British Columbia

Interfor signs deal to buy lumber producer Eacom Timber for $490 million

BURNABY, B.C. - Interfor Corp. has signed a deal to buy Eacom Timber Corp., a lumber producer with operations in Ontario and Quebec, for $490 million. The company says the deal grows its total lumber ...

Nov 23, 2021

Drug toxicity call volumes continue testing local emergency responders

NANAIMO - Reviving people falling victim to Nanaimo's ongoing drug toxicity crisis is having an increased impact on emergency responders. Updated Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) data stated their crews resp...

Nov 23, 2021

B.C. reports 1,052 new cases of COVID-19, 10 more deaths

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has reported 1,052 new cases of COVID-19 and ten more deaths, pushing the death toll in the province from the novel coronavirus to 2,303. The Health Ministry says 3,132 in...

Nov 22, 2021

Province pushing non-profit childcare over private

PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia is in the midst of what many call a childcare crisis, and the path forward for the sector will be vastly different according to the opposition.That path forward includ...

Nov 22, 2021

'Parade of storms' expected in British Columbia: Environment Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada is warning that more rainfall is expected in B.C. this week and it will likely affect areas that are still recovering from last week's floods. Warning preparednes...

Nov 22, 2021

Photojournalist released with conditions after arrest at pipeline dispute in B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A photojournalist was released by a B.C. Supreme Court judge on Monday, three days after she was arrested while covering the RCMP's enforcement of an injunction against pipeline ...

Nov 22, 2021

B.C.'s fiscal update projects deficit dip but does not include flood, mudslide costs

VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister says the province's economy was on track toward a strong economic rebound in its latest financial results to the end of September, but uncertainties rema...

Greg Fry Nov 22, 2021

Lush Cosmetics to deactivate Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat accounts

VANCOUVER - Lush Cosmetics says it will deactivate its Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat accounts on Friday in an effort to address what it says are consumers' mental health challenges. The com...

Nov 22, 2021

British Columbia officials to provide update on flooding situation

VICTORIA - British Columbia officials are set to provide an update on flooding in the province today, as a rain storm in the north is set to move south. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, along wi...

Nov 22, 2021

'Particularly dark': Kamloops, B.C. pastor urges parishioners to help those in need

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A pastor in Kamloops, B.C. urged his followers Sunday to fight against the darkness by doing good for those individuals in the province suffering as a result of widespread flooding. K...

Nov 21, 2021