Category Archives: British Columbia

Eby: B.C. will remove consumer carbon tax as promised once federal barrier is down
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will move as quickly as it can to remove the consumer-based carbon tax once the federal law upholding it is removed. Eby's response co...
Mar 10, 2025

B.C. expands alcohol ban in its liquor stores to all U.S. booze
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says Americans can "keep their watery beer" as he announces an expansion of the U.S. alcohol ban from provincial liquor stores. The province had removed a...
Mar 10, 2025

CP NewsAlert: 3 B.C. Conservatives will sit as Independents
VICTORIA - A group of three former B.C. Conservative legislators have announced they will sit as Independents in the provincial legislature. Dallas Brodie was kicked out of the party on Friday over he...
Mar 10, 2025

Port of Vancouver reaches record cargo volumes in 2024 as crude oil exports soar
The Port of Vancouver moved a record amount of goods through its gates last year, an increase fuelled largely by surging oil exports enabled by the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Total freight at ...
Mar 10, 2025

First Nation on Vancouver Island alarmed over fish farm firm's ship that hit a rock
The 'Namgis First Nation on Vancouver Island says it wants a "thorough investigation" into a shipping accident involving a vessel owned by a fish farming company that required help from the Canadian C...
Mar 09, 2025

B.C. announces details on IVF funding program but some questions remain
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government is providing details about its publicly-funded in vitro fertilization program, which was first announced last year.However, fertility specialists say some questions rem...
Mar 09, 2025

Ironworkers Local 97 calls for 'immediate end' to Temporary Foreign Worker program
Uncertainty and the threat of looming tariffs against Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump is putting Canadian jobs at risk, and the federal government should shelve its Temporary Foreign Worker prog...
Mar 08, 2025

B.C. Conservatives lose three MLAs in disastrous day, one says he'll form new caucus
The B.C. Conservatives have lost three caucus members in a disastrous day for the Opposition, with the prospect of more to come when one of the rebels tries to form a new party next week. Opposition s...
Mar 08, 2025

Musqueam, Ottawa initial self-government agreement
VANCOUVER - The federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister and the chief of the Musqueam Indian Band have initialled an agreement they say brings the band one step closer to self-governance. Minister...
Mar 07, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Two new travel-related measles cases in B.C. as exposure areas increase
Health officials in British Columbia say two new travel-related cases of measles have been confirmed in the Lower Mainland, bringing the recent tally to four. Fraser Health says both infected people t...
Mar 07, 2025