Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. ship and dock foremen issue 72-hour strike notice to employer
VANCOUVER - A union representing ship and dock foremen in British Columbia has issued 72-hour strike notice against their employer. The BC Maritime Employers Association says ILWU Local 514 has served...
Jul 05, 2024
Downtown Eastside social housing project expands to four lots, with health services
VANCOUVER - A housing project in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is being expanded from one city lot to four and will include community health and social services. B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says...
Jul 05, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters vow to fight on, as numbers dwindle at B.C. encampment
VANCOUVER - Pro-Palestinian protesters occupying university sites in British Columbia say they'll continue to act on campuses after a court injunction that led to the clearing out of a similar encampm...
Jul 05, 2024
Vancouver Island to see $3B in BC Hydro upgrades, expansion over the next decade
VICTORIA - British Columbia's power provider is planning to spend more than $3 billion on capital projects to upgrade and expand the electricity grid on Vancouver Island. Energy Minister Josie Osborne...
Jul 05, 2024
Heat wave settling over B.C., temperatures set to rise over the weekend
A heat wave is settling over parts of British Columbia with Environment Canada warning of very high temperatures stretching into next week. The agency has expanded a series of heat warnings to include...
Jul 05, 2024
Ottawa approves sale of Teck's steelmaking coal business to Glencore
VANCOUVER - Ottawa says it has approved Teck Resources Ltd.'s sale of a majority stake in its steelmaking coal business to Swiss commodities giant Glencore. In a statement posted Thursday, Industry Mi...
Jul 05, 2024
Orphan B.C. orca calf unseen since May 10 despite family sightings: researchers
VICTORIA - A whale research group that was involved in efforts to rescue an orphaned orca calf from a Vancouver Island lagoon says she has not been seen since May 10, despite multiple recent sightings...
Jul 04, 2024
Environment Canada issues multiple warnings as B.C. braces for weekend heat
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a series of heat warnings for British Columbia stretching into next week, with parts of the province forecast to reach "very high temperatures" beginning Frid...
Jul 04, 2024
B.C. NDP ministers Bains, Ralston and Fleming won't seek re-election
VICTORIA - Three provincial New Democrat ministers have announced they won't seek re-election in British Columbia's fall vote. Harry Bains, Bruce Ralston and Rob Fleming were all first elected in 2005...
Jul 04, 2024
B.C. seniors advocate seeks tenancy protection for residents of retirement homes
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is calling for the enforcement of tenancy laws to protect residents of retirement homes who he says face illegal rent increases and evictions. Dan Levitt...
Jul 04, 2024