B.C.

B.C. conditions are magic for mushrooms in bumper season for fungi, tasty and toxic
VANCOUVER – Mushrooms large and small, tasty and toxic, are popping up across British Columbia…

Air Canada admits it violated disability regulations in case of B.C. man
VANCOUVER – Air Canada has acknowledged it violated Canadian disability regulations and apologized to a…

Safe supply supporters march after arrests of Vancouver drug activists
VANCOUVER – Activist and podcaster Garth Mullins has been advocating for safe supply of illegal…

Conservation deal aims to protect 30 per cent of B.C. land by 2030
Canada’s greatest ally in the fight against climate change is nature itself, federal Environment Minister…

Telus profit plunges 74% in the third quarter as restructuring costs bite
VANCOUVER – The cost savings from recent layoffs at Telus Corp. will have a bigger…

First Quantum shares stage partial rebound after Panama’s congress backtracks
VANCOUVER – Shares of Vancouver-based mining company First Quantum bounced back 11 per cent Friday…

State of local emergency lifts in Harrison Hot Springs as pumps at water plant fixed
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – A state of local emergency has lifted in the Village…

B.C. Indigenous leaders tell Premier Eby at summit that more doors must open
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government must do more to open the doors of power…

‘I would die for Taylor Swift’: Swifties rejoice over upcoming Vancouver tour dates
VANCOUVER – Lyndsey Evans freely admits she would pack her bags and follow Taylor Swift…

Vancouver magic mushroom stores raided by police are reopening
VANCOUVER – One of three magic mushroom stores that were raided by Vancouver police this…

NDP to back Tory motion calling for carbon price off all heat sources
OTTAWA – The New Democrats intend to back the Conservatives on a motion to pull…

PM urged to back off digital tax before White House hemispheric trade summit Friday
WASHINGTON – Business leaders are seizing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Washington on…

Housing supply still outpacing demand in Vancouver market as sales increase
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the region continues to see…

Cutting back on spending and waste, one stitch at a time
TORONTO – Mending clothes was a regular part of growing up for Anna-Marie Janzen, who…

Local state of emergency in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., as two water pumps fail
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – A state of local emergency has been declared in the…