Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C.'s legislature looks into changes as MLA avoids censure after using Nazi slogan
VICTORIA - Politicians in B.C.'s legislature say they are looking into whether they can close a loophole that has allowed a member to avoid a censure motion after she used a slogan associated with Naz...
May 01, 2026
Eby says Burnaby, B.C., hospital expansion will go ahead, despite cancelled contract
BURNABY - Plans for a hospital expansion in Burnaby, B.C., are not dead, despite the provincial government announcing this week that the construction contract had been cancelled, Premier David Eby sai...
May 01, 2026
Indigenous leader Angela Wesley reappointed to BC Treaty Commission
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has reappointed Indigenous leader Angela Wesley to be the provincially appointed commissioner to the BC Treaty Commission, a post she previously held until l...
May 01, 2026
Hikers discover human remains at B.C. provincial park in Sea to Sky region
SQUAMISH - Police are investigating after human remains were found by hikers at a B.C. park in the Sea to Sky region. RCMP say the remains were found by two hikers in Shannon Falls Provincial Park on ...
May 01, 2026
Boy, 8, injured after attack inside haunted house attraction in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating an alleged assault on an eight-year-old boy inside a haunted house attraction during the recent Khalsa Day celebrations in the city. Photos of the tw...
May 01, 2026
B.C. banning exotic cat ownership, citing public safety and animal welfare
VICTORIA - The B.C. government has announced a ban on breeding and future ownership of all exotic cats in a measure it says strengthens public safety, animal welfare and environmental protection. The ...
Apr 30, 2026
MLA raises buyouts as option for post-landslide future of Old Fort, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - The B.C. legislator representing Old Fort, the community where a landslide has forced people from their homes, says he'll be meeting constituents to discuss options for the future - in...
Apr 30, 2026
Waterways in B.C.'s Mount Robson Park to be shut to prevent whirling disease
VICTORIA - Lakes, rivers and streams in Mount Robson Park in central British Columbia are being closed to all watercraft and wading gear in an effort to prevent the spread of whirling disease in fish....
Apr 30, 2026
Minister says B.C. expects billions from feds for forestry if U.S. talks fail
VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests minister says he expects billions in additional federal support for the timber sector if future trade talks with the United States don't benefit the softwood lumb...
Apr 30, 2026
Five B.C. health construction contracts axed, including Burnaby Hospital's new phase
VICTORIA - The B.C. government says construction contracts for five health-care projects have been cancelled, after depicting them as being "re-paced" in the February budget. Infrastructure Minister B...
Apr 30, 2026