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B.C. power line and Ksi Lisims LNG added to federal government’s major-projects list.
TERRACE, B.C., CANADA — With a buzzing electrical substation in Terrace, B.C., as his backdrop,…
A look at the second batch of projects being weighed by the Major Projects Office
Prime Minister Mark Carney has revealed the second batch of potentially “nation-building” infrastructure projects to…
LNG project, mines, hydro dam, power lines among latest major project referrals
TERRACE, B.C. — The federal government announced Thursday the latest list of major building projects…
B.C. Attorney General ‘deeply disturbed’ by social media giant’s intimate image case
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Attorney General says she’s “deeply disturbed” that the social media company…
New Brunswick’s Sisson Mine added to Ottawa’s list of ‘nation-building’ projects
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s premier says a proposed tungsten mine in Sisson Brook, N.B., can…
B.C. judge says self-defence can include expelling someone who has outstayed welcome
DUNCAN — A B.C. Supreme Court judge says self-defence rules that allow people to arm…
What is Ksi Lisims LNG, B.C. project being fast tracked by Feds?
TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The Ksi Lisims LNG facility in northern British Columbia and…
RCMP in British Columbia help dismantle global cybercrime network
SURREY — Police in British Columbia say they have dismantled a local operation involved in…
Heavy rain, coastal flooding for parts of B.C.’s south coast: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER — Pouring rain is on the way again for parts of British Columbia’s southern…
Rainfall warning in B.C. extends to Whistler, Sea to Sky Highway
VANCOUVER — The rainfall warning in effect for the Howe Sound and parts of Metro…
Surrey, B.C., home targeted by extortion-related shooting for second time: police
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after a home was targeted in an…
Nickel mine, hydroelectric project to be added to major projects list
OTTAWA — The Crawford Nickel Project in Ontario and a hydroelectric project in Nunavut are…
Sick of sick notes: B.C. limits when employers can request sick notes
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has brought in new rules that limit when an…
B.C. animal sanctuary tells of threats, ‘unjustified hate’ since reporting avian flu
SUMMERLAND — A British Columbia animal sanctuary whose birds have been sickened by an avian…
Railways says rock slide may have caused B.C. derailment that spilled jet fuel
SAVONA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City says a rock slide may…
BC SPCA says dog kennel deal with City of Quesnel won’t be renewed at end of year
QUESNEL — The B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it won’t…
B.C. falls silent at Remembrance Day services, where family ties hold strong
Remembrance Day services across British Columbia fell silent for two minutes to honour the sacrifice…
B.C. man gets three years in jail for sex assaults while working in drug-use recovery
NEW WESTMINSTER — A British Columbia man has been sentenced to three years in prison…
Two men dead in Chilliwack, B.C., car crash: police
CHILLIWACK — Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men from the Okanagan are dead after…
B.C. Securities Commission settles with man, company for more than $4 million
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Securities Commission says it has reached a nearly $4.2 million…
DFO investigating third whale death off B.C.’s coast within weeks
VICTORIA — An advocate for whales says many collisions between vessels and the animals are…
Next batch of national interest major projects to be released Thursday, Carney says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the next tranche of projects the government is…
B.C. going door to door to hear residents’ concerns in Cowichan title area
The office of British Columbia Premier David Eby has appointed a “community contact” whose job…
B.C. Conservative riding executives urge MLAs to show ‘courage’ and oust Rustad
VICTORIA — A group of riding executives and former candidates with the Conservative Party of…