward helping...
View ArticleFormer deputy Minister beats former Vancouver Councilor for Vancouver...
A lawyer, licensed physician and former Deputy Minister of Economic Development will be the BC Liberal candidate for Vancouver Quilchena.Andrew Wilkinson won the nomination Sunday night.He was up...
View ArticlePublic hearing begins to determine whether Abbotsford police officer keeps...
An Abbotsford police officer faces a public hearing Monday to determine whether he gets to keep his job.Constable Adam Page pleaded guilty in April to pushing a thirty-seven year old shoplifter during...
View ArticleMan speaks out about condition of Burnaby apartment building destroyed by...
A nineteen-year-old man who lost his dog and all his belongings in a fire at a Burnaby apartment building Sunday morning, is speaking out about how the building was kept.Jesse Vincent lived with his...
View ArticleSentencing delayed for man who plead guilty to killing Laura Szendrei
It looks as if the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Delta teen two years ago will have to wait a little longer to learn his fate.The sentencing hearing for the man who admits he killed 15 year old...
View ArticleGroup rallying to "Save BC Film" to meet with Culture Minister
The group pushing to increase labour based tax incentives for BC’s film industry is meeting with Culture Minister Bill Bennett on Thursday.Still, despite the meeting, Wayne Bennett with Save BC Film...
View ArticleIndependent economist says BC Budget revenue projections are, mostly, solid
An independent expert hired by the provincial government says the revenue projections in tomorrow's budget are solid, with one exception.Former Bank of Montreal chief economist Doctor Tim O'Neill says...
View ArticleFinance Minister says Budget revamped to include independent feedback
Finance minister Mike De Jong says the government quickly revised its provincial budget over the last few days to lower its expected revenue from natural gas royalties in the next year.De Jong says the...
View ArticleLabour leader defends new ads taking aim at "government"
B.C's top labour leader is defending a new ad critical of the federal government's temporary foreign worker program.BC Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair says there's nothing wrong with...
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