Category Archives: British Columbia
OpenAI contacted RCMP about Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT account after attack
RCMP has confirmed artificial intelligence company OpenAI contacted its investigators after last week's mass shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as a report says employees considered alerting authoritie...
Feb 20, 2026
Eby says B.C. could fight lumber tariffs in U.S. courts
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said a ruling by the United States Supreme Court that strikes down far-reaching global tariffs opens the door to challenge other tariffs that currently hu...
Feb 20, 2026
B.C. property firms say $91M tax bill will jeopardize future construction projects
VANCOUVER - British Columbia property companies controlled by prominent developer Terry Hui are taking the federal government to court, claiming a tax bill of more than $91 million will jeopardize fut...
Feb 20, 2026
Business group serves B.C. Premier Eby a budget blast at breakfast meeting
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has been served up a heap of criticism about his government's budget while attending a breakfast meeting of business leaders. Bridgitte Anderson, presiden...
Feb 20, 2026
Guns in photo posted by Tumbler Ridge shooter's mother were legal, expert says
A former RCMP weapons officer says guns in a photo posted by the Tumbler Ridge shooter's mother all appear to have been legal to own in Canada at the time, although they include a semi-automatic rifle...
Feb 20, 2026
NDP leadership candidates pitch their rebuilding plans to voters in final debate
OTTAWA - The NDP leadership candidates began the final official debate with a general acknowledgment they agree on policies, but have different visions for how to achieve their most existential goal -...
Feb 19, 2026
Avalanche kills snowmobiler in southeastern B.C.: RCMP
FERNIE - Mounties say a snowmobiler has died near Fernie in southeastern B.C. after being caught in an avalanche. Police say they were advised late Tuesday of an emergency device activation in a remot...
Feb 19, 2026
Clearview AI loses B.C. appeal of findings over facial recognition privacy breaches
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by U.S. facial recognition firm Clearview AI to overturn findings that the company is subject to Canadian privacy laws, despite no ...
Feb 19, 2026
Federal lawyers seek to shield information in Nijjar murder case on security grounds
OTTAWA - The federal attorney general is looking to shield some information from disclosure on national security grounds in the trial of four men accused of killing Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Sing...
Feb 19, 2026
B.C. tribunal orders former school trustee to pay $750K over anti-LGBTQ vitriol
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal has ordered a former Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee to pay $750,000 to the local teachers association, finding his conduct during his tenure "poisoned" the...
Feb 19, 2026