Category Archives: British Columbia
Federal invasive species fund opens to new projects
VANCOUVER - The federal government is set to begin accepting proposals to spend the remaining money in a multimillion-dollar fund aimed at fighting invasive species across Canada. Fisheries Minister J...
May 26, 2023
Residential school memorial in downtown Vancouver closed after Indigenous ceremony
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says it has closed a residential school temporary memorial but will continue working with area First Nations to find a permanent space to honour victims and survivors...
May 26, 2023
Death of Vancouver Island teen prompts ongoing criminal case, pleas for information
DUNCAN, B.C. - RCMP on Vancouver Island say an investigation into the death of a 15-year-old girl in Duncan, B.C., earlier this month has been an "extreme priority" for officers. A news release from t...
May 26, 2023
Teck Resources promotes Ian Anderson to chief commercial officer
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. has promoted Ian Anderson to the post of chief commercial officer as the company continues work on a plan to separate its base metal and steelmaking coal operations. An...
May 26, 2023
Lululemon promises 2,600 new jobs after exemption from some immigration rules
Vancouver-based company Lululemon says it will expand its headquarters in the city and create 2,600 jobs over the next five years. The announcement comes months after the federal government granted th...
May 25, 2023
Eby close to calling byelections in ridings once held by former premier, minister
LANGFORD, B.C. - Premier David Eby says British Columbia's legislature will have two new members this fall after he calls byelections in vacant ridings once held by former premier John Horgan and cabi...
May 25, 2023
Innovative program helps B.C. patients with overdose-related brain injuries
RICHMOND, B.C. - A program that is the first of its kind in Canada aims to help British Columbians living with mild to moderate overdose-related brain injuries. The Ministry of Mental Health and Addic...
May 25, 2023
Province plans for new cancer centre in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The British Columbia government is preparing to build a new cancer care centre in Kamloops. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the new centre at the Royal Inland Hospital will include ra...
May 25, 2023
Environmental groups launch legal challenge against B.C.'s Roberts Bank port project
VANCOUVER - Five environmental groups have launched a combined legal challenge against the port expansion plan at Roberts Bank, south of Vancouver, that was approved by the federal government last mon...
May 25, 2023
B.C. Premier embarks on trade mission in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is heading to Asia on a trade mission that makes stops in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam. But the premier's tour itinerary, released by his office on...
May 25, 2023