Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. government to bring in rental changes, city targets to boost housing
The British Columbia government is moving to increase housing supply with measures that will end rental restrictions and force local governments to meet housing growth targets. Housing Minister Murray...
Nov 21, 2022
One dead, one critical in Prince Rupert, B.C., mall shooting: RCMP
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Mounties in Prince Rupert, B.C., say one person is dead and another has been critically injured in a shooting in the Ocean Centre Mall. Police say they were called to the mall at...
Nov 21, 2022
Ex-mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum not guilty of mischief
SURREY, B.C. - Former mayor of Surrey, B.C., Doug McCallum has been found not guilty of public mischief by a provincial court judge. McCallum was charged after telling police that a woman opposed to h...
Nov 21, 2022
B.C. Premier David Eby to lay out plans to tackle housing affordability crisis
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby is expected to announce his government's plans to take on the housing affordability crisis today. It's one of the issues Eby said he planned to tackle jus...
Nov 21, 2022
B.C. scientists and First Nation create decomposing 'biofoam' packaging from wood
VANCOUVER - Styrofoam can take 500 years to decompose as it bloats landfills around the world, but new packing material called biofoam made of forestry waste can decompose in a matter of weeks, say sc...
Nov 21, 2022
B.C. public safety plan includes focus on repeat offenders, more mental health teams
British Columbia's premier says a new public safety plan for the province includes more mental health response teams and an increased focus on tackling repeat offenders.David Eby, who launched the pla...
Nov 20, 2022
David Eby, B.C.'s new premier, to make public safety announcement
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's new premier is scheduled to announce a plan to improve public safety in the province amid concerns about random crime. David Eby, the province's 37th premier, was sworn ...
Nov 20, 2022
Drought state of emergency lifted for B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay
SECHELT, B.C. - A state of local emergency in response to drought along British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has been lifted as water flow returned to a key water source. A statement from the Regional Di...
Nov 18, 2022
Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection
VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. Federa...
Nov 18, 2022
Late-season wildfire prompts evacuation alert in eastern Fraser Valley of B.C.
AGASSIZ, B.C. - An out-of-season wildfire has put residents of a rural area on the edge of Agassiz, B.C., under evacuation alert. The District of Kent has declared a state of local emergency and says ...
Nov 18, 2022
