British Columbia

Canfor reports net loss of $350 million as lumber market headwinds continue

VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says it had a net loss of $350.1 million in its last quarter as it took writedowns and impairment charges related to mill closures in a slumping lumber market. The forestry co...

Oct 25, 2024

B.C. port employers, foremen's union return to negotiation table with mediator

VANCOUVER - Employers and the union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports will return to the negotiating table next week with a mediator in the latest push for a resolution in the labour di...

Oct 25, 2024

50 tonnes of 'fatbergs' removed from Richmond, B.C., sewers, Metro Vancouver says

Workers in Metro Vancouver have chiselled away about 50 tonnes of so-called "fatbergs" that have clogged the sewer system and prompted a reminder to residents not to dump grease down the drain. Dana Z...

Oct 25, 2024

Wind warning for B.C.'s south coast with gusts up to 90 km/h expected overnight

Coastal British Columbia will see strong winds overnight with gusts that could reach speeds of between 90 and 110 kilometres per hour. Warnings from Environment Canada span the Greater Victoria area, ...

Oct 25, 2024

Mail-in ballot figures coming for each B.C. riding, may make election outcome clearer

VICTORIA - Elections BC is expected to provide a breakdown today of the number of uncounted mail-in and absentee ballots in each of British Columbia's 93 ridings, potentially making clearer the outcom...

Oct 25, 2024

Natural gas producers await LNG Canada's start, but will it be the fix for prices?

CALGARY - Natural gas producers in Western Canada have white-knuckled it through months of depressed prices, with the expectation that their fortunes will improve when LNG Canada comes online in the m...

Oct 25, 2024

More rain in B.C. forecast, although 'nothing' compared to atmospheric river

The District of North Vancouver is getting ready for another bout of rain after an atmospheric river weather system drenched B.C.'s south coast last weekend, triggering a mudslide and localized floodi...

Oct 24, 2024

Facts about the B.C. Greens who could be kingmakers in the legislature

VICTORIA - Two Green Party legislators could hold the balance of power in British Columbia after Saturday's provincial election gave neither the NDP nor the B.C. Conservatives a majority of seats afte...

Oct 24, 2024

Crucial B.C. election recounts won't start until Sunday afternoon

VICTORIA - Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon. Elections BC says results of the Surrey City...

Oct 24, 2024

Eight-year-old 'beloved' giraffe dies at Greater Vancouver Zoo

LANGLEY, B.C. - The Greater Vancouver Zoo says one of its iconic animals, Jenga the giraffe, has died "far too soon." The zoo says in a statement that the eight-year-old male was seen found "peacefull...

Oct 24, 2024