B.C. News

VANCOUVER - Liberal leadership hopefuls sparred Sunday over an existential issue for their once mighty party: can it win the next election on its own or does it need to join forces with other progressive parties? The issue of electoral co-operation p

The Canadian Press SURREY — A controversial casino has been rejected in Surrey after councillors voted 5 to 4 against the project that pitted residents aiming to preserve a rural area against those promoting an economic boost for a booming city.

SURREY, B.C. - Residents opposed to a $100-million casino complex in Surrey, B.C., have swayed the city to reject the project that proponents touted as an economic boost for British Columbia's fast-growing city.

UCLUELET - In a deer drama worthy of the emotions stirred by Bambi, a Vancouver Island woman will be permitted to keep the domesticated doe she calls Bimbo.

Published in Business in Vancouver An investment of more than $200,000 into technology at five B.C. companies that service the agricultural sector was revealed January 17 by the provincial and federal governments.

CRANBROOK, B.C. - A former RCMP officer from southeastern British Columbia pleaded guilty Friday to a charge related to improperly seizing property and was handed a $500 fine in a case involving a missing laptop.

Greyhound Canada will reduce service between Victoria and Nanaimo and end its run between Victoria and the Mount Washington ski resort. Many other B.C. bus routes are affected by service cuts in a decision released this week.

VANCOUVER - The latest in a series of shootings in Metro Vancouver has police concerned about the potential for innocent bystanders getting hurt in the crossfire of what could be a return to gang-related violence in the region. RCMP Sgt.

VANCOUVER - The crew member piloting a B.C.

VANCOUVER - The NHL season has not begun yet, but Alain Vigneault's plans are already in danger of being tested, tweaked and, possibly, scrapped.