Category Archives: British Columbia

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. and Mercer International Inc. are dissolving their 50/50 joint venture in Cariboo Pulp and Paper. Vancouver-based West Fraser will be the sole owner and operator of ...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is making changes to rental laws, stopping bad-faith evictions, protecting families who add a child and helping landlords who have problematic tenants. Premi...

VICTORIA - British Columbia had more people moving out to other provinces in 2023 than those coming in the opposite direction for the first time in more than a decade, according to figures from Statis...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's government has introduced a bill that would give federally recognized First Nations the legal right to acquire and hold land in the province. B.C.'s Ministry of Indigenou...

VANCOUVER - The lawyer for a man found guilty of killing a 13-year-old Burnaby, B.C., girl is asking a judge to stay the jury's verdict over unreasonable delays in getting the man to trial. Ibrahim Al...

CALGARY - WestJet Encore pilots could go on strike as soon as April 17 after they approved a strike mandate Tuesday.The Air Line Pilots Association says aviators at WestJet's regional carrier voted 97...

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A stranded killer whale calf is showing signs of regular activity as it breaches every seven to 10 minutes in a lagoon near the northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos. The two ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The carbon tax increase came into effect Monday, with the carbon price rising from $65 dollars per tonne to $80 dollars per tonne. BC administers the tax increase on behalf of the fede...

KELOWNA, B.C. - More than 80 residents of a low-income apartment building in Kelowna, B.C., have been told they need to leave over a "significant" risk to life and safety. A statement from BC Housing ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says premiers would rather complain and "make political hay" out of his federal carbon pricing program than present an alternative to reduce greenhouse gas emiss...