Category Archives: British Columbia

Fewer trees, higher costs blamed for devastating downturn in B.C. forestry
VANCOUVER - High log prices and dwindling timber supply are driving the crisis in British Columbia's forestry industry that has devastated communities and kneecapped the provincial economy, observers ...
Sep 17, 2019

Scheer would restore Harper's child fitness and arts tax credits Liberals axed
LAKE COUNTRY, B.C. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants to revive two more of Stephen Harper's boutique tax credits axed by the Trudeau Liberals. Scheer was at a park in Kelowna, B.C., ...
Sep 16, 2019

B.C. Green leader reduces workload after illness, full recovery expected
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Green party leader is reducing his work schedule while he recovers after recently being diagnosed with labyrinthitis. In a statement, Andrew Weaver says he ...
Sep 16, 2019

Students from Manitoba and U.S., killed in Vancouver Island bus crash: Coroner
VICTORIA - Two 18-year-old students, a woman from Manitoba and an American man, have been identified as the victims of a fatal bus crash on Vancouver Island. The British Columbia Corone...
Sep 16, 2019

Conservatives promise tax cut that they say will address Liberal increases
SURREY, B.C. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer continued making a pitch to voters via their pocketbooks Sunday with the promise of a new tax cut. Scheer says the cut would apply to the lowest income...
Sep 15, 2019

Vancouver library loans out dogs in poetry promotion for 15-minute outings
VANCOUVER - You can take out almost anything from libraries these days, but this one requires a leash. Eight therapy dogs will be available to borrow from the Canine Library on Saturday for ...
Sep 15, 2019

Boat and 26 chinook seized amid allegations of overfishing off B.C.'s coast
GOLD RIVER, B.C. - The Mounties have seized a nine-metre fishing boat and more than two dozen chinook salmon over what they say are allegations of "significant overfishing." The RCMP say the...
Sep 15, 2019

UVic opens counselling services after deadly bus crash kills two students
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria says counselling services are open today for students seeking help after a deadly bus crash on Friday killed two of their peers. The university says in a statemen...
Sep 15, 2019

Fewer trees, higher costs blamed for devastating downturn in B.C. forestry
VANCOUVER - High log prices and dwindling timber supply are driving the crisis in British Columbia's forestry industry that has devastated communities and kneecapped the provincial economy, observers ...
Sep 15, 2019

Canadians continue to spend more than they earn
Second-quarter numbers are out from Statistics Canada when it comes to debt in the Country, and despite the actual number going down slightly during that time frame, Canadians continue to spend more t...
Sep 14, 2019