Category Archives: British Columbia
Ontario Indigenous advocate says Anglo American turned 'blind eye' to De Beers issues
An Indigenous advocate in northern Ontario says his community's past experience with Anglo American PLC's diamond-mining subsidiary De Beers does not inspire confidence that a proposed merger between ...
Oct 20, 2025
City of Richmond to host meeting on 'consequential' Cowichan Tribes case
RICHMOND - A British Columbia mayor hopes an upcoming meeting will give property owners affected by the Cowichan Tribes case more information, calling the decision "one of the most consequential rulin...
Oct 19, 2025
BMI Group will redevelop Mackenzie's former pulp and paper mill closed since 2021
VICTORIA - The mayor of a community in northern B.C. says it is ready to work with the new owners of a former paper mill closed since 2021. Mackenzie Mayor Joan Atkinson says in a written statement th...
Oct 19, 2025
Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West credits community pressure for school reconstruction
VICTORIA - Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West says community pressure is responsible for the provincial government's decision to speed up the reconstruction of an elementary school destroyed by fire almos...
Oct 18, 2025
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada says Hullo Ferries vessel struck humpback
VICTORIA - The company operating a high-speed, passenger-only ferry service between Vancouver and Nanaimo is fully cooperating after one of its vessels struck a humpback whale near Vancouver in Englis...
Oct 18, 2025
Forests Minister Parmar says workers in B.C. deserve "same treatment" as in Ontario
VICTORIA - Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says it is "unacceptable" that Ottawa always steps up when it comes to supporting key sectors in Ontario and Quebec, but "continues to drop the ball" when it co...
Oct 18, 2025
Selkirk College to close one of its campuses in Nelson at end of academic year
VICTORIA - A college in southeastern B.C. is permanently closing a campus because of the financial effects of federal restrictions on international students. Selkirk College says it will close one of ...
Oct 18, 2025
Five people injured after crash sends car into Vancouver storefront
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say five people have been injured after a car crashed into a storefront. Police say a driver tried to cross multiple lanes of traffic at an intersection on Friday afternoo...
Oct 17, 2025
No decision on B.C. ostrich case until at least Oct. 30, as cull opponent is arrested
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The Supreme Court of Canada likely won't decide until at least Oct. 30 whether to hear a last-ditch appeal against a planned cull of ostriches at a British Columbi...
Oct 17, 2025
Three Indigenous-led marine refuges established in waters off B.C.'s North Coast
BANKS ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The federal government and two First Nations have jointly announced the establishment of three marine refuges along British Columbia's North Coast. The Haida Nation an...
Oct 17, 2025