John Horgan spoke to hundreds of local politicians from across the province gathered at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities conference.
Finance Minister Joe Oliver says the country was not in a recession in the first half of the year despite economic data to the contrary.
Derek James Saretzky didn't even appear in a Lethbridge court as the matter was quickly adjourned to Sept. 30.
A coroners' inquest has been called into the death of a 48-year-old man who was shot by police during an armed standoff outside a casino in New Westminster, B.C.
Sixty-two per cent of Metro Vancouverites rejected a proposal by area mayors to raise $7.5 billion for transit upgrades through an extra half-per cent sales tax.
The 0.5 per cent increase from June's level was helped by rising sales of new motor vehicles — mostly trucks — as well as clothing and clothing accessories, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.