Category Archives: British Columbia
Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress next week, narrowing GOP's slim majority
DENVER (AP) - Republican Rep. Ken Buck said Tuesday that he'll resign next week, narrowing his party's razor-thin House majority and scrambling the already heated GOP primary to fill his Colorado seat...
Mar 12, 2024
Vancouver tent city to temporarily close over unsafe and unhygienic conditions
Vancouver officials say dozens of homeless people staying in the city's only legal encampment have to temporarily move because the site has become unsafe and unhygienic. Deputy city manager Sandra Sin...
Mar 12, 2024
B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents
VICTORIA - Penalties for commercial truck crashes into overpasses or other infrastructure in British Columbia are set to soar, including fines of up to $100,000 and jail sentences up to 18 months. The...
Mar 12, 2024
Surrey, B.C., council restricts access over 'disruptive' pro-Palestine protests
SURREY, B.C. - City council in Surrey, B.C., says it is restricting public access to its meetings after persistent disruptions from pro-Palestinian protesters. Mayor Brenda Locke began Monday's meetin...
Mar 12, 2024
B.C. Greens call for ban on all fossil fuel ads
VICTORIA - The B.C. Green Party says the provincial government should ban advertising of fossil fuels as part of the fight against climate change. The Greens say fossil fuel ads should be banned like ...
Mar 12, 2024
Coral reef that 'shouldn't exist' thrives off B.C.'s Pacific Ocean, biologist says
VANCOUVER - It started with a tip from the local First Nation of a "bump on the sea floor" where the fish liked to be and led to the discovery of Canada's only known live coral reef. Deep sea ecologis...
Mar 12, 2024
Freeland says 'housing, housing, housing' on agenda with meetings with B.C. premier
VICTORIA - Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she stopped at a recently built downtown Victoria rental apartment building Monday before meeting with British Columbia Premier David Eby, wh...
Mar 11, 2024
B.C. auditor general says accounting fix should improve tax revenue estimates
VICTORIA - British Columbia auditor general Michael Pickup says the provincial government is using more up-to-date information to forecast income tax revenue, something he expects to improve financial...
Mar 11, 2024
Woman dies in 'serious incident' at Whistler Blackcomb resort
WHISTLER, B.C. - Whistler Blackcomb ski resort says a Vancouver woman has died in a "serious incident" over the weekend. The resort says in a statement that the 32-year-old woman died Saturday after b...
Mar 11, 2024
Western Canada's cold snap in January causes $180 million in insurance damages
VANCOUVER - Extreme cold near the start of this year in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan has led to a damage bill that the Insurance Bureau of Canada says is more than $180 million. The bure...
Mar 11, 2024