Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. unveils flood strategy, adds $39 million in funding for flood mitigation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has released a comprehensive flood strategy to help communities reduce risk and respond to extreme events. Nathan Cullen, minister of water, land and resource stewardship,...
Mar 21, 2024
Early ban on open burning across northeastern B.C., starting March 28
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Open burning will be banned across much of northern British Columbia starting next week after officials warned dry conditions could mean early wildfire activity this spring. The ...
Mar 21, 2024
BoC expects quantitative tightening to end in 2025, deputy governor says
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada expects quantitative tightening to end sometime in 2025, deputy governor Toni Gravelle said in a speech Thursday about how the central bank plans to manage its balance shee...
Mar 21, 2024
Alimentation Couche-Tard seeing low-income customers cut back on store visits: CEO
LAVAL, Que. - The head of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says lower income consumers feeling strained by economic headwinds are cutting back on how often they visit the chain's convenience stores. Bria...
Mar 21, 2024
B.C. to add 500 public electric vehicle charging stations to fill gaps in network
VANCOUVER - Drivers of electric vehicles in British Columbia can expect another 500 public charging stations to come online, adding to more than 5,000 available across the province. A statement from t...
Mar 20, 2024
Former police board member claims Victoria police face 'crisis of integrity'
VICTORIA - The Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board says a complaint filed against the Victoria department by a former board member will be handled by investigators from Surrey and Delta. Former member...
Mar 20, 2024
B.C. funds project to extract minerals, metals while reducing environmental impacts
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is funding a pilot project that it says offers the mining industry a path to significantly reduce the environmental impacts of extracting critical minerals....
Mar 20, 2024
BoC expects to cut rates this year, governing council split on timing: deliberations
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada expects it will be able to cut interest rates sometime this year, but officials are split on timing. That's according to the central bank's summary of deliberations which d...
Mar 20, 2024
First forest fire of the year in Alberni
PORT ALBERNI - The Coastal Fire Centre received their first forest fire call of the year. A small fire was spotted Monday morning northeast of Kitsuksis Creek, and just North of Port Alberni, accordin...
Mar 20, 2024
B.C. coroner calls inquest into 2019 police shooting that left two dead
SURREY, B.C. - The BC Coroners Service has called an inquest into a police shooting in 2019 that left two people dead, including the hostage officers were trying to save. B.C.'s police watchdog cleare...
Mar 19, 2024