Category Archives: British Columbia

HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says a team of contractors and environmental experts has begun removing potash from the site of a derailment involving a Canadian Pacific train near Hope, B.C....

Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. is reporting at least two people have been killed in an accident at its Platreef mine development project in South Africa.It says that preliminary information indica...

VICTORIA-The Ministry of Agriculture has released an intentions paper with suggested policy changes to meat processing in rural areas of the province.A release by the Ministry of Agriculture says that...

VANCOUVER-After a downward trend in the use of electricity, it is once again showing an upwards trend, as more businesses across re-open across the province.The report titled, "Powering through uncert...

VICTORIA - The looming prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall has governments cautiously monitoring daily infection rates as economies restart and students return to school. A&...

Vancouver's mayor is set to introduce a new housing program that he says would allow middle-income earners to own homes in neighbourhoods where they've been priced out. In a media release, Kennedy Ste...

VICTORIA - British Columbia has had 317 additional cases of COVID-19 and six more people have died since Friday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says 1,595 cases are active in the...

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC government recently announced 9 new areas of old-growth forest protection around the province. None of these areas include Prince George or the surrounding region.Conservation N...

VICTORIA - Two more cabinet ministers in British Columbia say they won't run again amid speculation about the possibility of a fall election. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson and Scott Fraser, the...

VANCOUVER - Mountain Equipment Co-op says its board of directors has unanimously approved a deal in which a Los Angeles-based private investment firm will acquire MEC's assets, including the majority ...