British Columbia

Guilty plea in murder of Alexander Lo, brother of festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo

VANCOUVER - A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Alexander Lo, the brother of Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo. The BC Prosecution Service says Dwight Kematch pleaded guilty to on...

Jul 28, 2025

B.C. Premier Eby says Ottawa must increase its subsidy for B.C. ferry users

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says it is time for the federal government to float more money for ferry users in British Columbia after Ottawa cut ferry rates in Atlantic Canada. Prime Minister Mark Car...

Jul 28, 2025

B.C.'s Eby tilts at Trump's dislike of windmills to jolt provincial call to power

VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby used British Columbia's latest call for more power sources to invite American clean energy producers to the province after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized "ugly" w...

Jul 28, 2025

B.C. man charged with antisemitic hate crime after 2024 incident at Victoria protest

VICTORIA - A 28-year-old man who allegedly made antisemitic remarks at Jewish protesters in Victoria more than a year ago has been charged with a hate-motivated offence. Victoria police say Khalid El ...

Jul 28, 2025

Study finds more women opted for long-acting IUDs after B.C. made birth control free

A new study finds significantly more women opted for long-acting birth control methods after British Columbia made prescription contraception free. Researchers found prescriptions for all types of bir...

Jul 28, 2025

Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.

SMITHERS - A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior. The province's Conservation Officer ...

Jul 27, 2025

Man seriously injured in B.C. grizzly bear attack in Kootenay region

CRANBROOK - A man has suffered "significant" injuries after a grizzly bear attack in the British Columbia Interior. The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a post on Facebook that the atta...

Jul 27, 2025

Homebuilders navigate higher material costs, uncertain supply chains amid trade war

As a tariff storm blew in from south of the border earlier this year, many industries in Canada, including the home building sector, feared the unknown ahead of them. With stakeholders already keenly ...

Jul 27, 2025

B.C.'s independent wood manufacturers decry retroactive U.S. softwood duties

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's independent wood product makers say hundreds of small- and medium-sized manufacturers may be forced to shut down in light of the latest decision from the United States t...

Jul 26, 2025

U.S. imposing 20.56% anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood

VANCOUVER - British Columbia lumber organizations are condemning the decision by the U.S. Commerce Department to raise anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood to 20.56 per cent, calling them unjustif...

Jul 25, 2025