Category Archives: British Columbia

Amid tariff and trade war talk, small-town mayors try to keep it friendly on border
Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff likens the situation facing the scenic B.C. community just a few kilometres from the U.S. border to that of her own family. She said she's been asked recently how she deals...
Feb 27, 2025

Vancouver council approves pause on supporting housing projects
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's council has approved Mayor Ken Sim's plan to temporarily halt net new supportive housing projects in the city. A news release from Sim's office says it will allow the city to f...
Feb 27, 2025

B.C.'s NDP government survives non-confidence vote brought forward by Conservatives
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has survived a non-confidence vote after the Opposition Conservative party wasted no time in trying to overthrow the NDP. In a vote that split along party li...
Feb 26, 2025

B.C. looks at 'coalition of willing' to expand trade within Canada, premier says
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says provinces and territories "need to start acting like a country" on trade and he's willing to enter bilateral agreements with other jurisdictions if t...
Feb 26, 2025

Lifetime teaching ban for former B.C. school counsellor after child porn conviction
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A former high-school counsellor has been given a lifetime ban from teaching in British Columbia after he was convicted of possessing child pornography. A document outlining an ...
Feb 26, 2025

Audit of B.C. Crown corporation board appointments show 'gaps' in oversight
VICTORIA - An audit of board appointments at British Columbia's public-sector organizations shows that provincial oversight fell short when handling conflict-of-interest cases. The audit by the Office...
Feb 25, 2025

Rustad says B.C. Conservatives having 'family' issues, amid defiance and disunity
VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says the party is having "family" issues ahead of its annual general meeting, with his attorney general critic defying his wishes and a lack of unity on...
Feb 25, 2025

Predatory sales, unfair contract terms a focus of B.C.'s new consumer protection laws
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is making changes to its consumer protection laws to stop predatory sales and protect people from unfair business practices. The amendments to the law were i...
Feb 25, 2025

Ontario shifts from Pap to HPV test for cervical cancer screening, but no at-home kits yet
TORONTO - Ontario will replace its main method of cervical cancer screening next week to a more accurate and less frequent test, but the dreaded speculum exam is not in the rear-view just yet. Human p...
Feb 25, 2025

B.C. First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws
VANCOUVER - A small First Nation on British Columbia's Central Coast is taking the attorney general of Canada to court, arguing its Charter rights have been violated because the RCMP refuses to enforc...
Feb 25, 2025