Category Archives: British Columbia
Telus International shares slump on lower guidance
VANCOUVER - Shares of Telus International Inc. were trading down almost 30 per cent at midday on the Toronto Stock Exchange after it slashed its growth guidance for the year. The company, which Telus ...
Jul 14, 2023
BC Wildfire Service crew member dies near Revelstoke while responding to wildfire
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is confirming the death of a firefighter who was responding to a wildfire near Revelstoke. A statement from Premier David Eby issued late Thursday offers his condolences...
Jul 14, 2023
Work resumes at British Columbia ports after 13-day strike
VANCOUVER - British Columbia port workers are back on the job after a tentative agreement was reached between the employers association and the workers union, ending a 13-day-old strike. A B.C. Mariti...
Jul 14, 2023
Alberta and B.C. in talks to expand Canadian LNG reach globally, Danielle Smith says
VANCOUVER - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her province has begun talks with British Columbia on expanding the reach of Canadian natural gas in the global market. Smith says she and B.C. counterp...
Jul 13, 2023
Telus revises 2023 guidance, citing technology sector cost-cutting
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. revised downward its annual guidance for 2023, citing demand pressures as the technology sector looks to cut costs. The Vancouver-based company says it revised its guidance as ...
Jul 13, 2023
Mother of Amanda Todd, victim of cyberbully, frustrated by Dutch sentencing delay
RICHMOND, B.C. - The mother of Amanda Todd, the British Columbia teenager who took her own life after years of cyberbullying and sextortion by a man from the Netherlands, said the latest delay at a Du...
Jul 13, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Tentative deal reached in B.C. port strike
VANCOUVER - A tentative deal has been reached between employers and workers in the strike that's halted shipments in and out of British Columbia ports for nearly two weeks. A statement from the BC Mar...
Jul 13, 2023
B.C. expected to request Ottawa's help with worsening wildfires: minister
Canada's Emergency Preparedness Minister says he is expecting a "fairly substantive" request for help from British Columbia as wildfires worsen. Bill Blair tells The Canadian Press the government oper...
Jul 13, 2023
Drought update follows minister's call for B.C. residents to conserve water
VANCOUVER - British Columbia residents will get a clearer picture today about the status of the drought that has parched much of the province. Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Minister Bowin...
Jul 13, 2023
Lawyers cast doubt on phone data linking Ali to alleged scene of B.C. teen's killing
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Ibrahim Ali, who's accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago, have been trying to cast doubt on the reliability of cellphone data suggestin...
Jul 12, 2023