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Former Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty dies at age 64

Former Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty dies at age 64

The House of Commons has been suspended as MPs pause out of respect, and Premier Christy Clark says she is 'shocked and saddened'.
B.C.'s Blue Box Battle: A Modest Proposal on the Province's Recycling System

B.C.'s Blue Box Battle: A Modest Proposal on the Province's Recycling System

Buckerfields CEO Kelvin McCulloch chimes in again on the province's controversial new recycling plan under MMBC...
New uses for driver's licence ahead

New uses for driver's licence ahead

Cards and passwords may be used to make medical appointments and apply for student loans or register to vote
Long ambulance waits for low-priority calls under fire

Long ambulance waits for low-priority calls under fire

'Safer' service shift defended as equivalent of triage of hospital ER resources
Texting is the new drunk driving

Texting is the new drunk driving

Attorney General considering raising fines in B.C., now at $167, because more people dying from distracted driving than impaired driving
NDP hopefuls downplay Harcourt's rejection

NDP hopefuls downplay Harcourt's rejection

Mike Farnworth, John Horgan agree the party has to recover its standing in rural B.C. and on resource development
Feds appeal medical marijuana injunction

Feds appeal medical marijuana injunction

Doctors to get guidance, oversight on pot prescriptions, Health Minister Rona Ambrose says
British Columbia's Blue Box Battle

British Columbia's Blue Box Battle

B.C. business owner lays out his issues with Province's MMBC recycling plan; calls it a 'cash and power grab'
Liberals, NDP spar over MMBC recycling rollout

Liberals, NDP spar over MMBC recycling rollout

Minister challenges New Democrats to take position, says program shifts costs to packaging, paper generators
Port reopens Thursday with trucker deal

Port reopens Thursday with trucker deal

Deal to increase rates and reduce wait times ends deadlock at Port Metro Vancouver sites that was disrupting trade