Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Premier David Eby asks Canadians to think carefully about spending money in U.S.
Premier David Eby says British Columbians should rethink trips to the United States and purchases of American products, as the province establishes a task force to respond to U.S. President Donald Tru...
Jan 21, 2025
Man charged with second-degree murder two years after Vancouver death
VANCOUVER - A suspect has been charged with second-degree murder more than two years after a man was killed in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. A statement from Vancouver police says they were called on...
Jan 21, 2025
Wolf transfer from B.C. to Colorado complete, but state wildlife staff 'threatened'
Colorado wildlife officials say the capture of 15 grey wolves in British Columbia and their release in the U.S. state is complete, an operation they say led to unspecified threats against staff. The o...
Jan 21, 2025
B.C. First Nations leader reverses stance on Northern Gateway pipeline after Trump
VANCOUVER - The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project linking Alberta to the Pacific Ocean. Grand Chief Stew...
Jan 21, 2025
Teck Resources expects copper production to rise this year
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it expects its copper production to total between 490,000 and 565,000 tonnes this year, helped by higher production at its Quebrada Blanca and Highland Valley Copp...
Jan 21, 2025
B.C.'s finance minister says retaliatory tariffs could target Republican 'red states'
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's finance minister says the province could focus on Republican-held states as it responds to the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods that President Donald Trump sugge...
Jan 20, 2025
Vancouver home offers space for family, and history as Hells Angels clubhouse
VANCOUVER - A newly listed house for sale in East Vancouver is being marketed as a "rare find" that offers easy access to shops and schools - but the previous owners weren't the typical family. Solici...
Jan 20, 2025
Four British Columbia communities get 26 new addiction treatment beds
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's minister of health says the province has opened 26 new treatment beds for people with addictions in four communities over the last several months. Minister Josie Osborne...
Jan 20, 2025
Jump in number of respiratory cases at B.C. Children's Hospital emergency room
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Children's Hospital says it's seen a steady rise in the number of children coming in with respiratory symptoms. The hospital says in a statement that about 44 per cent o...
Jan 20, 2025
Killer on parole is arrested in B.C. over threats made when his points card failed
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they've arrested a 66-year-old man for uttering threats against a gas station clerk and only later learned the suspect was a convicted murderer out on parole from a...
Jan 20, 2025