Category Archives: British Columbia
Police probe threats of violence aimed at businesses linked to B.C. ostrich cull
Businesses across British Columbia linked or thought to be associated with a planned cull of about 400 ostriches have been "flooded" with calls and emails with "language intended to intimidate," the R...
Sep 25, 2025
More pickets by B.C.'s public sector workers at liquor stores to pressure for talks
VICTORIA - The union representing public sector workers in British Columbia is putting more pressure on government finances while curbing the public's access to alcohol. The B.C. General Employees' Un...
Sep 25, 2025
Jobs Minister Kahlon says B.C. will try to capture rising federal military spending
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the province is joining federal efforts to develop an "industrial strategy around national defence and sovereignty." Kahlon, who was speaki...
Sep 24, 2025
Police say dog killed in targeted shooting on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
GIBSONS - A shooting on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has killed a dog in what police say was a targeted attack. RCMP say officers were called to a home on Boyle Road in Gibsons on Sept. 19 at aro...
Sep 24, 2025
Canada's mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change
MONTREAL - More than 250 elected officials across Canada have signed onto a campaign calling on the federal government to prioritize major infrastructure projects that help in the fight against climat...
Sep 24, 2025
B.C. Green Party votes in climate activist Emily Lowan as new leader
VICTORIA - Little more than five years ago, Emily Lowan ran and won a spot on the student council at the University of Victoria. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old climate activist celebrated her election ...
Sep 24, 2025
B.C. government scientists at Ministry of Resources expand strike action
VICTORIA - Scientists working at British Columbia's Ministry of Water, Land and Resources are expanding strike action as labour strife grows in the province. The Professional Employees Association, re...
Sep 24, 2025
Restaurants "used as a pawn" as BCGEU strike expands to liquor stores
BURNABY - Some of British Columbia's most lucrative liquor stores were behind picket lines on Wednesday as the union for public service workers tries to pressure the government to go back to the barga...
Sep 24, 2025
B.C. Lottery Corp. says someone won $31-million jackpot in latest Lotto Max draw
VANCOUVER - Someone in British Columbia has won a $31-million jackpot in the latest Lotto Max draw in the province. The B.C. Lottery Corporation says in a statement that a ticket sold online matched a...
Sep 24, 2025
Interim stay of cull order turns despair to joy on B.C. ostrich farm
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The mother and daughter at the centre of a movement to save their flock of 400 ostriches from a cull order had just finished a sombre and tearful prayer alongside ...
Sep 24, 2025