B.C.
Conditional sentence for woman who set fires at start of 2022 wildfire season
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A 43-year-old Kamloops, B.C., woman who admitted to setting two arson fires…
Hundreds of derelict vessels removed from Canadian waters, Coast Guard says
Vancouver developer Howard Meakin has owned thefamed Expo 86-era floating McDonald’s restaurant vessel known as…
Judge finds province has duty to consult First Nations on mineral tenure claims
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to…
B.C. sets housing targets for 10 municipalities, urges immediate federal support
SAANICH, B.C. – The British Columbia government has set out its first set of targets…
2 dead, 4 hurt in helicopter crash near Prince George, B.C.: safety board
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Two people are dead and four more are injured after a…
Activist calls on Parkland to buy back shares and reduce debt
CALGARY – An activist investor that had been urging Parkland Corp. to sell or spin…
Container shipments plummet at Port of Vancouver in step with falling consumer demand
The number of shipping containers passing through Canada’s largest port fell sharply in the first…
B.C. cities condemn posters found touting ‘whites only’ kids’ playtime
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Two Metro Vancouver cities have issued statements about posters popping up that…
Most evacuation orders, alerts lifted in B.C.’s Okanagan wildfires
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted for all but one…
Report from seniors advocate blasts for-profit long-term care delivery in B.C.
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s advocate for seniors is calling for “fundamental reform” in how the…
Flag raising at B.C. legislature honours residential school survivors, lost children
VICTORIA – A brisk wind helped mark a flag-raising ceremony Monday at the British Columbia…
Environment Canada warns B.C. coast to prepare for heavy winds, rain after drought
VANCOUVER – Coastal British Columbia is experiencing its first fall storm of the season and…
Toxic drugs leading cause of death in B.C. for those age 10 to 59: coroner
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s coroner says drug toxicity is the leading cause of death in…
B.C. premier in Ottawa to discuss wildfires, infrastructure, clean energy
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby and six of his cabinet ministers are in…
Canfor’s Vida signs deal to buy sawmill in Sweden for $6 million
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. says a Swedish company in which it owns a 70 per…