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Here’s a look at the 2024 B.C. budget, by the numbers
VICTORIA – British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy has delivered an election-year budget that includes…
B.C. budget highlights, from soaring deficit to family benefit boost and free IVF
VICTORIA – The 2024 British Columbia budget includes new spending measures designed to ease high…
Safety a priority following worker’s death in Vancouver crane incident: mayor
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he is “deeply saddened” by the death of a worker,…
‘Seagrass’ allowed filmmaker to explore Japanese Canadian stories, family fractures
VANCOUVER – As Meredith Hama-Brown’s debut feature film “Seagrass” made waves during its festival run…
Man charged with 19 offences in violent robbery at Vancouver nightclub
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver say 19 charges have been approved against a 27-year-old man…
Four injured in shooting in residential neighbourhood in White Rock, B.C.
WHITE ROCK, B.C. – Police say four men have been hospitalized with “serious” injuries after…
Teck reports record copper production, awaits regulatory approval of Glencore deal
Teck Resources Ltd. posted record copper production in the fourth quarter, in line with the…
In the news today: Canadians back aid to Ukraine, Sentencing for London truck killer
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
One person dead after load from construction crane falls on Vancouver building
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s premier and minister of labour are sharing their heartfelt condolences after a…
B.C. scraps proposed changes to Land Act amid consultation, controversy
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is scrapping a plan that was to allow shared…
No cuts to people or services, but B.C. budget deficit to rise, finance minister says
VICTORIA – British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the province should prepare for a…
Man arrested for robbing blind, homeless man in Vancouver, police say
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver say a 37-year-old man has been charged over accusations he…
Federal government reaches $59M settlement with B.C. First Nation over land seizure
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The federal government has reached a $59-million settlement with a First Nation…
All oil and gas permits in B.C. waters are relinquished, say feds
VICTORIA – The federal government says the final offshore oil and gas permits for Canada’s…
B.C. New Democrat government makes pledges to homebuyers, renters, in throne speech
VICTORIA – The New Democrat government pledged more homes for middle-class people in British Columbia…
Trudeau boosts B.C.’s housing plan with $2 billion in federal financing
VANCOUVER – The federal government is doubling the financing available for a British Columbia housing…
Driver speeding in bus lane in North Vancouver is issued $1,500 fine
VANCOUVER – RCMP in North Vancouver say a $1,500 fine was handed out to a…
RCMP ask prosecutors to consider charge in B.C. crane collapse that killed 5
KELOWNA, B.C. – RCMP investigators have asked British Columbia prosecutors to consider criminal charges in…
Federal government scales back carbon price rebates for small businesses
OTTAWA – The federal government is cutting the amount of financial relief small businesses will…
It’s ‘obvious’ that rules weren’t followed with ArriveCan development, Trudeau says
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s “obvious” contracting rules weren’t followed during the…
RCMP see no foreign interference as two teenagers charged over Surrey shooting
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say two teenagers have been charged over a shooting at a…
Lisa Beare fills B.C. portfolio vacated by Selina Robinson, who quit over Gaza remark
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced a mini cabinet reshuffle and named…
Commercial production at new Methanex plant in Louisiana delayed after problems
VANCOUVER – Methanex Corp. says commercial production at its new methanol plant in Louisiana has…
Six families displaced by Chilliwack, B.C., apartment fire
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Fire officials in Chilliwack, B.C., say an early morning blaze at an…