Category Archives: British Columbia

Five years after COVID upended tourism, the industry's revival is still up in the air
MONTREAL - Michael Hale still recalls the moment COVID-19 upended his world. "I can feel this pit in my stomach even as I recount that day," said the CEO of Northern Vision Development, which owns sev...
Mar 05, 2025

B.C. finance minister to speak to business group a day after budget amid tariffs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister is starting to sell her budget to the public complete with a record deficit in the early days of a trade war with the United States. Brenda Bailey is exp...
Mar 05, 2025

Former B.C. MLA Mike de Jong ousted from federal Conservative nomination race
Former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong says he's been told by the Conservative Party of Canada that he is no longer in the running to be a candidate for the party in the next federal election. He s...
Mar 04, 2025

What people have to say about B.C.'s budget as the U.S. applies tariffs
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government released a budget Tuesday with Finance Minister Brenda Bailey saying it defends the province from an unfolding North American trade war triggered by U.S. Pre...
Mar 04, 2025

Groups say B.C.’s tariff budget is defensive, with an economic growth plan needed
VICTORIA - Industry and labour groups say the British Columbia government is hunkering down in its budget in response to the tariffs from United States, but it should be more clear on how it plans to ...
Mar 04, 2025

By the numbers as British Columbia releases its 2025 budget
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Finance Minister Brenda Bailey has handed down a budget she says will defend the province against "unjustified" U.S. tariffs. Here's a look at some of the budget's key nu...
Mar 04, 2025

From record deficit to ICBC rebate, here are highlights of British Columbia's budget
VICTORIA - Here are some highlights of British Columbia's budget, delivered by Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on the same day that U.S. tariffs on imports from Canada were enacted, setting off a North...
Mar 04, 2025

Gang-related homicide investigators deployed to Surrey, B.C., after shooting
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's Homicide Investigation Team has been deployed to Surrey after a fatal "targeted, brazen shooting" earlier this week. Police say officers with the Surrey Police Servic...
Mar 04, 2025

Energy, trade investments 'imperative' in rocky times: Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO
The head of the Canada Infrastructure Bank says the power and export-enabling projects the Crown corporation backs are more crucial than ever as trade tumult intensifies with the United States. "In th...
Mar 04, 2025

B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on track to deliver budget as Trump slaps tariffs
VICTORIA - One day before delivering her first budget, British Columbia's finance minister said she knows that everyone is wondering how it can be done in the face of unprecedented tariffs from the Un...
Mar 04, 2025