Category Archives: British Columbia

VICTORIA - A commercial helicopter with 14 people on board landed safely in Victoria Tuesday after it was hit by lightning. Rick Hill, the vice-president of Helijet, says aircraft was at approximately...

VICTORIA - The sale of Premier David Eby's condominium in Victoria has become embroiled in the debate over the New Democrat government's proposed law on short-term rental accommodations. The Oppositio...

BRITISH COLUMBIA- The Province has put forward an amendment with plans to increase it's zero-emmission vehicle (ZEV) targets.If passed the act will require automakers to meet an annual escalating perc...

VICTORIA - A limited partnership between four Vancouver Island First Nations and one of British Columbia's major forest companies is being hailed as a path forward for the industry in the province. Th...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's government is accelerating its transition to zero-emission vehicles to meet its sales target five years sooner than initially planned. The province says in a news release...

VANCOUVER - The first major snowfall of the season could blanket higher elevations of Vancouver Island with up to 10 centimetres of snow as an eastbound rainstorm meets a westbound blast of arctic air...

VANCOUVER - One person has died after a boat capsized off Vancouver in blustery conditions. The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says it responded to a distress call about a capsized boat...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he is pausing some activities at the province's Diagnostic and Surgical Recovery Task Force. Kinew says he has heard concerns about a lack of oversight of de...

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is asking the heads of Canada's major grocery chains to explain their plans to stabilize food prices. The committee passed an NDP motion on Thursday to invite the...

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warned premiers who publicly asked the central bank to not raise interest rates last month that their requests could undermine the institution's independe...