Category Archives: British Columbia
Jerry Seinfeld, Kumail Nanjiani among headliners at Just For Laughs Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Jerry Seinfeld is among the big names set to headline Just For Laughs Vancouver. The comedy festival announced its lineup Tuesday morning. In addition to Seinfeld, who's due to perform twi...
Dec 10, 2024
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