British Columbia

Surrey, B.C., mayor joins alliance of border communities ahead of possible tariffs

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke says U.S. tariffs would put hundreds of jobs in her community at risk, as she becomes the latest mayor to join an alliance advocating for Canadian border communities. Locke s...

Jan 30, 2025

$5-million climate program to help B.C.'s tree fruit growers in extreme weather

VICTORIA - Tree fruit growers in British Columbia are now able to access a $5-million climate resiliency program to help their crops weather extreme heat and cold. The funding comes after many B.C. cr...

Jan 30, 2025

BCCLA files lawsuit against City of Vancouver's ban on daytime shelters

VANCOUVER - The BC Civil Liberties Association says it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Vancouver to challenge the municipality's daytime ban on outdoor sheltering, calling it "cruel, dehumaniz...

Jan 30, 2025

Environment Canada warns of wintry conditions along B.C. south coast

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says wintry conditions are expected along British Columbia's south coast this week. It says a low pressure system is making its way toward the coast, bringing steady pre...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 30, 2025

B.C. Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin wraps up seven-year post

VICTORIA - British Columbia's lieutenant-governor is leaving office after seven years on the job Janet Austin is set to perform her final ceremony in Victoria with a viceregal salute by the Naden Band...

Jan 29, 2025

B.C. extends deferral of logging in Fairy Creek amid reports of tree spiking

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has approved a legal order to extend temporary protections to an old-growth forest on Vancouver Island even as Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar acknowledges R...

Jan 29, 2025

B.C. assembles 'war room' to push back against U.S. tariff threats

VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier is assembling a "war room" over the looming trade war between Canada and the United States, with President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian goods com...

Jan 29, 2025

Specialist wait lists for B.C. patients grow to 1.2 million people: doctors groups

VANCOUVER - Two doctors groups in British Columbia say there is a "wait-list crisis" for specialists that is severely compromising the health and well-being of residents. Doctors of BC and the Consult...

Jan 29, 2025

'Staggering' number of families struggle in B.C.'s system for disabled kids: advocate

British Columbia's children's representative says in the 18 years her office has been in place, the province has been slow to respond to the growing needs of children with disabilities and their famil...

Jan 29, 2025

Donald Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with tariffs on Saturday is still in play, as NDP leader Jagmeet Singh leaves the door open to supporting the Li...

Jan 28, 2025