Category Archives: British Columbia
A look at the second batch of projects being weighed by the Major Projects Office
Prime Minister Mark Carney has revealed the second batch of potentially "nation-building" infrastructure projects to be reviewed on expedited timelines, making good on his promise to make the announce...
Nov 13, 2025
'Deep burial' for ostriches at B.C. landfill as CFIA completes cull and disposal work
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its "active operations" at the British Columbia ostrich farm where professional marksmen were used to cull the flock following an outbreak of avian fl...
Nov 13, 2025
B.C. Attorney General 'deeply disturbed' by social media giant's intimate image case
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Attorney General says she's "deeply disturbed" that the social media company X has filed a legal challenge against an order to remove a non-consensual intimate image fro...
Nov 13, 2025
Alberta's Smith supportive of new major projects, says pipeline negotiation ongoing
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's on board with Prime Minister Mark Carney's second batch of key major projects picked for potential fast-track approval. Smith says she's encouraged ...
Nov 13, 2025
New Brunswick's Sisson Mine added to Ottawa's list of 'nation-building' projects
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's premier says a proposed tungsten mine in Sisson Brook, N.B., can help the province play a major role in the national economy and securing Canadian sovereignty, now that i...
Nov 13, 2025
B.C. judge says self-defence can include expelling someone who has outstayed welcome
DUNCAN - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says self-defence rules that allow people to arm themselves against an intruder can also include situations where someone refuses to leave after initially being wel...
Nov 13, 2025
B.C. power line and Ksi Lisims LNG added to federal government's major-projects list.
TERRACE, B.C., CANADA - With a buzzing electrical substation in Terrace, B.C., as his backdrop, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced two new British Columbia additions to the federal government's ...
Nov 13, 2025
What is Ksi Lisims LNG, B.C. project being fast tracked by Feds?
TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The Ksi Lisims LNG facility in northern British Columbia and the North Coast Transmission Line that is planned to power it are among major projects that Prime Minis...
Nov 13, 2025
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's rights watchdog has criticized the province for stigmatizing people who use drugs, calling it a violation of their human rights to treat their health issues as "moral fa...
Nov 13, 2025
RCMP in British Columbia help dismantle global cybercrime network
SURREY - Police in British Columbia say they have dismantled a local operation involved in global cybercrime activity that used malicious software. Mounties say Canadian police along with internationa...
Nov 13, 2025