British Columbia

Policy impacts played role in Canfor cuts in Northern B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE - 400. That's the approximate number of how many jobs will be impacted by Canfor's announcement that they would be indefinitely curtailing one production line at Northwood Pulp Mill as w...

May 10, 2024

CP NewsAlert: B.C. confident that cybersecurity attacks were state directed

VICTORIA - The head of British Columbia's public service says there's high confidence that cybersecurity attacks targeting the provincial government's networks were conducted by a state or state-spons...

May 10, 2024

Police launch assault investigation into incidents at UVic's protest encampment

SAANICH, B.C. - Police in Saanich, B.C., say an assault investigation is underway following two alleged incidents at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the grounds of the University of Victoria. ...

May 10, 2024

After B.C.'s walk-back, uncertainty clouds Toronto decriminalization bid

Toronto's bid to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use has been plunged into uncertainty in recent days, as drug policy experts suggest political debates over British Columbia...

May 10, 2024

Canfor to close sawmill, curtail pulp production citing B.C. policy changes

VANCOUVER - Canfor has announced it is permanently closing its Polar sawmill in Bear Lake, B.C., shutting a production line at its Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, and suspending its "planned rei...

May 09, 2024

Local Senior Centre celebrates Mother’s Day ahead of schedule

PRINCE GEORGE - Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday, but the Senior's Centre in Prince George is getting a head start on celebrations. The "Mother's Day Tea" took place at the Hart Pioneer Centre and ...

May 09, 2024

Committee calls for B.C. taxi, ride-hailing industry to improve disabled access

VICTORIA - A B.C. legislature committee looking into taxi and ride-hailing services has issued recommendations, including measures to improve accessibility for people with disabilities and services in...

May 09, 2024

B.C. creates a special homicide unit as gangs involved in 46 per cent of murders

VICTORIA - British Columbia is forming a specialized gang-related homicide investigation team, saying gangland murders now make up almost 50 per cent of the killings in the province. Data from the Min...

May 09, 2024

B.C. court rejects mink farmers' lawsuits over ban imposed during pandemic

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected lawsuits by mink farmers challenging a provincial shutdown of the industry over COVID-19 concerns. A ruling by Justice Amy Francis says "hig...

May 09, 2024

Business groups walk back claim on share of Canadians hit by capital gains changes

OTTAWA - Prominent business groups are backtracking their claim that one in five Canadians would be affected by the federal government's proposed changes to capital gains taxation. In a letter sent to...

May 09, 2024