Category Archives: British Columbia

Bus carrying Gibraltar Mine workers crashes, injuring 9
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Taseko Mines says nine people have been taken to hospital after a transport bus crashed near its Gibraltar Mine northeast of Williams Lake Friday (Nov. 28).In a statement, Taseko...
James Peters Nov 28, 2025

Trans Mountain poised for expansions as pipeline fills up
CALGARY - The chief executive of Crown-owned pipeline operator Trans Mountain Corp. says the Alberta-to-British-Columbia conduit has been running at almost full capacity lately, and expansions it and ...
The Canadian Press Nov 28, 2025

Woman breaches B.C. hospital neonatal care unit, makes contact with three infants
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after an unidentified woman gained access to a neonatal intensive care unit and made "skin-to-skin contact" with three babies before she was removed....
The Canadian Press Nov 28, 2025

'Prime conspirator' arrested for shootings at Kap's Café in B.C., Indian police say
SURREY - Police in Delhi say they've arrested the "prime conspirator" behind a series of extortion-linked shootings at a B.C. caf, who they say fled to India after being charged with multiple offences...
The Canadian Press Nov 28, 2025

Environment Canada launches new alert system to protect people in extreme weather
The Canadian government is launching a new alert system to help protect Canadians in extreme weather events. Environment and Climate Change Canada will now be using a colour-coded system to make it ea...
Victor Kaisar Nov 28, 2025

CIBC analysts cast doubt on private sector taking on new B.C. pipeline any time soon
CALGARY - Analysts at CIBC Capital Markets say they don't expect the private sector to take the lead on a new West Coast oilsands pipeline so long as the British Columbia government and First Nations ...
The Canadian Press Nov 28, 2025

Hodgson says it's 'premature' to draw conclusions about fate of B.C. tanker ban
OTTAWA - Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Thursday it's "premature" to draw conclusions about the potential removal or adjustment of the West Coast tanker ban, since no p...
The Canadian Press Nov 28, 2025

Two more grizzlies captured, to be assessed after attack on B.C. schoolchildren
BELLA COOLA - Two more grizzlies have been captured on British Columbia's central coast as conservation officers continue to look for the bear that attacked a group of schoolchildren and their teacher...
The Canadian Press Nov 27, 2025

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 ...
The Canadian Press Nov 27, 2025

Eby brands pipeline 'energy vampire' as First Nations vow it will never happen
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby and First Nations have thrown up a wall of opposition to a proposed northern oil pipeline, after Alberta and the federal government signed a memorandum of...
The Canadian Press Nov 27, 2025 B.C. Premier David Eby listens to a question during a news conference at Clayton Heights Secondary School, in Surrey on Sept. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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