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OTTAWA — China's ambassador in Ottawa says he wants Canadian business to collaborate with Beijing on its Belt and Road Initiative, amid scrutiny from Western governments.

Justin Liu of West Vancouver settled with the B.C. Securities Commission ahead of a lengthy hearing; the agreement includes a 10-year ban from securities market participation.

VANCOUVER — Premier David Eby says he is "profoundly worried" about the potentially "terrible" wildfire season in British Columbia, a major reason why the province has set aside $10.6 billion in contingency funds over the next three years.

VICTORIA — The Nisga'a First Nation in northwestern British Columbia says it has reached a historic out-of-court settlement with the provincial government to resolve disputes that had come up in their 24-year-old treaty.

Okanagan dream homes turning into nightmares?

Mike Klassen wants to join Mayor Ken Sim, political staffer at Canada's annual music awards.

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $23.6 billion for the first nine months of its 2023-24 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $5.5 billion for the same stretch of its 2022-23 fiscal year.

Yana Spilberg, 37, the former manager at InSchoolwear Inc.'s Burnaby location, has been handed a 90-day conditional sentence and one year of probation for bilking the company of more than $50,000 between September 2018 and August 2021.