Category Archives: British Columbia

SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP says it has established a national team to help co-ordinate investigations and information sharing about extortion schemes targeting South Asian businesses in B.C., Alberta and...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a driver has been arrested after two youth said they were deliberately struck by a vehicle. Const. Art Stele says officers were called to a neighbour...

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. president and CEO Sean McLaren says he expects the company will continue to experience unpredictable challenges such as inflation risks and labour constraints. ...

VANCOUVER - A new report ahead of next week's B.C. budget is forecasting slower economic growth for the province this year. The Business Council of British Columbia says "lacklustre" growth globally, ...

KELOWNA, B.C. - A new report says British Columbia's wine industry is anticipating "catastrophic crop losses" of up to 99 per cent of typical grape production due to January's intense cold snap. A Feb...

VANCOUVER - Police in North Vancouver say a car stolen from an underground parking lot Tuesday had a piece of equipment containing radioactive material inside. Mounties say they responded to a theft c...

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it lost US$153 million in its fourth quarter, a steeper loss than US$94 million a year earlier. Sales for the quarter ended Dec. 31 were US$1.5 billion, do...

KELOWNA, B.C. - This season will likely be the most challenging cherry growers have ever experienced in British Columbia, a farmer and industry leader says, after a widespread cold snap damaged trees ...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Premier David Eby says his government will provide almost $80 million to help upgrade Abbotsford's Barrowtown Pump Station, which was nearly overwhelmed in 2021 by atmospheric river...

VICTORIA - Veteran British Columbia politician Mike de Jong has announced he will leave the legislature after a 30-year career in government and opposition. De Jong, who was first elected as a B.C. Li...