Rich Coleman

Money laundering in British Columbia reached "staggering" levels due to inadequate efforts by police, politicians and regulators to curtail the crime, but there was no evidence it involved official corruption, a long-awaited public inquiry report has concluded.

A former director of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's anti-money laundering office says he is the "whistleblower" that likely prompted the public inquiry examining how hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal cash flowed through the province's casinos.

Premier John Horgan launched a public inquiry into money laundering Wednesday, saying the depth of the criminal activity in British Columbia runs far deeper than previously believed.

British Columbia's Liberal party has kicked out one of its caucus members for taking the role of Speaker in the NDP minority government.

British Columbia's minority New Democrat government released an ambitious list of affordability-focused pledges in its throne speech on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017.

"It doesn't pass the smell test," said lawyer Jason Gratl, who is representing the groups alleging corporate influence.

A deal reached between British Columbia and Trans Mountain reveals new details about Kinder Morgan's timeline to approve investments for a proposed oil pipeline expansion and hiring local workers.

The BC Liberals say the party will co-operate fully with an Elections BC review of potential Election Act violations involving indirect political donations by lobbyists.

The C.D. Howe institute found that increasing LNG exports would likely increase emissions in most potential markets, sullying the environmental arguments made in favour of expanding LNG market.

From AC/DC to Gangnam style, Thursday's opening ceremony of the 2016 Conservative Convention packed a lot of surprises.