Category Archives: British Columbia
Flag raising at B.C. legislature honours residential school survivors, lost children
VICTORIA - Fresh fall winds helped mark a flag-raising ceremony today at the British Columbia legislature honouring residential school survivors and remembering children who never came home. The orang...
Sep 25, 2023
B.C. premier in Ottawa to discuss wildfires, infrastructure, clean energy
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby and six of his cabinet ministers are in Ottawa for two days to meet with federal policymakers on issues including housing, wildfires, and floods. Eby's of...
Sep 25, 2023
Container shipments drop 14% at Port of Vancouver as consumer demand falls
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says container shipments are falling, as consumer demand weakens amid a sputtering economy. The authority says container shipment volume at the Port of ...
Sep 25, 2023
Canfor's Vida signs deal to buy sawmill in Sweden for $6 million
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says a Swedish company in which it owns a 70 per cent stake has signed a deal to buy a sawmill for $6 million. The Vancouver-based forestry company says Vida AB will acquire t...
Sep 25, 2023
B.C. Premier Eby in Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister
OTTAWA - B.C. Premier David Eby is in Ottawa for the next two days to meet with federal officials including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.A statement from the premier's office says Eby is scheduled to...
Sep 25, 2023
Friend, community members remember 'humble,' 'genuine' Mountie killed in shooting
LANGLEY, B.C. - Brittni Drummond's three-year old daughter, Rikki, doesn't understand why her "police officer buddy" has been showing up on television in the last few days. Rikki's friend was Ridge Me...
Sep 24, 2023
Two spotted owls from provincial protection program, released into Fraser Canyon
FRASER CANYON - Two male northern spotted owls, named 'stist' and 'wkcn,' were released into protected habitat in the Fraser Canyon as part of an ongoing collaborative effort between the Province of B...
Sep 24, 2023
BC Culture Days kicks off across the province
VANCOUVER - Vibrant colors, melodies, and an air of excitement filled the small town of Quesnel as BC Culture Days was officially launched Saturday (Sept. 23). The event, a celebration of arts, cultur...
Sep 24, 2023
B.C. mule deer stressed by wildfire, but still much to learn about wildlife impacts
Proof that deer experienced elevated stress in response to wildfires in British Columbia's southern Interior can be found in their poop, although researchers say there's still much to learn about what...
Sep 24, 2023
B.C. frog relocation project aims to better understand conservation practice
VANCOUVER - Almost every day this summer, University of British Columbia master's student Megan Winand waded through wetlands with an antenna, following the beeping sounds to find Columbia spotted fro...
Sep 23, 2023