British Columbia

Hundreds of jobs affected as Canfor announces pulp line closure at B.C. mill

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - An estimated 300 jobs in British Columbia will likely be gone by the end of the year as Canfor Pulp Products closes the pulp line at its Prince George pulp and paper mill. The Va...

Jan 12, 2023

Flurry of weather warnings for B.C. south coast, with up to 120 mm of rain forecast

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a series of rainfall warnings for British Columbia's south coast, with soggy conditions expected to persist until the end of the week. The warnings span Metro...

Jan 11, 2023

Interfor cuts back production by 8% for Q1 on lower demand

BURNABY, B.C. - Interfor Corp. says it will reduce lumber production by at least eight per cent of capacity in the first quarter as market uncertainty affects demand. The Burnaby, B.C.-based forestry ...

Jan 11, 2023

B.C. launches hiring drive for Crown prosecutors to help address repeat offending

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Prosecution Service has launched a recruitment drive for Crown lawyers and other staff, part of a series of recent measures to address repeat violent offending. A state...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 11, 2023

B.C. escapee gets life without parole for 25 years over 'grotesque' murder

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Zachary Armitage to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the "grotesque" first-degree murder of Martin Payne at his home on Van...

Jan 11, 2023

Officer killed in B.C. avalanche was mentor to younger officers: chief

NELSON, B.C. - A Nelson, B.C., police officer who died in an avalanche earlier this week is being remembered as a gentle man who looked out for those who were new to the force. Const. Wade Tittemore, ...

Jan 11, 2023

Hopes high in B.C. as China lifts border rules, but tourism recovery may take months

VANCOUVER - Zhengwen Hao says the phone for his Richmond, B.C., restaurant hasn't stopped buzzing in recent days as relatives and friends in China make reservations as part of their plans to visit the...

Jan 11, 2023

Teck Metals Ltd. fined $2.2 million for spill into Columbia River

ROSSLAND, B.C. - Environment and Climate Change Canada says Teck Metals Ltd., a subsidiary of Teck Resources Ltd., has been ordered to pay $2.2 million in federal and provincial fines for an effluent ...

Jan 10, 2023

West Fraser Timber to indefinitely curtail Florida sawmill

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will indefinitely curtail its Perry Sawmill in Florida later this month due to high fibre costs and softening lumber markets. The Vancouver-based compan...

Jan 10, 2023

Dozens of rescuers scrambled to save officers in deadly B.C. avalanche: official

NELSON, B.C. - A group of nearby skiers came to the aid of two Nelson, B.C., police officers swept up in a deadly avalanche Monday, while dozens of trained search and rescue volunteers scrambled to ge...

Jan 10, 2023