Despite the growing popularity of craft beer in British Columbia, many consumers are still being left in the dark when it comes to knowing exactly what’s in their glass and a local consumer advocacy group is asking them to make a fuss about it.  A letter was sent earlier this morning by the Campaign for Real Ale Society of ...

“Today's BC Liberals” may have taken a little inspiration during last year's election campaign from former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell when she bluntly stated in 1993 that "an election is no time to discuss serious issues." It's why British Columbians could be forgiven for thinking that they missed something during...

The Harper government seems intent on proving to its detractors that things can always get worse. They’ve one-upped themselves with the farce called the Fair Elections Act. It has been described as a direct threat to the right to vote and an assault on democracy by the very people our democracy assigns to examine these things....

Two more individuals are being transported out of province by the B.C. Fugitive Return Program, to be held accountable for outstanding warrants, making a total of five fugitive returns within the last two weeks. David Patrick Lupul was wanted by Toronto Police Service for Failing to Comply with a Recognizance. He stands accused...

Debris travelling all the way from Japan has brought with it a number of Japanese marine species to the west coast, some of which have the potential to become invasive and devastate the coastal ecosystem. Scientists were shocked to find that 165 different species had travelled from Japanese waters to the coast of North America...

Fully 14 vehicles were involved in a crash on the TransCanada Highway yesterday, accordng to RCMP Sgt. Mike Pears. "RCMP received a report of a motor vehicle collision on the Trans Canada Highway at the top of Heather Hill, approximately 50 kilometers west of Golden. While en route, reports were received of additional vehicles...

The 45-year-old man that died after being buried by an avalanche near Revelstoke this week has been identified as Jannik Inselkammer of Munich, Germany. Inselkammer was a Munich-area businessman who worked in the beer brewing industry. He was born into a brewing family and had several ownership stakes and managing director ...

Fifty years ago municipal councils were elected to one year terms. Forty years ago the law was changed to allow for two-year terms. Twenty-four years ago terms were extended to three years, and now councils are to be elected to serve four year terms. The reasons for every term extension were to reduce election costs, to give...

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died in an avalanche near Blue River Sunday as Jay Quayle, aged 35, of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Quayle was one of a party of seven who had travelled to the Monashee Mountains near Blue River to go snowmobiling. They were snowmobiling in an area known as Red ...

Someone in BC is going to be pretty happy when they check their Lotto Max ticket. The Lottery Corporation said there is one winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw — and it was purchased by someone in Langley — after four consecutive weeks of no one winning the massive jackpot. Lotto Max ...