Category Archives: British Columbia
Quantum computing firm Photonic raises $180M in latest financing round
VANCOUVER - Quantum computing company Photonic Inc. says it has raised $180 million in its latest financing round which included Royal Bank of Canada and Telus as new investors. The Vancouver-based co...
Jan 06, 2026
Some warnings lifted after weather front blasts southern B.C. with rain and snow
VANCOUVER - Southern British Columbia is being hit with a wet and wintry weather front that has brought drenching rain to Metro Vancouver and triggered rainfall and snowfall warnings across parts of t...
Jan 06, 2026
Yuri Fulmer running to lead B.C. Conservatives, website reveals
VICTORIA - Vancouver entrepreneur Yuri Fulmer is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C., with his campaign website going live in advance of an official announcement that's expect...
Jan 05, 2026
B.C. Conservative MP Scott Anderson says he rejected Liberal approach to cross floor
VERNON - A British Columbia member of Parliament says he's been approached to cross the floor to give Mark Carney's Liberal government a majority, but he's not interested in "betraying" his constituen...
Jan 05, 2026
B.C. approves extending life of Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine to 2035
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Office says it has approved an extension for the life of the Mount Milligan copper and gold mine near Fort St. James into 2035. The province says...
Jan 05, 2026
Convicted murderer wants B.C. Supreme Court to throw out case over delays
VANCOUVER - A man convicted of first-degree murder in a killing police have said was linked to organized crime has asked British Columbia Supreme Court to throw out the case, arguing that delays in th...
Jan 05, 2026
Alberta's Danielle Smith says Maduro capture outlines urgency of West Coast pipeline
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the American capture of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro underlines the urgency of building oil pipelines to export Canadian oil to new markets. U.S. P...
Jan 05, 2026
Police investigating crash that killed pedestrian in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE - A female is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Maple Ridge, B.C. Ridge Meadows RCMP say the crash happened at about 5:30 a.m. on Monday at Lougheed Highway and Laity Street. Police ...
Jan 05, 2026
Two-vehicle crash in Burnaby, B.C., leaves one driver dead
BURNABY - Police are investigating a crash in Metro Vancouver where one driver was killed. Burnaby RCMP say officers were called to the scene on Austin Road near the city's boundary with Coquitlam at ...
Jan 05, 2026
Environment Canada warns of heavy rain or snow for parts of B.C. including Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A series of rain and snowfall warnings are in place for parts of British Columbia, with Metro Vancouver expecting up to 60 millimetres of rain with snowfall accumulating at higher elevatio...
Jan 05, 2026
