Category Archives: British Columbia
Trudeau runs five-kilometre course with military members at B.C. naval base
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau started his visit to British Columbia today with a morning run alongside members of the military on a naval base in Victoria. Trudeau and about 300 memb...
Mar 02, 2017
Low supply and snow limit Vancouver-area home sales in February
VANCOUVER - Home sales across Metro Vancouver were down dramatically in February compared with last year's record-breaking pace, while prices across the region remained more stable. The Greater Vancou...
Mar 02, 2017
More snow on the way for B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS - Winter weather is still playing games on Interior highways. Environment Canada has yet another snowfall warning in effect for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt. 15 centimeters are...
Mar 02, 2017
Trudeau to meet with Victoria mayor, Canadian sailors in B.C. on Thursday
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is touring a military base in British Columbia on Thursday and meeting with Victoria's mayor. Trudeau's itinerary says he'll be at the naval base in Esquimalt ...
Mar 01, 2017
British Columbia ironworkers union endorses Clark's Liberals
VICTORIA - A British Columbia construction union is throwing its support behind Premier Christy Clark in the coming election campaign, saying her government's jobs plan provides work for its members. ...
Mar 01, 2017
BC Hydro seeks province’s approval for dam project near Revelstoke, B.C.
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro is asking the province for environmental approval of a project that would increase the power generating capacity of a dam north of Revelstoke. The company wants to add a sixth tur...
Mar 01, 2017
Man's body found after canoe overturns in lake in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - RCMP say they have pulled a man's body from Westwood Lake in Nanaimo, B.C. A man was spotted late Monday afternoon tumbling into the water from a canoe and an off-duty Mountie heard hi...
Mar 01, 2017
Victoria police chief says allegations come from group that wants him turfed
VICTORIA - The suspended head of Victoria's police department says he is being targeted by a group of people who want him ousted from his position as chief constable. In an affidavit filed in B.C. Sup...
Mar 01, 2017
B.C. company awarded $230-million shipbuilding contract
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-area shipyard has been handed a $230-million contract to help create the latest vessel in the federal government’s national shipbuilding plan. The agreement will see ship...
Feb 28, 2017
B.C. mines minister says industry more competitive, transparent after disaster
VICTORIA - British Columbia's mines minister says the Mount Polley tailings pond collapse almost three years ago shook the world's mining industry. Bill Bennett, who is not seeking re-election this sp...
Feb 28, 2017
