Category Archives: British Columbia
Agnico Eagle signs deal to partner with Teck on mine in Mexico
VANCOUVER - Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. has signed a deal with Teck Resources Ltd. to take a 50 per cent stake in a copper-zinc project in Mexico for US$580 million. Under the agreement, Agnico Eagle will...
Sep 16, 2022
Vancouver candidates in court case over Chinese, Persian names won't be barred: city
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says none of the municipal election candidates named in a court action by its chief election officer will be disqualified from running, regardless of whether a judge ...
Sep 15, 2022
COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths tick down as cold and flu season approaches
VICTORIA - The latest COVID-19 numbers from the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control show the number of people admitted to hospital with the illness is declining. The weekly report says 142 peo...
Sep 15, 2022
B.C. gondola operator sues security firm it hired before cable cut a second time
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia gondola company whose main suspension cable has twice been deliberately cut has filed a lawsuit against the security company it hired to design and install a new, upgr...
Sep 15, 2022
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson gifts $100M to help preserve B.C.'s nature
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. founder and billionaire Chip Wilson is donating $100 million to the B.C. Parks Foundation to help protect and enhance the province's nature. The donation, which wa...
Sep 15, 2022
B.C. Liberal leader says more supply is answer to housing affordability crisis
WHISTLER, B.C. - British Columbia's Liberal leader says more supply is the answer to the province's housing affordability crisis, while one local leader says urgent action is also needed. Opposition l...
Sep 15, 2022
B.C. toxic drug deaths double since public health emergency declared in 2016: coroner
VICTORIA - Grim statistics from British Columbia's coroner show the rate of toxic drug deaths has doubled since the province declared a public health emergency in 2016. The BC Coroners Service recorde...
Sep 15, 2022
Vancouver election chief challenges use of Chinese and Persian names on ballots
Vancouver's chief election officer has filed a court application seeking to declare that 15 candidates in upcoming municipal polls are not entitled to have their names on the ballot papers using Chine...
Sep 14, 2022
New $84.4M water system in Abbotsford, B.C., aims for climate resilience
WHISTLER, B.C. - The City of Abbotsford is getting funding help from the B.C. government to bolster its drinking water system against extreme weather and climate-related disasters. The Ministry of Mun...
Sep 14, 2022
Trevali manager, contractor convicted after mine flood that killed eight workers
VANCOUVER - Trevali Mining Corp. is confirming reports that two executives have been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Burkina Faso in the wake of a flooding disaster at the company's Perkoa Mi...
Sep 14, 2022