Economy, Law & Politics

Stopping $800,000 cash buy-in not part of casino investigator’s job: BCLC manager

B.C. Lottery Corporation and the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch worked at “arms length,” former casino investigations manager said at the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C.

Oct 28, 2020 3:41 PM Read more >

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. rise to six-month high

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. has crept up to 87 – the highest number since April 29, according to data the province released October 28.

Oct 28, 2020 2:58 PM Read more >

CBSA officer: Meng faced admissibility test at Canadian border due to national security concerns

Defence questions RCMP’s preparation for and handling of Meng arrest

Oct 28, 2020 12:48 PM Read more >

UPDATED: B.C. taxpayers foot $27m bill for retiring, defeated MLAs: CTF

Canadian Taxpayers Federation numbers not correct: retired MLA Ralph Sultan

Oct 28, 2020 10:44 AM Read more >

Vancouver’s climate emergency plan to cost $500 million

Plan could make driving, parking more expensive

Oct 28, 2020 10:01 AM Read more >

Strong B.C. home market bucks COVID-19 doldrums

B.C. home sales posted another staggeringly strong month in September as demand remained robust despite high unemployment and virus-related economic uncertainty.

Oct 28, 2020 12:00 AM Read more >

River Rock bosses cold to regulators and police, Cullen Commission told

A second BCLC investigator suggests government and casino officials wanted to leave potentially suspicious high rollers alone

Oct 27, 2020 5:05 PM Read more >

RCMP chief tells Cullen Commission of a ‘growing monster’ of casino crime and underfunded detachment

Richmond RCMP Officer in Charge Ward Clapham testified that he was met with “friction” when he went to city officials in 2005 with concerns about the recently opened River Rock Casino and Resort

Oct 27, 2020 4:11 PM Read more >

Health officials monitor record 5,101 people as surge in B.C. COVID-19 cases continues

Province has recorded 1,734 new cases in past week

Oct 27, 2020 3:00 PM Read more >

Vancouver to receive $51 million to fight homelessness

Mayor Kennedy Stewart: ‘I’m happy this morning.’

Oct 27, 2020 11:51 AM Read more >