Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. Conservative leader outlines views on energy, education in podcast appearance
B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says British Columbia needs to have a "conversation" about nuclear power playing a role in the province's energy future, and review educational materials that he s...
Sep 03, 2024

Man reported missing on Vancouver Island found dead down steep embankment, police say
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - Police on Vancouver Island say a man reported missing Friday was found dead down a steep embankment in Port Alberni. Port Alberni Mounties say an adult male was reported missing F...
Aug 31, 2024

Guerrilla gardeners unafraid to break law to fight climate, affordability crises
Brenda Dyck went rogue for the first time about 40 years ago. She remembers how she grabbed her gardening tools, marched into a grassy field beyond her rental home, dug a small hole in the ground and ...
Aug 31, 2024

Four-year sentence for B.C. woman who posed as a care aide to defraud seniors
SURREY, B.C. - Police say a British Columbia woman who posed as a care aide and defrauded seniors has been sentenced to four years in jail, less time served, as well as two years of probation. A state...
Aug 30, 2024

Teck Resources announces new business structure after exiting coal
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it's taking on a new business structure as it shifts to a pure-play energy transition metals company. The company says it now has two regional business units, one ...
Aug 30, 2024

Former B.C. Liberal minister says he may vote NDP, as Eby woos disaffected centrists
VICTORIA - Former British Columbia Liberal cabinet minister Terry Lake says he'll consider voting for Premier David Eby's New Democrats if the B.C. Conservatives don't shift to the political centre, e...
Aug 30, 2024

192 toxic drug deaths in B.C. in July, down 15 per cent, says coroner
The British Columbia Coroners Service says at least 192 people died in July in the province due to unregulated drug toxicity, down 15 per cent from the same month last year. The service says in a rele...
Aug 30, 2024

Cost of new Vancouver Art Gallery spikes from $400m to $600m, forcing redesign
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Art Gallery says the construction cost of its planned new home has jumped from an original estimate of $400 million to $600 million, forcing a redesign. The art gallery says ...
Aug 30, 2024

BC United rebrand went 'spectacularly,' said Kevin Falcon. Yes, this was sarcasm
VICTORIA - BC United Leader Kevin Falcon couldn't resist sarcasm when asked on Tuesday how his party's rebranding from its long-standing identity as the British Columbia Liberals was going. "Spectacul...
Aug 29, 2024

B.C. revamps building code to allow single stairwells in buildings up to six storeys
VICTORIA - British Columbia is moving to allow buildings up to six storeys to have one exit stairwell instead of two in the government's latest effort to boost housing supply. Housing Minister Ravi Ka...
Aug 29, 2024