Category Archives: British Columbia

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it has closed its previously announced deal to sell minority interests in its steelmaking coal business to Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. and South Korean steelmaker P...

VICTORIA - Tensions connected to the war between Israel and Hamas have prompted a British Columbia theatre company to cancel the scheduled run of a play set in the region. Victoria's Belfry Theatre sa...

VANCOUVER - An unnamed school district in British Columbia has been ordered by the province's human rights tribunal to pay $5,000 to a student for failing to accommodate her anxiety disorder. Tribunal...

VANCOUVER - After more than 30 overpass strikes by commercial trucks in British Columbia in the past two years, a trucking group is urging the transportation minister to conduct a wide-ranging safety ...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia woman who was convicted of murdering her eight-year-old daughter has been found dead in prison. Correctional Service Canada says Lisa Batstone, who was serving an...

VANCOUVER - Ballard Power Systems has signed a new long-term supply agreement with bus maker NFI Group Inc. The Vancouver-based fuel cell company says the deal marks a new phase in its partnership wit...

BURNABY, B.C. - A union representing more than 180 transit workers in B.C. has issued a 72-hour strike notice. CUPE Local 4500 represents workers employed by the Coast Mountain Bus Company, which runs...

More than 200 people plunged into the water at Canal Beach as part of the annual PEAK polar bear swim on New Year's Day. This was the first year back after a two year hiatus due to COVID Organizers sa...

VANCOUVER - A top British Columbia law enforcement official says a recent court decision placing a temporary injunction on a law to restrict public drug use takes away police enforcement tools. Vancou...

VANCOUVER - British Columbians basked in a balmy December to wrap up 2023, but it wasn't quite warm enough to break temperature records. Environment Canada meteorologist Brian Proctor says the mean te...