British Columbia

Illegal tobacco growth costing three provinces $2.47 billion in taxes: retail report

VICTORIA - The governments of British Columbia, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador lost up to $2.47 billion in tax revenues over four years due to the growth in illegal tobacco sales, says a conven...

Sep 20, 2023

Bank of Canada watching its words to avoid spur rate cut speculation, summary reveals

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada was watching its words at its last interest rate announcement as it sought to avoid spurring speculation that rate cuts are on the table any time soon. That's according to ...

Sep 20, 2023

B.C. to introduce new disaster management laws to address preparedness, mitigation

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's emergency management minister says the province will soon introduce new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and floodin...

Sep 19, 2023

Hardeep Nijjar met CSIS every week before killing that Trudeau links to India: son

VANCOUVER - The son of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his father was meeting regularly with Canadian intelligence officers in the months before he was shot dead in British Columbia, i...

Sep 19, 2023

Swings in inflation not ‘unusual,’ but underlying price pressures still high: BoC

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada deputy governor Sharon Kozicki says swings in the inflation rate are to be expected after the latest consumer price index report showed inflation climbed in August for the seco...

Sep 19, 2023

B.C. human rights commissioner calls out anti-LGBTQ rallies planned across Canada

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, says she is disturbed about "hate-fuelled marches" planned in several communities around the province and across Canada on Wed...

Sep 19, 2023

Randy Hillier back in court seeking location change for 'Freedom Convoy' jury trial

OTTAWA - Former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, who is facing charges in connection with last year's "Freedom Convoy," is seeking for a second time to move his jury trial away from Ottawa. Hillier's lawyer...

Sep 19, 2023

Canada's inflation rate jumps to 4%, making the BoC's next rate decision harder

OTTAWA - Canada's inflation rate jumped to four per cent last month, as economists warn the latest consumer price index report spells bad news for the Bank of Canada. Statistics Canada released its la...

Sep 19, 2023

Equinox Gold shares down nearly 20% after convertible debt offering

VANCOUVER - Shares of Equinox Gold Corp. fell nearly 20 per cent in early trading Tuesday after the company announced a deal to raise US$150 million in an offering of convertible debt. Equinox, which ...

Sep 19, 2023

More evacuation alerts for southern B.C., wildfire but cooler weather could help

VANCOUVER - Most of the District of Peachland along the west side of Okanagan Lake is now on evacuation alert as drought, heat and windy conditions in southern British Columbia fuel the late-season Gl...

Sep 19, 2023