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Drax to shut B.C. wood pellet plant by year’s end, says not ‘commercially viable’
WILLIAMS LAKE — A company operating a wood pellet plant in the British Columbia Interior…
Pipeline agreement includes new target of 75 per cent cut in methane emissions
OTTAWA — An agreement between Ottawa and Alberta that could clear the path for a…
Hong Kong Canadians reeling after deadly highrise inferno
VANCOUVER — Canadians with roots in Hong Kong have been watching in horror at news…
Review of B.C.’s emissions strategy says LNG push threatens to wipe out cuts
VICTORIA — A report commissioned by British Columbia’s government says its pursuit of new natural…
What you need to know about the oil tanker ban on B.C.’s coast
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Ottawa to terminate the West Coast oil…
B.C. drug club co-founder surprised by lack of ‘urgency’ from Health Canada on crisis
VANCOUVER — A co-founder of Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by…
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
VANCOUVER — Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours…
No way ‘to do business,’ B.C. Energy Minister Dix says of Alberta’s pipeline plans
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s energy minister says political talk of a pipeline from Alberta to…
Alberta-Ottawa pipeline accord unlikely to be “champagne-popping moment:’ Enserva CEO
CALGARY — Oil and gas industry advocates say they’re heartened by an expected agreement between…
Energy service group predicts lower industry spending, but sees reason for optimism
CALGARY — An oil and gas service industry group predicts lacklustre prices for those resources…
Former Surrey, B.C., employee charged with fraud in a $2.5M loss for city: police
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say a former municipal employee has been charged with…
B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to north coast ‘will never happen’
OTTAWA — The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia said Wednesday an…
B.C. man charged with money laundering after illegal gaming house bust
SURREY — A man from Esquimalt, B.C., is facing money laundering charges after an investigation…
Vancouver’s iconic, three-decade-old fireworks festival cancelled due to finances
VANCOUVER — The iconic Vancouver waterfront fireworks festival that has been held for more than…
Delta, B.C., man charged with second-degree murder in sister-in-law’s death
DELTA — A Delta, B.C., man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death…
No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog
SURREY — British Columbia’s police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have…
One killed in tractor-trailer crash on Highway 1 north of Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON — Police say they are investigating to determine if the cause of a fatal…
‘December to remember’: Winter will get off to an abrupt start, Weather Network says
Blasts of frigid Arctic air could send temperatures tumbling in December and herald the arrival…
Woman killed while crossing road in Chilliwack, B.C., crash
CHILLIWACK — A pedestrian has been killed crossing the road in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley…
Search goes on for bear that attacked B.C. pupils, two other grizzlies to be freed
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted…
Trouble in ‘Team Canada’ as B.C.’s deputy premier raises spectre of pipeline lawsuit
VICTORIA — Rifts in “Team Canada” appear to be widening on the brink of a…
Police clear protesters from Vancouver Island logging blockade
Police say they have arrested four people during enforcement of a court injunction prohibiting anyone…
Lawsuit seeks damages against B.C., federal government over Cowichan title ruling
NEW WESTMINSTER — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says the provincial…
External review latest to call for more B.C. home-share funding years after death
An external review of British Columbia’s home-sharing program for adults with developmental disabilities says the…