British Columbia

B.C. issues certificate for contentious Roberts Bank terminal expansion project

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate for the contentious container port expansion project at Roberts Bank, saying the province "could not prohi...

Sep 28, 2023

State of emergency lifted in West Kelowna, B.C., after McDougall Creek wildfire

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has lifted the state of local emergency in West Kelowna, B.C., more than a month after the McDougall Creek wildfire devastated the area. It s...

Sep 28, 2023

Artizia sees $6M net loss in Q2, CEO says results 'do not meet our high standards'

VANCOUVER - Aritzia Inc. says it incurred an almost $6 million net loss in its latest quarter as its chief executive admitted the financial results do not meet its "high standards." The Vancouver appa...

Sep 28, 2023

Masks to be worn in B.C. health facilities as flu and COVID cases increase

VANCOUVER - An upward trend in flu and COVID-19 cases in British Columbia has prompted a renewed requirement to wear masks in all health-care facilities. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry say...

Sep 28, 2023

Delta mayor sounds alarm over 'rampant' crime at B.C. port, as expansion looms

DELTA, B.C. - A new report about policing of Metro Vancouver port terminal facilities says there's "literally no downside" for organized criminals to set up shop, and one British Columbia city is soun...

Sep 28, 2023

B.C. Rogers technicians give strong strike mandate amid concerns over Shaw job losses

VANCOUVER - Around 300 former Shaw technicians absorbed by Rogers Communications Inc. during the companies' merger have overwhelmingly voted to strike amid concerns over job security following recent ...

Sep 28, 2023

B.C. creates searchable database to track human rights recommendations

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier to learn about human rights and possible solutions. A statement from the office says a new tool has been cr...

Greg Fry Sep 28, 2023

Reconciliation and reckoning as Nisga'a totem pole returns from Scotland museum

VICTORIA - A homecoming celebration for a memorial totem pole after an absence of almost 100 years will resonate far beyond the tiny Indigenous village in northwest British Columbia where it is being ...

Sep 28, 2023

Canadian economy to get 'back on its feet' next year, Deloitte Canada says

TORONTO - Canada's near-term economic struggles will ease next year when growth returns and the Bank of Canada begins cutting its key lending rate, a new forecast from Deloitte Canada said. A better-t...

Sep 28, 2023

Bank records show accused killer was in the same city on day a B.C. girl was killed

VANCOUVER - A senior investigator at Vancouver City Savings Credit Union saysa bank account registered toIbrahim Ali shows transactions in Burnaby, B.C., on July 18, 2017, the same day a 13-year-old w...

Sep 27, 2023