Category Archives: British Columbia
Union backs essential-service status for B.C. food inspectors after ranchers complain
KAMLOOPS - The president of the BC General Employees' Union says it's agreed that agri-food inspectors should be deemed an essential service after ranchers and meat processors complained an ongoing pu...
Sep 11, 2025
Police identify man shot dead in taxi in Langley, B.C., cite organized crime links
SURREY - Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a fatal shooting inside a taxi in Langley over the weekend. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the victim was 24-year-old Tar...
Sep 11, 2025
Judge upholds publication ban on B.C. festival attack mental fitness evidence
VANCOUVER - A judge has upheld a ban that prevents media from publishing evidence heard at a mental fitness hearing for the suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack. Judge Reginald P. Ha...
Sep 11, 2025
Teck merger a 'vote of confidence,' says Eby, pitching B.C. as Canada's 'engine'
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the proposed merger between Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American PLC to create a $70 billion mining giant based in B.C. is a "vote of confidence" showing the ...
Sep 11, 2025
Alberta premier praises first batch of national-interest projects
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says she sees promising signs in the first batch of projects announced under Ottawa's new fast-tracked approval process, but environmentalists warn the inclusion of liquefi...
Sep 11, 2025
B.C. First Nations and logging firm want Walbran Valley old-growth blockade to end
VANCOUVER - The Pacheedaht First Nation on Vancouver Island says a blockade opposed to old-growth logging on its traditional territory in the Walbran Valley near Port Renfrew, B.C., is undermining its...
Sep 11, 2025
B.C. ombudsperson: Open meetings in municipal governments 'not optional'
British Columbia's ombudsperson has released a draft of his updated guide to open meetings at municipal governments, saying that such meetings are "not optional" and are legally required to ensure pub...
Sep 11, 2025
Quebec environmental lawyers group sues Ottawa over major projects bill
MONTREAL - A group of environmental lawyers says it has filed a lawsuit in Quebec Superior Court challenging the validity of the federal government's major projects law. Centre qubcois du droit de l'e...
Sep 11, 2025
Ex-judge to review 'insufficient' sexual misconduct penalty for Vancouver officer
A retired judge has been tasked with reviewing a police disciplinary decision that British Columbia's police complaint commissioner found insufficient given what he describes as the "serious" nature o...
Sep 11, 2025
B.C. home sales flat in August as Realtors hope for market improvement
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Realtors say home sales in the province in August came in lower than expected, essentially staying flat compared to the same time last year. The B.C. Real Estate Associa...
Sep 11, 2025
