British Columbia

B.C. court rules forestry company must pay $343,000 cost of 2016 wildfire suppression

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has upheld more than $343,000 in cost-recovery fines that were handed to a forestry company for starting a wildfire in 2016. A decision posted Monday...

Greg Fry Dec 06, 2022

Eby's new B.C. cabinet builds speculation about early election call, says expert

VICTORIA - Political pundits are expecting Premier David Eby to appoint new cabinet ministers who have fire in their bellies for the challenging jobs ahead, and the possibility of an early election ca...

Dec 06, 2022

Kamloops, B.C., company slays industry giants to win acoustic guitar of the year

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A small guitar company from Kamloops, B.C., has triumphed over industry giants to have one of its models named acoustic guitar of the year. Riversong Guitars and its River Pacific des...

Dec 06, 2022

Environment Canada warns of heavy snow in eastern, central B.C.

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of heavy snowfall for eastern and central B.C. on Tuesday, a day after some regions on the coast broke cold temperature records. Snowfall warnings of up to 10...

Dec 06, 2022

Canfor temporarily reducing Canadian production due to weak market conditions

VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is temporarily reducing its Canadian production due to what it says are very weak market conditions. The Vancouver-based company says there will be curtailments at all of its ...

Dec 06, 2022

Canfor announces temporary curtailments

VANCOUVER - Forestry giant Canfor has announced a temporary reduction in Canadian production due to very weak market conditions. In a news release, the company says the production will be reduced thro...

Dec 05, 2022

B.C. to start public push to get more kids vaccinated against flu as cases climb

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government will be using its provincial health registry to contact parents in an attempt to increase flu vaccine rates for children. While the province is on track for...

Dec 05, 2022

Civil rights group says Vancouver has at least one secret police station

VANCOUVER - A Spanish civil rights group says Vancouver has at least one secret police station operated by Chinese authorities. The group Safeguard Defenders said in a report in September that there w...

Dec 05, 2022

Delta, B.C., mayor calls for review of snow alerts after winter maintenance 'failure'

DELTA, B.C. - A Metro Vancouver mayor is calling for the B.C. government to review its snow removal contracts and consider using its emergency alert system to better inform drivers of dangerous road c...

Dec 05, 2022

B.C. property assessments higher, but market has changed: assessor

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's property assessment agency is warning homeowners that figures released next month estimating the value of their home will likely be higher than the current market price....

Dec 05, 2022