Category Archives: British Columbia
Environmental groups wanted to see clear decarbonization commitment in pipeline plan
OTTAWA - Environmental groups say they wanted to see a more concrete commitment to decarbonization in the proposal put forward for a pipeline to the B.C. coast backed by the Alberta and federal govern...
Jul 03, 2026
What people are saying about the B.C.-Ottawa 'prosperity agreement'
Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby have signed a "prosperity agreement" they say will help unlock billions of dollars in new investment. The deal includes a promise by t...
Jul 02, 2026
Sunk B.C. charter boat could take days to recover after it is found: police
RICHMOND - British Columbia search crews say conditions have been challenging in the hunt for a charter fishing boat that sank in the Strait of Georgia, leaving six missing and presumed drowned. Richm...
Jul 02, 2026
Eby compares condo-purchase plan to "liquidation" at below construction costs
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says a joint federal-provincial plan to convert unsold condominiums into affordable housing would be like buying something "on liquidation." Eby and Prim...
Jul 02, 2026
Fact File: Does banning glyphosate-based herbicides prevent wildfires? Here's what we know
A social media post shared a screenshot of a satellite map that shows Quebec experiencing fewer wildfires than the rest of Canada, and suggested it was because the province banned the use of glyphosat...
Jul 02, 2026
What's in the multi-billion-dollar B.C.-Canada prosperity MOU?
VANCOUVER - An economic deal between Canada and British Columbia that was unveiled in Vancouver on Thursday describes commitments that Prime Minister Mark Carney says will help unlock more than $200 b...
Jul 02, 2026
B.C. nurses start limited job action as strike deadline passes
VANCOUVER - Nurses in British Columbia started targeted job action at work sites across the province on Thursday in an effort to push to government to improve its offer to union members, the British C...
Jul 02, 2026
Alberta update on West Coast oil pipeline postponed
CALGARY - The Alberta government has postponed a planned update on its planned million-barrel-a-day oil pipeline to the West Coast. A news conference with Premier Danielle Smith had been scheduled for...
Jul 02, 2026
Alberta submits plans and announces partners for new pipeline to B.C. coast
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that her government has a route - and builders - for a new pipeline to the B.C. coast, just hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a deal wi...
Jul 02, 2026
B.C. journalist, tormented by followers of Chinese tycoon, relieved at jail sentence
A British Columbia journalist who was targeted for months by followers of Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui says he's feeling "tremendous relief" after Guo was sentenced to 30 years in a U.S. jail for fraud. ...
Jul 01, 2026
