Category Archives: British Columbia
What is the Canadian Victoria Cross — the medal that no one has ever received?
OTTAWA - The Canadian Victoria Cross is Canada's highest military honour. It was created more than 30 years ago, but has yet to be awarded to anyone. Here's a brief look at what it is. What is the Can...
Apr 15, 2026
Vancouver council approves 250-room floating hotel on downtown waterfront
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's council has approved a 250-room floating hotel on the city's waterfront that proponents say would bring more accommodation capacity and generate economic activity, despite conc...
Apr 15, 2026
Spring snow dump brings 30cm of accumulation on B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway
COQUIHALLA - A low-pressure system dumped significant spring snow on a number of major British Columbia highways, hampering travel through the Interior, including on the Coquihalla where 30 centimetre...
Apr 15, 2026
Oilpatch holding off on investment changes despite crude price surge
CALGARY - Canadian oil and gas producers are benefiting from the surge in commodity prices driven by the Middle East war, but they say it's not changing their investment plans in the near-term. The ch...
Apr 15, 2026
B.C. home sales face major headwinds in March as transactions, prices both slide
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's home sales trended down across the board in March in price, transactions and dollar volume in what realtors are calling a "very challenging economic environment." The B....
Apr 15, 2026
B.C. woman sentenced to 5 1/2 years for smuggling 108 kilograms of meth from U.S.
NEW WESTMINSTER - A British Columbia woman who worked in Punjabi-language broadcasting has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison after attempting to smuggle more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamin...
Apr 15, 2026
No ongoing public safety threat after grizzly bear attacks man in Vanderhoof, B.C.
VANDERHOOF - A man who encountered a grizzly while walking on his own property in central B.C. escaped with a leg injury after scrambling under a barbed-wire fence. The provincial Conservation Officer...
Apr 14, 2026
Labour complaint filed by union representing workers at B.C. Interior ferry service
BURNABY - The union representing workers at the Kootenay Lake Ferry in B.C.'s Interior has filed an unfair labour practice complaint against the operator of the service. The BC General Employees' Unio...
Apr 14, 2026
B.C. tables treaty legislation after 30-year negotiation with K’omoks First Nation
A First Nation in British Columbia is one step closer to a fully ratified treaty after the province tabled implementation legislation on Tuesday, about 30 years after negotiations began. The treaty wo...
Apr 14, 2026
B.C.'s growth minister says Iran war tightens fertilizer, fuel and pharma supplies
VICTORIA - The American war with Iran isn't just a problem at the gas pump - B.C.'s minister of economic growth says fertilizer and pharmaceutical ingredients could also be in short supply. Ravi Kahlo...
Apr 14, 2026