Category Archives: British Columbia
NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP
OTTAWA - The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election - a time one former New Democrat MP rememb...
May 08, 2025
Court can weather suggestion accused spends 'rest of his goddamned life in jail': Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is confident the independence of the court won't be influenced by his feelings that the man accused of killing 11 people at a Filipino festival should "spend...
May 07, 2025
B.C. government appoints former chief justice review festival safety measures
The British Columbia government has appointed a former chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court to report on safety measures for event organizers and police after 11 people were killed in a vehicle att...
May 07, 2025
B.C. premier says softwood lumber accord could build "momentum" for U.S. trade deals
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says resolving the softwood lumber dispute could create "momentum" for a larger trade agreement between Canada and the United States. Eby says he and seve...
May 07, 2025
Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
OTTAWA - Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says. The agency says all registered polit...
May 07, 2025
Carney, Canada's premiers to meet in Saskatchewan in June
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in person in Saskatoon on June 2. In a social media post, Carney said that in the face of "immediate trade pressures," he and the pr...
May 07, 2025
Planned burn could have killed trapped firefighters, says B.C. safety report
British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became...
May 07, 2025
B.C. coroner reopens investigation of Indigenous woman's death
British Columbia's chief coroner says he is reopening the investigation into the death of an Indigenous woman the day after her family went public with concerns about how her case was handled. Dr. Jat...
May 06, 2025
Mother visiting from Philippines was among Vancouver festival victims
Family members and friends of those killed in a vehicle attack at a Vancouver festival are coming forward to tell the stories of their loved ones. A 30-year-old man faces second-degree murder charges ...
May 06, 2025
BC Hydro names new president & CEO
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro announced Tuesday (May 6) it has appointed Charlotte Mitha as its new president and CEO effective August 1, 2025, as the successor to current president and CEO, Chris O'Riley. BC ...
May 06, 2025