Category Archives: British Columbia

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Support for military aid to Ukraine rising: poll More Canadians want the federa...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says increasing the deficit in today's provincial budget is the right path to take in order to allow the government to provide needed services to people....

VANCOUVER - A load being lifted by a crane high above a Vancouver construction site fell, hitting several floors of an unfinished multi-storey building. Matthew Trudeau with Vancouver Fire Rescue Serv...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is scrapping a plan that was to allow shared decision-making with First Nations about the use of public land, which was part of the province's work to align ...

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a 37-year-old man has been charged over accusations he robbed a blind, homeless man of his cane earlier this week. They say the victim is a 40-year-old newcomer to ...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the budget she tables on Thursday will protect services and won't raise taxes for ordinary residents, but she also forecasts an increas...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The federal government has reached a $59-million settlement with a First Nation in British Columbia for compensation over allowing a right-of-way to be built through its reserve mor...

VICTORIA - The federal government says the final offshore oil and gas permits for Canada's west coast region have been relinquished. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is speakin...

VANCOUVER - RCMP in North Vancouver say a $1,500 fine was handed out to a driver caught speeding down a bus lane. Police credit the discreet and quick actions of an officer on a motorcycle for nabbing...

British Columbia's New Democrat government is pledging more homes for first-time buyers and eviction protection for renters in a throne speech that promises affordability measures in this week's budge...