Category Archives: British Columbia
On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care
SURREY, B.C. - The federal government's pre-budget charm offensive is back for a second straight day - this time aimed at parents and child care providers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the gover...
Mar 28, 2024
Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, the marine mam...
Mar 28, 2024
Republican committee to select Buck's likely replacement, adding a challenge to Boebert's campaign
DENVER (AP) - A panel of Colorado Republicans will select a candidate Thursday who will likely serve out the final months of U.S. Rep. Ken Buck 's term - and could pose a challenge to Rep. Lauren Boeb...
Mar 27, 2024
Marine LNG jetty project in Delta, B.C., gets environmental assessment certificate
DELTA, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a marine jetty project in the city of Delta to facilitate liquefied natural gas exports has been issued an environmental assessment certifica...
Mar 27, 2024
Protection fund, bill of rights for renters coming; 'renters matter,' Trudeau says
VANCOUVER - The federal government wants to support those who rent their homes with a protection fund, a bill of rights and a plan to give reliable renters credit when they step up to by a home. Prime...
Mar 27, 2024
Indigenous nation gives stranded B.C. killer whale calf name: Brave Little Hunter
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A marine scientist says he expects rescue efforts to help coax a stranded killer whale calf from a shallow lagoon off northern Vancouver Island to continue today despite federal Fishe...
Mar 27, 2024
Trudeau says premiers complaining about carbon price didn't pitch better ideas
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against premiers who are asking him to cancel an upcoming increase to the federal carbon price, saying they have not proposed better ideas to fig...
Mar 26, 2024
Lawsuit accuses Surrey-based gas utility of deceiving consumers over environmental impact
VANCOUVER - An environmental group is suing British Columbia natural gas utility FortisBC, accusing it of "greenwashing" its product through advertising, making the company seem more environmentally f...
Mar 26, 2024
Stranded orca was pregnant, while efforts to save her other calf turns on rising tide
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A necropsy on the killer whale that died after being stranded off northern Vancouver Island shows she was pregnant with another calf. Marine scientist Jared Towers watched the necrops...
Mar 26, 2024
Small drug seizures down in Vancouver post-decriminalization, police say
VANCOUVER - Data from Vancouver police shows a "dramatic" drop in small drug seizures after decriminalization came into effect in British Columbia last year. The department says during the first nine ...
Mar 26, 2024