Category Archives: British Columbia
Workplace report blames BC Wildfire Service again in another firefighter's 2023 death
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Forests Ministry says it is doing everything possible to keep those who fight wildfires in the province safe, while the government workers' union wants more protections f...
Aug 15, 2024
The costs of a Metro Vancouver SkyTrain extension jump by $1.9B and it's a year late
SURREY, B.C. - The total cost of building the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension in Metro Vancouver has soared by $2 billion and the project has been delayed for a year. The Transportation Ministry say...
Aug 15, 2024
B.C. court orders pro-Palestinian camp at Vancouver Island University to shut down
VANCOUVER - Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C., have been told to pack up within 72 hours. The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says a ...
Aug 15, 2024
Tenant advocate decries 'troubling' ruling that let landlord hike rent by 27 per cent
VANCOUVER - A legal advocate for tenants says the B.C. government should take swift action to get rid of a regulation allowing landlords to apply for rent increases far bigger than otherwise allowed. ...
Aug 15, 2024
District gives 'all clear,' rescinds evacuation alert due to Shetland Creek wildfire
An all-clear notice has been given for most residents placed on evacuation alert or forced from their homes in B.C.'s southern Interior due to a wildfire that was sparked more than a month ago. The Th...
Aug 15, 2024
Workplace report blames BC Wildfire Service again in another firefighter's death
A workplace investigation into a firefighter's death in a utility vehicle crash last year in northern British Columbia has blamed a series of failures by the BC Wildfire Service, in the second such re...
Aug 15, 2024
Evacuation order for Chilcotin River landslide area downgraded to alert
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents can return home now that an evacuation order following a landslide that blocked a British Columbia river for days has been downgraded. The Cariboo Regional District in ...
Aug 14, 2024
B.C. Supreme Court certifies class action over herbicide alleged to cause Parkinson's
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against global agriculture firm Syngenta over claims that its herbicide products cause Parkinson's disease. A decision released ...
Aug 14, 2024
B.C. adds $2.65 billion for Fraser Valley Highway 1 improvement initiative
LANGLEY, B.C. - The British Columbia government is providing another $2.65 billion for upgrades to Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley in an effort to relieve traffic congestion and ease daily commute...
Aug 14, 2024
Eby tells BC Wildfire Service to act on failures that led to firefighter's death
LANGLEY, B.C. - B.C. Premier David Eby says he wants the BC Wildfire Service to enact reforms after a workplace report identified safety failures that led up to the death of a young wildland firefight...
Aug 14, 2024