B.C.

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…

New York-bound flight forced to return to Toronto after cockpit fire
TORONTO – A flight heading from Toronto to New York City earlier this month had…

Economists expect inflation eased in January, but housing still ‘thorn’ in BoC’s side
OTTAWA – As the Bank of Canada waits for the right moment to start cutting…

Vancouver and Toronto renters lament quality of life more than homeowners: StatCan
VANCOUVER – Renters across the country faced record low vacancy rates and record high rent…

North Vancouver home of two ‘terrified’ seniors repeatedly vandalized
VANCOUVER – Police say two seniors in North Vancouver are “terrified” and flummoxed to explain…

Shooting in Surrey, B.C., seriously injures one in ‘isolated incident,’ police say
SURREY, B.C. – A shooting in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend has sent a man…

Racism and cultural beliefs can affect organ donations in some communities: doctors
VANCOUVER – A kidney-shaped cake will likely be on the menufor Reema Garcha and her…

RCMP says two-vehicle crash near Burnaby, B.C. off ramp leaves 1 dead, 2 badly hurt
BURNABY, B.C. – Burnaby RCMP says one person is dead and two people are in…

TSB investigators deploy to freight train derailment Saturday near Field, B.C.
FIELD, B.C. – Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada were deployed Saturday to…

Train locomotives derail near Revelstoke, B.C., two injured, cleanup underway
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Two railway crew members were sent to hospital after multiple locomotives derailed…