Category Archives: British Columbia
Five races to watch in British Columbia's municipal elections on Saturday
VANCOUVER - Local elections will be held across British Columbia on Saturday. Here are five races to watch: NANAIMO: The election could trigger a provincial byelection if Leonard Krog, a New Democrat ...
Oct 19, 2018
Vancouver mayor's seat up for grabs as B.C. goes to polls Saturday
VANCOUVER - As Vancouver voters prepare to elect a new mayor and council on Saturday, observers say it could still be anyone’s game. The campaign has been marked by a crowded race of new candida...
Oct 19, 2018
RCMP raid two pot shops, seize product and issue tickets on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The managers of two pot shops on Vancouver Island where police seized thousands of dollars worth of marijuana say the British Columbia government failed them by only approving one...
Oct 18, 2018
Greens broker changes to B.C. government's new speculation tax, pledge support
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s minority government moved to change its key housing policy legislation on Thursday in an effort to win the support of the three members of the Green party. The amen...
Oct 18, 2018
Earthquake early-warning sensors installed off coast of British Columbia
VANCOUVER - An earthquake early-warning system tested off British Columbia’s coast could give residents anywhere from 20 seconds to two minutes to prepare before a quake. The first-of-its kind w...
Oct 18, 2018
Two charged over allegations they fed bears along B.C.'s Alaska Highway
VICTORIA - Two people have been charged after British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service says they posted photos of themselves on social media hand feeding Timbits and hot dogs to bears. Co...
Oct 17, 2018
Economy and environment go hand-in-hand, says natural resources minister
KITIMAT, B.C. - Canada’s natural resources minister says the environment and the economy go hand-in-hand after he toured the site of a new liquefied natural gas venture in British Columbia, days...
Oct 17, 2018
Earth samples show dust from B.C. pipeline blast not a health threat: Enbridge
VANCOUVER - The company that owns a natural gas pipeline that ruptured and burned in central British Columbia a week ago says the dust that settled on homes near the blast site does not pose a health ...
Oct 16, 2018
B.C. finance minister says speculation tax brings balance to housing crisis
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s proposed speculation and vacancy tax is aimed at cooling an overheated real estate market and convincing owners of vacant homes in some urban areas to either sell o...
Oct 16, 2018
Act to create Employer Health Tax by Jan. 1, introduced in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is pressing ahead with its plan to eliminate Medical Services Plan premiums and replace them with an employer health tax. The Employer Health Tax Act, ...
Oct 16, 2018