Category Archives: British Columbia
Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced
VANCOUVER - An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares ...
Dec 16, 2025
Surrey, B.C., to open two municipal health clinics in 2026 to address shortage
SURREY - The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says residents are waiting too long for health care, so the city has begun the process of opening two municipally supported medical clinics. Brenda Locke says the s...
Dec 16, 2025
Ovintiv signs on to Cedar LNG project as long-term customer
CALGARY - Ovintiv Inc. has signed on as a long-term customer for the Cedar LNG project that Pembina Pipeline Corp. and the Haisla Nation are constructing on the West Coast. A 12-year agreement will se...
Dec 16, 2025
Heavy rainfall warnings issued in the Fraser Valley as flood cleanup continues
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued significant rainfall warnings in low-lying parts of southwestern British Columbia as major flood cleanup continues in some areas. The agency is forecasting up...
Dec 16, 2025
From sushi delivery to oat milk lattes, how 'little treats' provide sense of solace
VANCOUVER - Young customers and families filter in and out of Foglifter, a bustling caf in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, ordering croissants and lattes. Barista Nicholas Schorn says many, ...
Dec 16, 2025
$50,000 fine, 10-year hunting ban issued after B.C. man illegally hunts wildlife
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a man has been fined $50,000 for illegally hunting and killing wildlife in multiple incidents across British Columbia. It says in a post to socia...
Dec 15, 2025
OneBC party split over staffer's 'disgusting' views on Jews, says ex-leader Brodie
VICTORIA - British Columbia legislator Dallas Brodie, whose OneBC party has removed her as leader, said the split happened after colleagues tried to stop her from firing a caucus staffer whose views o...
Dec 15, 2025
Former grocery executive Darrell Jones considers run for B.C. Conservative leadership
VICTORIA - A former grocery executive known for offering weekly deals says he is taking out a flyer on becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. Darrell Jones, former president of the...
Dec 15, 2025
Motorists stuck in 5-km backup e/b on Hwy. 1 in Abbotsford Monday morning
ABBOTSFORD - There's a roughly five-kilometre backup on eastbound Highway 1 through Abbotsford Monday morning. According to two DriveBC cameras at both Clearbrook Road (exit 87) and Sumas Way (exit 92...
Dec 15, 2025
COVID shot reduces risk of severe illness, premature birth in pregnancy, study says
TORONTO - A new study says the COVID-19 vaccine protects pregnant women from getting severely ill or giving birth prematurely. Researchers with the Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy (CANC...
Dec 15, 2025