Category Archives: British Columbia

Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection
VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. Federa...
Nov 18, 2022

David Eby sworn in as B.C.'s 37th premier, new cost of living credits announced
VANCOUVER - David Eby became B.C.'s 37th premier during a ceremony Friday morning (Nov. 18), surrounded by family, friends, colleagues and community members from throughout the province. In a ceremony...
Nov 18, 2022

Late-season wildfire prompts evacuation alert in eastern Fraser Valley of B.C.
AGASSIZ, B.C. - An out-of-season wildfire has put residents of a rural area on the edge of Agassiz, B.C., under evacuation alert. The District of Kent has declared a state of local emergency and says ...
Nov 18, 2022

TSB investigating fatal Nov. 9 helicopter crash near Kitsault, B.C.
KITSAULT, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says it's sending investigators to the site of a fatal helicopter crash on the north coast of British Columbia. The board says the helicopter hit the g...
Nov 18, 2022

David Eby to become B.C.'s new premier in Vancouver ceremony, replacing John Horgan
VANCOUVER - David Eby will take the oath of office to become British Columbia's 37th premier during a ceremony on the traditional territory of the Musqueam First Nation in Vancouver. Eby replaces New ...
Nov 18, 2022

B.C. Indigenous leaders thank John Horgan for leadership on premier's last full day
VANCOUVER - An organization of British Columbia Indigenous leaders is thanking the outgoing premier for his work on passing legislation affirming Indigenous rights and is calling on John Horgan's succ...
Nov 17, 2022

Ballard receives order for 25 fuel cell engines from European company
VANCOUVER - Ballard Power Systems says it has received an order for 25 hydrogen fuel cell engines from a European bus manufacturer. The company says the order is from Solaris Bus & Coach, a repeat...
Nov 17, 2022

Incoming B.C. premier Eby vows to make Vancouver's Downtown Eastside healthy, safe
VICTORIA - British Columbia's incoming premier says he will lead a government push to transform Vancouver's Downtown Eastside from a neighbourhood of desperation into one that's healthy and safe. Davi...
Nov 17, 2022

Man accused of first-degree murder of B.C. Mountie appears in court
VANCOUVER - The man accused of fatally stabbing a Mountie in Burnaby, B.C., has made a brief appearance in provincial court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham appeared virtually in court on Wednesday after a s...
Nov 16, 2022

B.C. woman's remains found decades after her killer was convicted
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The remains of a woman have been found in Prince George, B.C., 30 years after her killer was convicted of her murder. RCMP say the human remains were discovered last month in Con...
Nov 16, 2022