British Columbia

Vancouver's Bar Haifa is a 'love letter' to co-owners' Jewish and Palestinian roots

VANCOUVER - The collaborators behind restaurants in Vancouver and Toronto have Palestinian, Jewish and Israeli roots, and acknowledge they don't always agree. "Imagine 38 tastings for a falafel, and t...

Jan 21, 2024

All eyes on the BoC this week for any hints on when it plans to cut interest rates

OTTAWA - As the Bank of Canada gears up to announce its next interest rate decision Wednesday, economists will be on the lookout for any clues on when it plans to start cutting interest rates. Overall...

Jan 21, 2024

That tune coming from an old mine in B. C.? It's probably a bat, singing a love song

VANCOUVER - The high-pitched tweets, trills and chirps sound like the chorus of birds in the treetops. But the songs documented in new research emanate from sites including abandoned mines in British ...

Jan 20, 2024

Human remains found after Osoyoos, B.C., mobile home fire, RCMP say

OSOYOOS, B.C. - Mounties in Osoyoos say first responders have found human remains at the scene of a mobile home fire in the British Columbia Interior city. They say Osoyoos Fire Rescue and the RCMP we...

Jan 19, 2024

Could ongoing drought put a further strain on our power grid amid record breaking demand?

PRINCE GEORGE - Amid record breaking electricity demand and a massive investment announcement by the Premier, B.C.'s power grid may be facing a larger issue, drought. Hydroelectric generating stations...

Jan 19, 2024

B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas' food source: wildlife group

VICTORIA - A British Columbia wildlife protection group says tens of thousands of chinook salmon are being dumped overboard or turned into compost by a commercial fishery that is threatening a primary...

Jan 19, 2024

B.C. bus drivers won't cross picket line in event of strike by supervisors: union

VANCOUVER - A potential strike by more than 180 transit supervisors seeking a new contract in British Columbia's Lower Mainland could have a major effect on commuters next week, with the bus drivers' ...

Jan 19, 2024

Toronto Public Library gradually recovering from hack, more services back in Feb

TORONTO - Canada's largest public library system says more of its services are gradually being restored after an October cyberattack that brought down its website and likely exposed sensitive employee...

Jan 19, 2024

Metro Vancouver bus union warns of service shutdown without deal with employer

VANCOUVER - The union representing transit supervisors in British Columbia's Lower Mainland says it will be "withdrawing all services" on Monday if an agreement with Coast Mountain Bus Company isn't m...

Jan 18, 2024

'Canadian LNG is Indigenous LNG': Haisla Chief

PRINCE GEORGE - Liquified natural gas or LNG is a growing and powerful industry in BC and a panel at the Natural Resources Forum discussed the importance of LNG and Indigenous involvement. For many ye...

Jan 18, 2024