Category Archives: British Columbia

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

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

Environment Canada lifts coastal flooding bulletin for southern B.C.
Environment Canada has lifted a special weather statement for possible flooding from stormy weather and high tides along parts of British Columbia's south coast. The bulletin had spanned most of the V...
The Canadian Press Jan 04, 2026

Conservative Party of B.C. forms leadership election committee
VICTORIA - The Conservative Party of British Columbia says it has formed a leadership election organizing committee tasked with overseeing the selection of its new leader. Scott Lamb, chair of the com...
The Canadian Press Jan 03, 2026

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