Category Archives: British Columbia

North Vancouver RCMP warn of radioactive material in equipment in stolen car
VANCOUVER - Police in North Vancouver say a car stolen from an underground parking lot Tuesday had a piece of equipment containing radioactive material inside. Mounties say they responded to a theft c...
Feb 14, 2024

West Fraser Timber loses US$153 million in fourth quarter, sales soften
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it lost US$153 million in its fourth quarter, a steeper loss than US$94 million a year earlier. Sales for the quarter ended Dec. 31 were US$1.5 billion, do...
Feb 14, 2024

B.C. cherry growers 'reeling' after January cold snap that damaged buds
KELOWNA, B.C. - This season will likely be the most challenging cherry growers have ever experienced in British Columbia, a farmer and industry leader says, after a widespread cold snap damaged trees ...
Feb 14, 2024

More upgrades to improve flood resilience in Abbotsford, B.C., after 2021 disaster
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Premier David Eby says his government will provide almost $80 million to help upgrade Abbotsford's Barrowtown Pump Station, which was nearly overwhelmed in 2021 by atmospheric river...
Feb 14, 2024

Veteran B.C. politician Mike de Jong to leave legislature, mulls federal run
VICTORIA - Veteran British Columbia politician Mike de Jong has announced he will leave the legislature after a 30-year career in government and opposition. De Jong, who was first elected as a B.C. Li...
Feb 14, 2024

Richmond, B.C., council votes to back safe consumption site after fractious meetings
RICHMOND, B.C. - The next step for a controversial supervised safe consumption drug site has been approved by council members in Richmond, B.C., after two days of highly charged hearings. The council ...
Feb 14, 2024

Ontario's plan to get rid of blue licence plates is to sit back and wait
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford's government has a plan to get its blue licence plates off the roads, four years after discovering they are barely visible at night - and that plan is to sit back and wait....
Feb 14, 2024

Boston Pizza reports $5.2M Q4 profit, raises monthly distributions
VANCOUVER - Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund raised its monthly payment to unitholders as it reported a fourth-quarter profit of $5.2 million. The fund says it will now pay a monthly distribution of...
Feb 14, 2024

BC Real Estate Association numbers point to market 'uptrend' at beginning of 2024
VANCOUVER - The BC Real Estate Association says there was a nearly 30 per cent increase in home sales last month compared with January 2023, while prices were also up. The association says 3,979 sales...
Feb 13, 2024

Province takes steps to curb spread of fatal disease found in B.C. deer, moose
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is taking steps to curb the spread of a disease that's deadly for deer, elk, moose and caribou after the discovery of the province's first cases last month. A statement ...
Feb 13, 2024