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Surrey South candidate nomination period closed ahead of Sept. 10 byelection

SURREY, B.C. — The candidate nomination period for the upcoming provincial byelection in Surrey South has closed. Elections BC says there are a total of five candidates, each representing one of the five registered political parties.
MLA John Rustad says he has "no animosity" toward BC Liberal Party after ouster

MLA John Rustad says he has "no animosity" toward BC Liberal Party after ouster

VICTORIA — A British Columbia MLA says he holds no animosity toward the BC Liberal Party or its leader after being ousted from its caucus earlier this week. John Rustad, who represents Nechako Lakes in central B.C.
Woman loses final appeal of bid to be declared 'wife' of slain West Van millionaire

Woman loses final appeal of bid to be declared 'wife' of slain West Van millionaire

Five women who all had children with a West Vancouver playboy prior to his gruesome killing testified during an original trial. The estate will now be split among the man's children.
Entrepreneurs' sake-based cooler aims to disrupt B.C.'s alcohol market

Entrepreneurs' sake-based cooler aims to disrupt B.C.'s alcohol market

Five entrepreneurs aim to disrupt B.C.'s wine-cooler market with an innovative product they call SakeBomb – a range of flavoured coolers made with the rice wine, or sake.
Vancouver police investigate three violent stranger attacks in Fairview neighbourhood

Vancouver police investigate three violent stranger attacks in Fairview neighbourhood

Vancouver police are investigating what they call a series of violent stranger assaults in the city's Fairview neighbourhood and trying to establish if the incidents are related.
Alleged B.C. gang member gets five years in prison for trafficking offences

Alleged B.C. gang member gets five years in prison for trafficking offences

The drugs involved in the case of Campbell River's Andrew Miguel Best included fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine.
BC Ferries workers 'blown away' by terminations despite service disruptions, staff shortages

BC Ferries workers 'blown away' by terminations despite service disruptions, staff shortages

Michael Richards never thought he’d work anywhere other than with BC Ferries for the rest of his working life after he started in 2015.
B.C. Liberals remove MLA John Rustad after 'Celebrate CO2' tweet

B.C. Liberals remove MLA John Rustad after 'Celebrate CO2' tweet

VICTORIA — The Opposition B.C. Liberals have removed MLA John Rustad from the party caucus after he retweeted comments that questioned the role of carbon dioxide in climate change.
Cactus Club founder invests in David Hawksworth's restaurants

Cactus Club founder invests in David Hawksworth's restaurants

Richard Jaffray buys Georgia Pacific Properties' shares
British Columbians allegedly hacked U.S. brokers in offshore shell scheme: U.S. SEC

British Columbians allegedly hacked U.S. brokers in offshore shell scheme: U.S. SEC

The U.S. Securities Commission alleges Richmond and Vancouver families worked with a Port Coquitlam man to hack American brokerage accounts.