Category Archives: British Columbia

Caribou habitat restoration may be ineffective in the short term, says UBC study
VANCOUVER - A new study done in northeastern Alberta suggests habitat restoration may not be enough to save threatened woodland caribou, at least in the short term, and resear...
Nov 28, 2019

Arctic chill grips much of B.C.; strong winds cause outages on south coast
VANCOUVER - A bitter cold snap gripping much of British Columbia's south coast, central and northeast regions is being compounded by strong winds in some southern areas and snow in the Centr...
Nov 27, 2019

Three-day transit strike in Vancouver averted, tentative deal reached
VANCOUVER - The union representing 5,000 Metro Vancouver transit workers says it has reached a tentative deal with Coast Mountain Bus Company and Translink, averting a planned full system strike....
Nov 27, 2019

B.C. passes UN Indigenous rights bill in 'historic' moment: Greens
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Green caucus says legislation promising a new relationship between the province and First Nations has passed unanimously in a "historic" moment. The bill mandates t...
Nov 26, 2019

Privacy watchdogs say firm broke rules for political ads on Facebook
VANCOUVER - Canada's privacy commissioner says the findings of an investigation into a Victoria software company linked with the Cambridge Analytica scandal has profound implications for fun...
Nov 26, 2019

Canfor announces December curtailments
VANCOUVER - Bad news for those working in the forestry sector.Canfor has announced it will be curtailing operations at all B.C. sawmills at the end of December."All sawmills, with the exception of Wyn...
Nov 25, 2019

Growing population, declining mortgage rates speed up B.C. housing recovery
VICTORIA - Housing sales in British Columbia are climbing faster than anticipated after a downturn, but a rebound won't be as inflamed as the sellers' market two years ago, says a report released Mond...
Nov 25, 2019

Growing population, declining mortgage rates speed up B.C. housing recovery
VICTORIA - Housing sales in British Columbia are climbing faster than anticipated after a downturn, but a rebound won't be as inflamed as the sellers' market two years ago, says a repor...
Nov 25, 2019

Jagmeet Singh announces appointments of House leader and party whip
VICTORIA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has tapped two MPs from British Columbia to lead his caucus' behind-the-scenes negotiations and work in the House of Commons. Peter Julian has been re-appointed as ...
Nov 23, 2019

Actor's complaint of racial discrimination against Victoria theatre to proceed
VANCOUVER - When Ravi Jain heard about the experience of an actor in Victoria who alleges she was denied an opportunity to audition for a role in "Les Belles-soeurs" (The Sisters-in-Law) because ...
Nov 23, 2019