Category Archives: British Columbia
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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
B.C. community health workers vote in favour of strike mandate: union
BURNABY - The BC General Employees' Union says members of the Community Bargaining Association, representing certain health-care workers, have voted 92.3 per cent in favour of strike action following ...
Nov 27, 2025
Police clear Vancouver Island protest camp, forestry activities to resume
LAKE COWICHAN - Police on Vancouver Island say an area where protesters set up camp in August in an effort to block old-growth logging has been cleared, allowing the forestry company to resume its ope...
Nov 27, 2025
B.C. lowers deficit projection to $11.2 billion on higher quarterly tax revenues
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it's now projecting an $11.2 billion deficit this fiscal year, still a record but down from a projected $11.6 billion in its last quarterly report. The ...
Nov 27, 2025
Five takeaways on Alberta-Ottawa pipeline memorandum of understanding
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to grow Alberta's oil exports while also committing to making it ...
Nov 27, 2025
