VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his province will keep U.S. liquor off store shelves because British Columbians are still angry over tariffs on various industries, including softwood lumber. The premier made the comments in light of the latest jab from U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. He told
VANCOUVER — The federal government has made an application to exclude some evidence over national security risks at the trial of Iain Hunt, whose wife was reported missing in 2021 from their home in Port Moody, B.C. The Attorney General of Canada says in a Federal Court application that it
VICTORIA — B.C.'s Indigenous Relations minister says two First Nations nearing the end of their treaty process have developed "accommodation packages" with some neighbouring nations, but there's still more work to do. The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs is calling on government to pause the treaty bills for the
EDMONTON — Alberta took the first formal step Thursday toward ending more than a half-century of annual clock changes. Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government introduced a bill that would see the province remain on daylight time year-round starting Nov. 1. Albertans would stop changing their clocks twice a
MONTREAL — Kathleen Wynne, Ontario's first female premier, remembers meeting a businessman who shook hands with the male staffer standing next to her and addressed him as "premier." It's hard to shake the notion among the public of what a premier looks like, Wynne, premier between 2013 and 2018, said
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VICTORIA — Premier David Eby said the police investigation into the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting is in its final stages. Eby offered the update during a meeting with Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka almost three months after Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people, including six schoolchildren, then herself. Eby said
VICTORIA — The B.C. Conservative Party has confirmed a final list of five candidates vying for its leadership, in a contest that has swollen the party's membership to more than 42,000. The party said in a statement that Iain Black, Caroline Elliott, Peter Milobar, Kerry-Lynne Findlay and Yuri Fulmer all
VANCOUVER — The trial of a former RCMP officer accused of a security offence in relation to his alleged work for the Chinese government was abruptly adjourned Wednesday as prosecutors closed their case, catching defence lawyers by surprise. William Majcher pleaded not guilty to one count of committing "preparatory acts"
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says New Democrat member of the legislature Joan Phillip is "very ill" and her colleagues are "all praying for her." Eby told reporters at the legislature that Phillip is an "incredible fighter," but he was asking others to join in the prayers and
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Supreme Court heard Tuesday that three Chinese police officials went "missing" for six hours during an RCMP-escorted visit to Vancouver in 2018, setting off concerns they could be trying to illicitly repatriate someone. The revelation came during testimony by RCMP Supt. Peter Tsui at the trial
VICTORIA — A coalition of First Nations say they are prepared to block major projects and take legal action if British Columbia does not pause two treaties to resolve overlapping territorial claims. Politicians in Victoria are debating legislation to implement treaties with Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C., and the
VANCOUVER — The trial of a former RCMP officer got underway in British Columbia Supreme Court Monday, with prosecutors alleging William Majcher prepared to coerce a resident of the province to return to China, where he was wanted for financial crimes. Majcher stood as he pleaded not guilty to one
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on the United Nations to condemn the "regressive" attempt by B.C. Premier David Eby's government to amend or suspend parts of a landmark Indigenous rights law. That law, based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said that "moving forward together" with First Nations leaders is now his top priority, explaining why he withdrew plans to table legislation to suspend key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act on Monday. Eby, who previously angered First
OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon told the opening of the United Nations permanent forum on Indigenous issues Monday that Canada is making progress on improving the lives of Indigenous Peoples, even if that progress is slow. "Countries like Canada made a promise that life for Indigenous Peoples would improve,
Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to quash Alberta independence appeared online last week. It was said Carney made the comments while addressing steelworkers at a March 29 event in Hamilton, Ont. A video from Hamilton in which Carney is seemingly heard referring
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith's government says Albertans will soon be ditching twice-a-year clock changes. Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally confirmed Monday the province plans to stick with daylight time year-round. "We'll be moving forward with having an extra hour of daylight in the evenings," he told reporters in the
Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to quash Alberta independence appeared online last week. It was said Carney made the comments while addressing steelworkers at a March 29 event in Hamilton, Ont. A video from Hamilton in which Carney is seemingly heard referring
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has backed down again on the pausing of key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, scrapping plans to table a suspension bill this legislative session. The premier’s office says in a brief statement that it "can confirm that
