B.C.

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…