Category Archives: British Columbia
Wet'suwet'en and B.C. government have been talking Aboriginal title for a year
VANCOUVER - As cabinet ministers broker urgent meetings over rail blockades in support of hereditary chiefs in northern British Columbia, a series of negotiations over the Wet'suwet'en Nation's l...
Feb 17, 2020
B.C. budget expected to stay the course as economic growth moderates
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister is promising to stay the course in her next budget to be tabled Tuesday in the legislature, while also monitoring potential storm clouds loomin...
Feb 17, 2020
A list of major civil disobedience events in recent Canadian history
VANCOUVER - Protesters around the country have blocked rail lines and used other forms of civil disobedience to show support for the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation and th...
Feb 16, 2020
Telus Q4 profit, revenue up but adjusted net income falls below estimates
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reports it had $379 million of net income in the fourth quarter, up three per cent from $368 million a year earlier, but its adjusted earnings were down and missed analyst esti...
Feb 15, 2020
Crofton mill set for 30-day closure due to lack of lumber supply
RICHMOND, B.C. - Hundreds of forest industry workers will be affected as a pulp and paper mill on Vancouver Island shuts down for one month because it says it can't get enough wood.Paper Excellence Ca...
Feb 14, 2020 A mill south of Nanaimo is set for a 30-day closure as a result of ongoing forestry strike action and a lack of supply in B.C. (Freepik)
A list of major civil disobedience events in recent Canadian history
VANCOUVER - Protesters around the country have blocked rail lines and used other forms of civil disobedience to show support for the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation and th...
Feb 14, 2020
A&W sees sales metric slip in Q4 after strong performance last year
VANCOUVER - A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund saw same-store sales grow for the year, even as they slipped in the most recent quarter. "We continue to deliver strong results despite some ongoing c...
Feb 14, 2020
Pipeline protests expected today, governments to meet with First Nations
VICTORIA - Anti-pipeline protests that have severed vital freight and passenger rail links across Canada could heat up today, with the added threat of activists planning to shut down governm...
Feb 14, 2020
NDP throne speech in B.C. highlights accomplishments at midway point of mandate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government touted new funding supplements for children and youth in care, expansion of commuter service into the Fraser Valley and paid leave for people fle...
Feb 13, 2020
Pipeline protests hit B.C. legislature and Canada's rail network
VICTORIA - Hundreds of protesters blocked the entrances to the British Columbia legislature on Tuesday as demonstrations in support of Indigenous hereditary chiefs who oppose a pipeline project contin...
Feb 13, 2020