Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has given the green light to nine wind energy projects that will boost the province's hydro-electric grid by eight per cent a year, enough to power 500,000 homes. Premier ...
Dec 09, 2024
Feds send $148 million to B.C. in disaster recovery funds for floods, wildfires
VANCOUVER - The federal government is paying out more than $148 million in disaster recovery funding to British Columbia in response to recent flooding and record-breaking wildfire seasons. Public Saf...
Dec 09, 2024
Métis National Council elects new president after months of internal turmoil
OTTAWA - The Mtis National Council says it has elected a new president after months of turmoil that saw the once-united organization splinter and have its legitimacy questioned. In a news release, the...
Dec 09, 2024
State memorial for former B.C. premier Horgan open to the public, requires tickets
VICTORIA - Anyone wishing to attend the upcoming provincial state memorial service for former premier John Horgan is being asked to reserve free tickets. Horgan's service will be held Sunday at the Q ...
Dec 09, 2024
End of the Eras: Vancouver sweeps up after Taylor Swift's final bow
VANCOUVER - Pop star Taylor Swift has thanked Vancouver for hosting the final show of her "beloved Eras Tour." The city is sweeping up the glitter after the performance by Swift, ending a 149-show run...
Dec 09, 2024
Lundin selling pair of mines in Europe to Boliden AB in deal worth up to US$1.52B
VANCOUVER - Lundin Mining Corp. has signed a deal to sell a pair of mines in Europe to Boliden AB in an agreement valued at up to US$1.52 billion. Under the terms of the agreement for the Neves-Corvo ...
Dec 09, 2024
End of the Eras Tour, with Taylor Swift to take final bow in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - After 149 shows, an estimated US$2 billion in revenue and countless outfit changes, Taylor Swift takes to the stage tonight in Vancouver for the final show of her record-smashing Eras Tour...
Dec 08, 2024
Prince George Taylor Swift fans rent car after flight to Vancouver cancelled
VANCOUVER - A diehard Taylor Swift fan who lives in Prince George, B.C., says a flight cancellation forced her and a group of other Swifties to rent a car and make the near 800-kilometre journey to Va...
Dec 07, 2024
3 in 10 residential property buyers in N.S. were investors in 2018-2020: StatsCan
HALIFAX - Statistics Canada says investors represented three in 10 residential property buyers in Nova Scotia between 2018 and 2020 - the highest volume of such buyers among provinces where data is av...
Dec 07, 2024
Environment Canada issues more than a dozen weather warnings in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says freezing rain and flurries are set to hit parts of B.C. today, issuing more than a dozen weather warnings over heavy rain and snowfall at higher elevations. The for...
Dec 07, 2024