Category Archives: British Columbia
Road closed by Vancouver Island wildfire near Bamfield may open by October
PORT ALBERNI - The British Columbia government says it is aiming to reopen the main road between Port Alberni and Bamfield on Vancouver Island by the end of October, months after a raging wildfire cut...
Sep 15, 2025
Loss of carbon tax boosts B.C. deficit as economic growth set to slide
VICTORIA _ British Columbia's forecasted deficit has hit a record high of almost $11.6 billion for the first quarter of the 2025-2026 fiscal year, largely due to the elimination of the carbon tax and ...
Sep 15, 2025
'Very low odds': Top court expert says B.C. ostrich case will struggle to get hearing
An expert on the Supreme Court of Canada says a British Columbia ostrich farm faces "very low odds" for getting a last-ditch hearing to stop the cull of about 400 birds. Emmett Macfarlane, a political...
Sep 15, 2025
RCMP officer says colleague didn't apologize for nickname, contradicts his testimony
An RCMP officer has told a code-of-conduct hearing in British Columbia that she never received an apology for demeaning comments about her weight, contradicting testimony given under oath by a fellow ...
Sep 15, 2025
Surrey, B.C., offers rewards for extortion tips, citing dozens of threats, shootings
SURREY - Dozens of extortion attempts and shootings in Surrey, B.C., are threatening the way of life in the city, Mayor Brenda Locke said, calling the extortionists "thugs and criminals" who don't bel...
Sep 15, 2025
B.C. debt and deficit balloon with carbon tax gone and growth slides
VICTORIA - New figures projecting British Columbia's debt of almost $213 billion by 2028 are "very, very concerning," while the forecasted deficit has hit a record high of almost $11.6 billion for the...
Sep 15, 2025
B.C. left out of housing announcement by Carney to build 4,000 units on federal lands
VICTORIA - British Columbia's housing minister Christine Boyle says Prime Minister Mark Carney's announcement to build more housing on federal lands is a "good start" but does not include any B.C. pro...
Sep 14, 2025
69-year-old woman dead after a two-vehicle collision in Delta, B.C., Sunday afternoon
VICTORIA - Police in Delta, B.C., say a 69-year-old woman has died following a collision Sunday afternoon. Police say they responded to the intersection of 116th Street and 77A Avenue following report...
Sep 14, 2025
BC Greens have started to elect their new leader with process under observation
VICTORIA - B.C. Greens have started to elect their new leader, and one candidate says she is paying close attention to that process as the party looks to verify thousands of new members before announc...
Sep 14, 2025
Shooting in Surrey leaves man with serious but non-life-threatening injuries
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating a shooting that sent one man to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Surrey police say the man was allegedly shot follow...
Sep 14, 2025