Category Archives: British Columbia
Alberta re-enters pipeline arena, plans to propose new oil pipeline to B.C. coast
CALGARY - Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta is committing $14 million to a West Coast oil pipeline do-over that hinges on First Nations getting on board early and Ottawa reversing a tanker ban that ...
Oct 01, 2025
Alberta 'on notice' Coastal B.C. nations opposed to pipeline proposal
The head of a group representing First Nations along British Columbia's coast says they will not support a new pipeline proposed by Alberta and nothing can be done to change that. Marilyn Slett, chief...
Oct 01, 2025
Latest American tariffs on B.C. lumber are 'absurd,' says Premier David Eby
VICTORIA - It is "completely absurd" that softwood lumber exports from British Columbia to the United States face higher duties than the same product from Russia, Premier David Eby said Wednesday. He ...
Oct 01, 2025
Public warning issued for B.C. city after 11 suspected drug deaths in five weeks
CAMPBELL RIVER - Police in Campbell River, B.C., are issuing a public warning after at least 11 people have died from suspected drug overdoses in the last five weeks. Mounties say they are deeply conc...
Oct 01, 2025
Police presence at two schools in Nanaimo, B.C., after unspecified threat
NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say additional officers will continue to be stationed at two local secondary schools on Thursday due to an unspecified threat. RCMP say liaison and front-line office...
Oct 01, 2025
Man gets six years for shooting, arson at Punjabi singer's home in B.C.
COLWOOD - A Winnipeg man convicted of arson and firing a weapon at the British Columbia home of Indo-Canadian pop star AP Dhillon last year has been sentenced to six years in prison. RCMP say in a rel...
Oct 01, 2025
B.C. Conservatives shuffle critics portfolio after Elenore Sturko ousted
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservative Party has shuffled its critic portfolios to fill a hole left by Elenore Sturko, who was ousted from the party last week. Party Leader John Rustad says the ch...
Oct 01, 2025
Five Canadian provinces boost their minimum wage, Alberta now lowest
Five provinces are increasing their minimum wage today to support workers amid affordability issues. The hikes will apply to Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The ...
Oct 01, 2025
Unions converge in Vancouver in push for B.C. public service contract
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of British Columbia public sector workers marched through downtown Vancouver Wednesday in a push for a new contract, after talks with government negotiators broke down shortly aft...
Oct 01, 2025
B.C. Residential school survivor says he heals from sharing his stories
VANCOUVER - Squamish Nation elder Sam George says he gets his healing from the violence and abuse he suffered during nine years of residential school by sharing his stories. The crowd dressed in orang...
Sep 30, 2025