Category Archives: British Columbia
Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement that commits them to working toward building an oil pipeline to the West Coast - and opens the door to ...
Nov 27, 2025
Pipeline agreement includes new target of 75 per cent cut in methane emissions
OTTAWA - An agreement between Ottawa and Alberta that could clear the path for a new oil pipeline to the Pacific will also require a 75 per cent cut in methane emissions over the next decade, a source...
Nov 27, 2025
B.C. drug club co-founder surprised by lack of 'urgency' from Health Canada on crisis
VANCOUVER - A co-founder of Vancouver's Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by Health Canada's lack of "urgency" about the deadly toxic drug crisis, and the absence of a pharmaceutical-gr...
Nov 26, 2025
Hong Kong Canadians reeling after deadly highrise inferno
VANCOUVER - Canadians with roots in Hong Kong have been watching in horror at news of the fire that tore through seven highrise towers in the Chinese special administrative region, leaving dozens dead...
Nov 26, 2025
No way 'to do business,' B.C. Energy Minister Dix says of Alberta's pipeline plans
VICTORIA - British Columbia's energy minister says political talk of a pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific isn't the way to do business and leaks through the media should not be considered the govern...
Nov 26, 2025
Energy service group predicts lower industry spending, but sees reason for optimism
CALGARY - An oil and gas service industry group predicts lacklustre prices for those resources will weigh on spending and activity next year, but the prospect of new export infrastructure gives reason...
Nov 26, 2025
Former Surrey, B.C., employee charged with fraud in a $2.5M loss for city: police
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say a former municipal employee has been charged with fraud leading to an estimated loss of $2.5 million for the city. The Surrey Police Service says the RCMP's econom...
Nov 26, 2025
What you need to know about the oil tanker ban on B.C.'s coast
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging Ottawa to terminate the West Coast oil tanker ban as the federal government prepares to unveil the details of a new energy pact it has been negotiatin...
Nov 26, 2025
B.C. man charged with money laundering after illegal gaming house bust
SURREY - A man from Esquimalt, B.C., is facing money laundering charges after an investigation by police uncovered an alleged illegal gaming house on Vancouver Island. The Combined Forces Special Enfo...
Nov 26, 2025
Review of B.C.'s emissions strategy says LNG push threatens to wipe out cuts
VICTORIA - A report commissioned by British Columbia's government says its pursuit of new natural gas projects "threatens to set back progress" in reducing greenhouse emissions and the province is exp...
Nov 26, 2025