Category Archives: British Columbia

Fulmer says B.C. Conservatives must be a grand coalition as he enters leadership race
VICTORIA - Yuri Fulmer says the Conservative Party of B.C. needs to be a "grand coalition" that refrains from "undisciplined" behaviour if it wants to govern, as he becomes the first high-profile cand...
The Canadian Press Jan 07, 2026

B.C. lawsuit alleges three former Denny's employees stole thousands in tips
KAMLOOPS - The operator of a Denny's Restaurant in Kamloops, B.C., is suing three former employees for allegedly misappropriating thousands of dollars in tips. Northland Properties Corp. filed a lawsu...
The Canadian Press Jan 06, 2026

Alberta launches website for potential new West Coast oil pipeline
CALGARY - The Alberta government has launched a website for the bitumen pipeline it wants to see built to the northwest B.C. coast. It says the page will act as a central hub for project information a...
The Canadian Press Jan 06, 2026

Body of a man found in a home in Kamloops, B.C., is homicide, RCMP say
KAMLOOPS - Mounties say they are investigating a homicide after the body of a man was found in Kamloops, B.C. Police say Muhammad "Ash" Zafar was discovered dead in a home in the city's West End after...
The Canadian Press Jan 06, 2026

'Would you dare take it?': Critics fear B.C. is deregulating Chinese medicine
VANCOUVER - Tom Whitfield takes a ferry from Nanaimo to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in downtown Vancouver every Monday for acupuncture and other treatment. The excursion sometimes consumes t...
The Canadian Press Jan 06, 2026

Eby pitches 'pivot' from oil pipeline to refinery talks after Maduro capture
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby said Canada needs to "pivot" from talk of a potential new pipeline carrying oil bound for Asia and instead think about building a new refinery. Eby said ...
The Canadian Press Jan 06, 2026

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...
The Canadian Press 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...
The Canadian Press 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...
The Canadian Press 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...
The Canadian Press Jan 05, 2026

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