British Columbia

Canada lifts education requirement for Hong Kong immigrants

Vancouver resident Calvin Wong says he can finally start picturing a future in Canada after the federal government announced it was dropping educational requirements for Hong Kongers seeking permanent...

Jul 15, 2023

Emergencies minister mobilizes military to help fight B.C. wildfires

OTTAWA - Emergencies minister Bill Blair says federal assistance including military resources are being mobilized to help British Columbia's fight against hundreds of wildfires. Blair says he's approv...

Jul 14, 2023

B.C. drops Facebook, Instagram advertising in response to Meta's news block, says Eby

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it has stopped advertising on Facebook and Instagram to send a message to parent company Meta, which is blocking Canadian news from the social media pla...

Jul 14, 2023

B.C. phasing out single-use plastics, giving businesses six months to use inventory

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is phasing out the use of a range of single-use and disposable plastics with businesses being given six months to use up their inventory. Environment Minister George Heyma...

Jul 14, 2023

Telus International shares slump on lower guidance

VANCOUVER - Shares of Telus International Inc. were trading down almost 30 per cent at midday on the Toronto Stock Exchange after it slashed its growth guidance for the year. The company, which Telus ...

Jul 14, 2023

BC Wildfire Service crew member dies near Revelstoke while responding to wildfire

VICTORIA - The B.C. government is confirming the death of a firefighter who was responding to a wildfire near Revelstoke. A statement from Premier David Eby issued late Thursday offers his condolences...

Jul 14, 2023

Work resumes at British Columbia ports after 13-day strike

VANCOUVER - British Columbia port workers are back on the job after a tentative agreement was reached between the employers association and the workers union, ending a 13-day-old strike. A B.C. Mariti...

Jul 14, 2023

Alberta and B.C. in talks to expand Canadian LNG reach globally, Danielle Smith says

VANCOUVER - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her province has begun talks with British Columbia on expanding the reach of Canadian natural gas in the global market. Smith says she and B.C. counterp...

Jul 13, 2023

Telus revises 2023 guidance, citing technology sector cost-cutting

VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. revised downward its annual guidance for 2023, citing demand pressures as the technology sector looks to cut costs. The Vancouver-based company says it revised its guidance as ...

Jul 13, 2023

Mother of Amanda Todd, victim of cyberbully, frustrated by Dutch sentencing delay

RICHMOND, B.C. - The mother of Amanda Todd, the British Columbia teenager who took her own life after years of cyberbullying and sextortion by a man from the Netherlands, said the latest delay at a Du...

Jul 13, 2023