Category Archives: British Columbia
Former B.C. NDP cabinet minister Melanie Mark to resign Vancouver seat, cites health
VICTORIA - Melanie Mark, a former New Democrat cabinet minister, wiped away tears Wednesday as she gave what was likely her final speech in the British Columbia legislature. She held an eagle feather ...
Feb 22, 2023
Icy winds, snow, hit much of B.C., weekend snow possible for south coast: forecasters
VANCOUVER - Bitterly cold weather is gripping much of British Columbia and forecasters don't expect conditions in some areas to ease until at least Thursday, while the threat of snow lies ahead for ot...
Feb 22, 2023
Taseko Mines to increase its stake in the Gibraltar copper mine in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Taseko Mines Ltd. says it has signed a deal to increase its stake in its Gibraltar copper mine in B.C. in an agreement worth at least $60 million. Under the terms of the deal, Taseko will ...
Feb 22, 2023
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers reports Q4 profit and revenue up from year ago
VANCOUVER - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit and sales were up compared with a year earlier. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, reported a profit of $...
Feb 22, 2023
B.C. diver finds horseshoe crab: 'I knew immediately it wasn't supposed to be here'
VANCOUVER - A scuba diver cleaning part of the sea floor in a Vancouver inlet came across an animal that an expert says is a long way from home. The unusual find has been identified as a horseshoe cra...
Feb 22, 2023
'You're not the only one': Vancouver's Black population rising fast, census shows
VANCOUVER - Lenya Wilks says she felt like the "only Black person in Surrey" when she first moved to the city east of Vancouver last year. But the Black population in the region is growing fast and re...
Feb 22, 2023
A timeline of events since the detection of possible unmarked graves in Kamloops
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced in May 2021 that ground-penetrating radar had revealed the possible remains of as many as 215 children around the former Kamloops Indian Resid...
Feb 21, 2023
Nearly 70 children now believed to have died at former Alberni residential school site
Editor's Note: This story addresses tragedies at former residential school sites and may be unsettling for some readers. Discretion is advised. Direct links to support resources are included at the bo...
Feb 21, 2023
Woman and 14-year-old girl found dead in Richmond, B.C., home: RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver say homicide investigators have been deployed after the bodies of a 43-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl were found inside a home. RCMP in Richmond, B.C....
Feb 21, 2023
B.C. adds $180 million to help communities prepare for natural disasters
VICTORIA - Local governments and First Nations in British Columbia are getting more support to prepare for the risk of natural disasters related to climate change. The Ministry of Emergency Management...
Feb 21, 2023