Category Archives: British Columbia

Eby pitches 'pivot' from oil pipeline to refinery talks after Maduro capture
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby said Canada needs to "pivot" from talk of a potential new pipeline carrying oil bound for Asia and instead think about building a new refinery. Eby said ...
Jan 06, 2026

Quantum computing firm Photonic raises $180M in latest financing round
VANCOUVER - Quantum computing company Photonic Inc. says it has raised $180 million in its latest financing round which included Royal Bank of Canada and Telus as new investors. The Vancouver-based co...
Jan 06, 2026

Some warnings lifted after weather front blasts southern B.C. with rain and snow
VANCOUVER - Southern British Columbia is being hit with a wet and wintry weather front that has brought drenching rain to Metro Vancouver and triggered rainfall and snowfall warnings across parts of t...
Jan 06, 2026

Carney says Canadian oil will be competitive after Maduro's ouster
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is working to expand access to oil markets in Asia now that Canada faces the prospect of Venezuelan oil displacing Canadian product in the Ameri...
Jan 06, 2026

Yuri Fulmer running to lead B.C. Conservatives, website reveals
VICTORIA - Vancouver entrepreneur Yuri Fulmer is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C., with his campaign website going live in advance of an official announcement that's expect...
Jan 05, 2026

B.C. Conservative MP Scott Anderson says he rejected Liberal approach to cross floor
VERNON - A British Columbia member of Parliament says he's been approached to cross the floor to give Mark Carney's Liberal government a majority, but he's not interested in "betraying" his constituen...
Jan 05, 2026

B.C. approves extending life of Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine to 2035
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Office says it has approved an extension for the life of the Mount Milligan copper and gold mine near Fort St. James into 2035. The province says...
Jan 05, 2026

Convicted murderer wants B.C. Supreme Court to throw out case over delays
VANCOUVER - A man convicted of first-degree murder in a killing police have said was linked to organized crime has asked British Columbia Supreme Court to throw out the case, arguing that delays in th...
Jan 05, 2026

Alberta's Danielle Smith says Maduro capture outlines urgency of West Coast pipeline
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the American capture of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro underlines the urgency of building oil pipelines to export Canadian oil to new markets. U.S. P...
Jan 05, 2026

Police investigating crash that killed pedestrian in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE - A female is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Maple Ridge, B.C. Ridge Meadows RCMP say the crash happened at about 5:30 a.m. on Monday at Lougheed Highway and Laity Street. Police ...
Jan 05, 2026