British Columbia

British Columbians are regretting their renovation decisions

Prince George - The Covid-19 pandemic led many British Columbians to pursue home renovations."We surveyed a number of BC Hydro customers across the province, many pursued those renovations for aesthet...

Mar 12, 2021

B.C. Mounties call in reinforcements to investigate series of explosions

PENTICTON, B.C. - Mounties in Penticton, B.C., say they have called in reinforcements as they investigate a series of explosions across the city.Const. James Grandy says in a statement that the RCMP E...

Mar 12, 2021

Ottawa funding commitment to Clarke Lake Field

Fort Nelson - Ottawa is committing $40 million to fund the development of geothermal power from a diminishing natural gas field in northern British Columbia. The Clarke Lake field near the community o...

Mar 12, 2021

Ottawa funds development of First Nations-owned B.C. geothermal project

FORT NELSON, B.C. - Ottawa has committed more than $40 million to fund the development of geothermal power from a diminishing natural gas field in northern British Columbia. "It will serve as a model ...

Mar 12, 2021

Horgan supports vaccine passports for international travel but lukewarm for B.C.

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he will support requirements that ensure international travellers produce a type of COVID-19 vaccine passport, but he's not convinced people in British Columbia sho...

Mar 12, 2021

Unemployment data shows strong recovery, says B.C. NDP; Liberals say there's no plan

VICTORIA - Statistics Canada data shows the jobless rate in British Columbia dipped more than one percentage point in February and Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the B.C. economy is growing, but the O...

Mar 12, 2021

An across-the -board drop in February jobless numbers

PRINCE GEORGE - Statistics Canada says the economy added 259,000 jobs in February, almost wiping out losses sustained over the previous two months. The national unemployment rate fell to 8.2 per cent ...

Mar 12, 2021

B.C. urged to protect at-risk old growth while it works to transform forestry policy

VANCOUVER - The most at-risk ecosystems should be set aside from logging while British Columbia shifts its forestry policies toward a more sustainable system, says a forester who helped write a provin...

Mar 12, 2021

CanWel Building Materials Q4 revenue and income rises on 'unprecedented' prices

VANCOUVER - CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd. is reporting higher fourth-quarter revenue and earnings on strong demand and prices for its products thanks to surging home improvement and new home co...

Mar 11, 2021

B.C. housing minister pledges shelter spaces for homeless in Victoria parks

VICTORIA - Homeless people living in Victoria's parks will have shelter spaces by the end of April under a housing agreement between the British Columbia government and the city. David Eby, B.C.'s min...

Mar 11, 2021