Category Archives: British Columbia
Talks off before they began, BCGEU leader says of negotiations with B.C. government
VICTORIA - The head of the union representing British Columbia's 34,000 public sector workers says a government request to get back to the bargaining table appears to have been a "cheap stunt" as it o...
Sep 29, 2025
Mounties investigating after dog shot in Nanaimo. B.C.
NANAIMO - Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., are investigating after a dog was shot following what police believe was a heated argument between two people. A statement from the Nanaimo RCMP says the large mix...
Sep 29, 2025
Jobs minister Kahlon says B.C. won't pan away from Trump threat to tariff films
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the government is taking threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to tariff B.C.-made films by 100 per cent "very seriously," but it's unclea...
Sep 29, 2025
B.C. First Nations want meeting with Carney about salmon, need for open-net farm ban
VANCOUVER - First Nations in British Columbia are calling for a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss protecting and reviving wild salmon. Bob Chamberlin, chair of the First Nations Wild ...
Sep 29, 2025
Legal challenges claim B.C. natural gas pipeline hasn't been 'substantially started'
VANCOUVER - Two legal challenges filed in British Columbia claim a liquefied natural gas pipeline hasn't been "substantially started," contrary to a decision made by the provincial government back in ...
Sep 29, 2025
Cities, housing groups want B.C. to launch permanent housing roundtable
Standing in a boardroom at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Shawn Bouchard, vice-president of Quadra Homes in Abbotsford, B.C., said he initially planned to kick off his speech by burning a $20 bill befo...
Sep 29, 2025
Campbell not a 'saviour' but a much-needed conduit for Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell said his appointment as British Columbia's new point-person to improve quality of life for people living in the city's Downtown Eastside doesn't mean he's a "czar...
Sep 29, 2025
Rainfall warning for B.C.'s Howe Sound, parts of Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Heavy rainfall is in the forecast for parts of British Columbia's south coast as a frontal system pushes through the region. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the North ...
Sep 29, 2025
Planned ignition aims to reduce fuel around wildfire near Peachland, B.C.
Emergency officials in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley say a wildfire that had forced residents out of their homes between Thursday and Saturday showed no growth overnight, though it is still class...
Sep 28, 2025
U.S. outdoor school modifies coastal B.C. camping application following outcry
An American outdoor leadership school says it is removing campsites along the west coast of Vancouver Island from its application to renew and expand its licence to run sea kayaking courses along Brit...
Sep 28, 2025