Category Archives: British Columbia
Union vote begins on B.C. port deal that could end months-long dispute
VANCOUVER - A union vote among British Columbia port workers is underway to determine the fate of a deal with employers that could bring their long-running industrial dispute to an end. The Internatio...
Aug 03, 2023
UBC research blames bigger floods on clear-cutting, calls for more selective logging
VANCOUVER - Reducing clear-cut logging and paying more attention to where trees are removed will help reduce the flood risk in British Columbia, a researcher says. A paper published by a team, includi...
Aug 03, 2023
Wind gusting up to 70 km/h poses challenges in B.C. wildfire fight: fire service
VANCOUVER - The operations director at the BC Wildfire Service says firefighters are bracing for a "challenging week" as hot and dry conditions are expected to persist. Cliff Chapman says winds are gu...
Aug 03, 2023
Family, friends mourn B.C. firefighter Zac Muise killed while fighting wildfire
VANCOUVER - Family, friends and colleagues are mourning the young firefighter killed in northeastern British Columbia, the fourth fatality in one of the deadliest fire seasons in recent memory. The fa...
Aug 02, 2023
Group calling for national inquiry into Canada's Covid-19 response in long-term care
PRINCE GEORGE - A group is calling for a national inquiry into Canada's Covid-19 response at long-term care facilities. The virus led to approximately 50,000 deaths at long term care homes in Canada, ...
Aug 02, 2023
British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...
Aug 02, 2023
Pledge to plant 2 billion trees lofty but attainable, Natural Resources Minister says
SURREY, B.C. - The federal government's plan to plant two billion trees by 2030 is on track and is even exceeding its targets. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says in the first two years...
Aug 02, 2023
Feds try to reclaim $347 million insurance payout to Suncor linked to Libya unrest
VANCOUVER - The federal government is trying to reclaim $347 million in insurance paid to Suncor Energy Inc. in the wake of political unrest in Libya. In a ruling this week, a Federal Court judge says...
Aug 02, 2023
Vancouver home prices rise as sales up nearly 30 per cent from last July
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month's home prices rose from June amid strong sales figures and low levels of housing inventory. The board says the composite benchmar...
Aug 02, 2023
Fundraiser honours Zak Muise, who died fighting wildfire in B.C.
A fundraiser has been launched to honour the memory of a firefighter killed while fighting British Columbia's largest wildfire last week. The 25-year-old firefighter who died Friday has been identifie...
Aug 02, 2023