Category Archives: British Columbia
Chilliwack gets Indigenous Justice Centre to help break incarceration cycle, says Eby
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Premier David Eby is in Chilliwack for the official opening of an Indigenous Justice Centre, saying he wants to break the cycle of too many Indigenous people in British Columbia spe...
Jun 12, 2023
B.C. port cargo loaders approve strike, but talks continue with maritime employers
VANCOUVER - More than 7,000 terminal cargo loaders at British Columbia's ports have voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action against local maritime employers, although both sides are still neg...
Jun 12, 2023
Winds fan northeast B.C. wildfire, but aid crews working to save Tumbler Ridge
VANCOUVER - Gusty winds have kicked up the activity of a huge wildfire in northeastern British Columbia, forcing evacuation orders for another 14 remote properties outside Fort Nelson. The Peace River...
Jun 12, 2023
Glencore makes offer for the steelmaking coal business of Teck Resources
VANCOUVER - Swiss company Glencore it has made an offer to buy the steelmaking coal business of Teck Resources Ltd. The company said in a statement Monday it would pay cash for the assets, but did not...
Jun 12, 2023
Vancouver family who lost son to overdose donates $20 million to recovery centre
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver family known for its philanthropy is making a $20 million donation to a British Columbia substance use treatment centre in memory of their adult son and brother who died of an ...
Jun 12, 2023
U.S. border towns still wait on buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish
VANCOUVER - Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial lan...
Jun 11, 2023
B.C. fire officials hope wind shift will help save Tumbler Ridge from intense blaze
Fire officials are hoping a wind change will help save the community of Tumbler Ridge in northeastern British Columbia, after an intense wildfire pushed within a few kilometres of the town. The commun...
Jun 10, 2023
RCMP use aircraft to track Kelowna theft suspect, nab him in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kelowna say an RCMP aircraft had no problem keeping up with a theft suspect's speedy escape to Kamloops.In a news release, Kelowna RCMP spokesperson Cst. Mike Della-Paolera says o...
Jun 09, 2023
B.C. to require licence for asbestos abatement contractors by 2024
VICTORIA - British Columbia will soon be the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a licensing requirement for asbestos abatement contractors. The Labour Ministry says workers must be licensed by ...
Jun 09, 2023
Eyes on the weather as fierce wildfire rages, forces evacuations in northeastern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Showers on Saturday could sprinkle an aggressive wildfire that has forced more than two-thousand people from their homes in northeastern British Columbia, but forecasters say thunderstorms...
Jun 09, 2023