Category Archives: British Columbia

Mediation aimed at resolving Metro Vancouver accessible transit strike set to begin
VANCOUVER - Mediated negotiations between the union representing striking HandyDART transit workers in Metro Vancouver and their employer are set to begin today, six days into the stoppage. About 600 ...
Sep 08, 2024

Trudeau to face fretful caucus ahead of return to the House
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, with MPs looking for him to finally reveal his plan to address the political purgatory the pa...
Sep 08, 2024

Repair work will keep 60-year-old ferry out of service for half a year: BC Ferries
VICTORIA - The company operating British Columbia's ferries says divers have recovered a propeller that fell off one of its vessels and triggered an oil spill earlier this week, but notes it will take...
Sep 07, 2024

Collision in Langley leaves one dead and closes some lanes of Highway 1 overnight
LANGLEY - One person is dead and another has been airlifted to hospital following a crash on Highway 1 in British Columbia. Sgt. Joe Leeson with Langley RCMP says officers were called around 9:40 p.m....
Sep 07, 2024

B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nations leader says the province must rethink its approach to the forest industry in light of Canfor Corp.'s decision to shutter two sawmills and leave ...
Sep 06, 2024

Union 'optimistic' ahead of negotiations to end accessible transit strike in B.C.
The head of the union for striking HandyDART transit workers in Metro Vancouver says he's cautiously optimistic ahead of Sunday's mediated negotiations with their employer, but members are prepared to...
Sep 06, 2024

BC United to run some candidates to keep party name alive, despite halting campaign
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Official Opposition BC United party now says it will run some candidates in the Oct. 19 election, despite suspending its campaign last week to support the B.C. Conservati...
Sep 06, 2024

Involuntary mental health care must be 'dignified and humane,' B.C. premier says
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says mental health care in the province for those committed against their will needs to be "dignified and humane" to be effective, as his government works on a strategy a...
Sep 06, 2024

Propeller falls off BC Ferries vessel, spilling 800 litres of oil
VICTORIA - About 800 litres of light hydraulic oil have spilled into the sea from a BC Ferries vessel after one of its propellers fell off this week. BC Ferries says the type of oil leaked "disperses ...
Sep 06, 2024

B.C. Interior wildfires show increased activity, triggering evacuation alert
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - A growing cluster of out-of-control wildfires in the British Columbia Interior has forced officials to place residents in the area under an evacuation alert. The Regional District o...
Sep 06, 2024