Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. lawyers receiving extortion threats, legal regulator warns
VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia says it has become aware of lawyers receiving extortion threats for "substantial sums of money." The legal profession regulator sent out a notice to its...
Nov 14, 2025
'Backdoor dealing': B.C. farmer decries omission of private owners from Cowichan case
RICHMOND - The co-owner of an eight-hectare farm on the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title lands said he and fellow private landowners were unfairly left out of the court case that confirmed the title c...
Nov 14, 2025
B.C. police watchdog finds no officer offence after 2022 crash that injured four
SURREY - The Independent Investigations Office of BC says there are no grounds to find officers committed any offences after four people were injured in a head-on crash caused by a vehicle swerving to...
Nov 14, 2025
B.C. invests $241 million in trades training to boost labour for major projects
ESQUIMALT - British Columbia's government is investing $241 million over the next three years to boost trades training in a bid to support labour demands anticipated for upcoming major projects. Premi...
Nov 14, 2025
Squamish, B.C., sees close to 100 millimetres of precipitation as warning ends
VANCOUVER - The rainfall warning for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Howe Sound region of British Columbia's south coast has ended, but not before close to 100 millimetres of precipitation was dumped...
Nov 14, 2025
Some NDP leadership candidates report struggling to meet conditions to remain in race
OTTAWA - The first of three fundraising deadlines for the NDP leadership race landed Friday, with some candidates coming close to not meeting the requirements for remaining in the race. A campaign spo...
Nov 14, 2025
A shaky coalition and 'near-death' election put Eby under scrutiny at NDP convention
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby received approval from more than 93 per cent of delegates at the NDP's convention two years ago, and he's hoping for another "healthy majority" at this we...
Nov 14, 2025
New major projects list has some Indigenous buy-in, Carney says OKs still needed
OTTAWA - After an initial round of referrals to the new Major Projects Office that saw no Indigenous-led projects chosen, the second list of referrals includes some with Indigenous support, ownership ...
Nov 14, 2025
A look at the second batch of projects being weighed by the Major Projects Office
Prime Minister Mark Carney has revealed the second batch of potentially "nation-building" infrastructure projects to be reviewed on expedited timelines, making good on his promise to make the announce...
Nov 13, 2025
'Deep burial' for ostriches at B.C. landfill as CFIA completes cull and disposal work
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its "active operations" at the British Columbia ostrich farm where professional marksmen were used to cull the flock following an outbreak of avian fl...
Nov 13, 2025