Category Archives: British Columbia
Canada's largest provinces score worst on housing policies and outcomes, report says
A new report says Canada's three largest provinces are lagging behind the rest of the country when it comes to policies and outcomes aimed at tackling the housing crisis. The assessment by the Univers...
Dec 11, 2025
Trans Mountain pipeline pays $196K penalty for environmental lapses after 2024 storm
Trans Mountain has paid a regulatory fine for environmental lapses along its British Columbia pipeline route in the aftermath of a January 2024 storm. The $196,000 fine is the largest cumulative penal...
Dec 11, 2025
A timeline of how Hudson's Bay has been winding down
The collapse of Hudson's Bay has moved from store closures to court hearings meant to decide the fate of the fallen retailer's assets, which include leases, artifacts and art, and its royal charter. H...
Dec 11, 2025
Familiar fate for Abbotsford as floodwaters gush over U.S. border into B.C. again
ABBOTSFORD - Standing near a rail line next to the U.S. border, Abbotsford, B.C., resident Robbie Friesen said the ground under his feet was dry about 30 minutes earlier. "Now at our deepest point we'...
Dec 11, 2025
Cowichan case blamed for sinking B.C. property deals, including luxury hotel purchase
VANCOUVER - An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, B.C., pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of "uncertainty" caused by ...
Dec 11, 2025
Eby promises business leaders to 'go to the wall' to protect private property
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby reassured business leaders at a BC Chamber of Commerce gathering in Vancouver about two recent First Nations court decisions, saying he would "go to the ...
Dec 10, 2025
Former chief coroner describes years of calls for changes to help toxic drug crisis
VANCOUVER - The former chief coroner for British Columbia says the provincial government didn't seem influenced by evidence or expert advice on preventing overdoses because it ignored recommendations ...
Dec 10, 2025
Former B.C. premier Clark says Conservatives cannot be 'kooky' if they want to govern
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says "nobody wants to elect a government that is kooky" as the B.C. Conservatives embark on a leadership contest, urging them to focus on econo...
Dec 10, 2025
Flooding severs B.C.'s Lower Mainland from Interior, as cross-border flows rival 2021
VANCOUVER - Flooding and rock slides have cut off British Columbia's Lower Mainland from the Interior as a series of atmospheric river weather systems drench the province, with emergency officials say...
Dec 10, 2025
B.C. murder suspect had risk factors on confidential police intimate violence tool
VANCOUVER - A confidential document that is used by police to assess risk in intimate partner violence cases lists a range of considerations to help determine if a suspect should be held in custody, s...
Dec 10, 2025