Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. forestry conference deals with DRIPA amid industry struggles
VANCOUVER - One of the largest annual gatherings of Canada's forestry sector is underway in B.C. and perhaps, not surprisingly, Aboriginal title and the Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act...
Apr 09, 2026 A worker stacks lumber at the Partap Forest Products mill in Maple Ridge on April 25, 2017. (Image Credit: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
Volkswagen Beetle shell dismantled, removed from B.C. rock face by helicopter
SQUAMISH - The red shell of a Volkswagen Beetle has been removed from the steep rock face where it was suspended above Highway 99 in Squamish, B.C., in an apparent prank. A statement from the Environm...
Apr 09, 2026
Average B.C. snowpack of 92% masks 'strong regional divide,' provincial bulletin says
British Columbia's latest snow survey and water supply bulletin says the provincial average snowpack is sitting at about 92 per cent of what's considered normal, an improvement over the 79 per cent av...
Apr 09, 2026
One man arrested in Surrey, B.C., over 3D printed firearms lab
SURREY - A man has been arrested by police in Surrey, B.C., in an investigation into illegal manufacturing of 3D printed firearms. Police say the investigation began in March when officers learned of ...
Apr 09, 2026
Group from Chilliwack, B.C., launches Canadian social media platform
A group of alumni from the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia has launched a new Canadian social media platform they say will provide a "homegrown alternative to U.S.-dominated" sites...
Apr 09, 2026
Verdicts against Meta, Google in U.S. could boost Canadian big tech lawsuits
OTTAWA - Recent U.S. court verdicts that found Meta and Google liable for harms to children are likely to benefit similar cases launched here in Canada, say experts and the lawyers behind the Canadian...
Apr 09, 2026
Poilievre says Ottawa must protect private property in wake of Cowichan Tribes ruling
RICHMOND - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal government must do more to protect property rights after a landmark court decision on Aboriginal title in British Columbia last year. P...
Apr 09, 2026
Vancouver mayor says false claims didn't harm councillor, who 'supported drug use'
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says his false claim that Coun. Sean Orr distributed illegal drugs didn't damage his reputation, because Orr's own previous statements showed he "supported drug use...
Apr 09, 2026
Rustad says 'dirty trick' by BC United may have cost Conservatives election victory
Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says he was "furious" to learn that BC United was behind a website calling for him to be ousted before the 2024 provincial election. Elections BC fined the ...
Apr 09, 2026
Man dies after being found gravely injured in Surrey, B.C., homicide probe underway
SURREY - Homicide investigators are looking into the death of a man who was found gravely injured in Surrey, B.C., late Wednesday and later died in hospital. Surrey police say they were called about t...
Apr 09, 2026
