B.C.'s newest municipality of Okanagan Falls to be incorporated in November
VICTORIA -- Residents of British Columbia's first new municipality in 16 years will soon be voting for a mayor and council.
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Plan to buy B.C. condos might be more about stabilizing sector than housing: expert
VICTORIA -- A government plan to buy empty condominiums and turn them into affordable housing in British Columbia might be more about stabilizing the financial sector than housing, an urban planning expert says.
B.C. condo conversion plan might be more about financial sector than housing: expert
VICTORIA -- An urban planning expert says a plan to convert empty condominiums into affordable housing in British Columbia might be more about stabilizing the financial sector than housing.
Advocacy group welcomes property crime program, says B.C. must deal with root cause
The British Columbia government is going to spend $16 million over the next two years focusing its efforts on 420 chronic offenders behind a "disproportionate" amount of street disorder, and property and retail crime.
Advocacy group welcomes property crime program, but B.C. must deal with root cause
The British Columbia government is going to spend $16 million over the next two years focusing its efforts on 420 chronic offenders behind a "disproportionate" amount of street disorder, and property and retail crime.
Public safety minister launches new program to crack down on property crime in B.C.
VICTORIA -- The British Columbia government is taking aim at some of the province's worst repeat offenders, spending millions to follow 420 people responsible much of the street disorder and retail crime.
B.C. Energy Minister Dix announces upgrades to multiple hydro dams
VICTORIA -- The B.C. government is launching an upgrade on the provincial hydro system in an effort to increase the power supply by seven per cent.
B.C. must learn from Site C dam before starting new projects, says environmentalist
VICTORIA -- An environmental group is condemning plans by the British Columbia government to consider building two new hydropower dams, including a fourth dam on the Peace River, saying the province first needs to "come to grips" with the negative impact of the recently completed Site C dam.
B.C. must learn from previous dams before starting new ones, says environmentalist
VICTORIA -- An environmental group is condemning plans by the British Columbia government to look into building two new hydropower dams, including a fourth dam on the Peace River.
B.C. eyes two new hydropower dams, including Site E near Alberta border, Dix says
VICTORIA -- The British Columbia government is looking at building two new hydroelectric dams, including a fourth dam for the Peace River where the Site C project generated opposition and cost overruns.
How geography, Trump, and global instability help explain World Cup security costs
Bud Mercer was the head of security for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a near billion-dollar operation.
Minister says Canadian forestry crisis goes beyond Trump tariffs
VICTORIA -- Canada's forestry sector is the trade "canary in the coal mine" as it faces structural challenges that go beyond Trump-era tariffs, says the federal minister responsible for natural resources.
Praise from Poilievre, but ex-B. C. Conservative MLAs say new leader will polarize
VICTORIA -- Two former B.C. Conservative legislators now sitting as Independents say new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay will polarize the province.
Ex-B. C. Conservative MLAs say new leader of their old party will polarize politics
VICTORIA -- Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says British Columbia needs the leadership of Kerry-Lynne Findlay, but two former provincial Conservatives say the new leader of their old party will polarize the province.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay won B.C. Conservative race as most authentic populist: expert
VANCOUVER -- Kerry-Lynne Findlay won the B.C. Conservative leadership race because she is an "authentic champion" of populism within the broader conservative movement, says an analyst who studies modern conservatism in western countries.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay won B.C. Conservative race as most authentic populist: expert
VANCOUVER -- Kerry-Lynne Findlay won the B.C. Conservative leadership race because she is an "authentic champion" of populism within the broader conservative movement, says an analyst who studies modern conservatism in western countries.
Leadership vote to be announced for B.C. Conservative Party after Rustad ouster
VANCOUVER -- It's a pivotal day for the British Columbia Conservative Party as the Opposition in the provincial legislature will announce its new leader.
A First Nation treaty decades in making faces further delays, says B.C. minister
VICTORIA -- B.C.'s minister responsible for Indigenous affairs says legislation to move a First Nation treaty forward won't pass this session, further delaying a treaty that has been more than three decades in the making.
Why the B.C. Conservative leadership contest is hinge moment for the NDP too
VICTORIA -- The B.C. Conservatives are expected to announce their new leader on Saturday, nearly six months after John Rustad was chased out of office.
B.C. Indigenous relations face 'fraught context' but treaty commissioner undeterred
VICTORIA -- Relations between the British Columbia government and First Nations plunged this year as Premier David Eby grappled with how or whether to amend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, which he once championed.
South Korean submarine in B.C. is floor model in sales pitch to supply Canada's fleet
VICTORIA -- The flagship of South Korea's submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia where it's serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation's pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it.
B.C. Premier Eby says Canada won't work if Ottawa favours separatist premiers
VICTORIA -- Canada cannot work if "separatist premiers" get all of the attention of the federal government, B.C. Premier David said Tuesday.
B.C. Premier Eby says Canada won't work if Ottawa favours separatist premiers
VICTORIA -- Canada cannot work if "separatist premiers" get all of the attention of the federal government, B.C. Premier David said Tuesday.
B.C. allowed logging in caribou habitat despite its own ministry's recommendation
VICTORIA -- Mike James doesn't know yet whether his first grandchild will be a boy or girl, but he hopes they will have a chance to see threatened southern mountain caribou during a future visit to his family's cabin near Quesnel Lake.
Recall petition to be issued against OneBC MLA Dallas Brodie, who says it's fine
VICTORIA -- The agency overseeing British Columbia elections says it will issue a recall petition against OneBC legislator Dallas Brodie -- and she says she's fine with that.
Recall petition to be issued against OneBC legislator Dallas Brodie
VICTORIA -- The agency overseeing British Columbia elections says it will issue a recall petition against OneBC legislator Dallas Brodie.
Energy minister Dix says four new wind farms will power B.C.'s energy sovereignty
VICTORIA -- The minister responsible for energy and climate change solutions in British Columbia says four new wind farms will strengthen the province's energy sovereignty at a time of rising costs and uncertainty.
Energy minister Dix says four new windfarms will power B.C.'s energy sovereignty
VICTORIA -- The minister responsible for energy and climate change solutions in British Columbia says four new windfarms will strengthen the province's energy sovereignty at a time of rising costs and uncertainty.
Forests Minister Parmar says B.C. has flagged Middle East as emerging export market
VICTORIA -- British Columbia Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the province could be selling more wood in the Middle East among other emerging markets to curtail its dependence on the United States.
Independents branded 'NDP farm team' for helping shut down FOI debate
VICTORIA -- Two former B.C. Conservatives now sitting as Independents say they voted with their consciences when they helped the governing NDP shut down debate on changes to Freedom of Information rules in a 3 a.m. vote.
Eby hits back at claim B.C. minister is under investigation for helping China
VICTORIA -- Premier David Eby says neither the RCMP nor Canada's spy agency have ever raised concerns about his cabinet or caucus, after Vancouver's ex-mayor said a minister was being investigated for collaborating with China's government.
Vancouver ex-mayor says B.C. cabinet member under investigation for helping China
VICTORIA -- Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart says federal lawyers have interviewed him about a B.C. cabinet minister who he says is under investigation for collaborating with China's government.
David Eby says he doesn't get why Ottawa is focused on pipeline, not B.C. softwood
VICTORIA -- British Columbia Premier David Eby said he doesn't understand why the federal government continues to push a new oil pipeline from Alberta, while it fails to include B.C.'s softwood lumber industry in its latest round of tariff relief.
B.C.'s legislature looks into changes as MLA avoids censure after using Nazi slogan
VICTORIA -- Politicians in B.C.'s legislature say they are looking into whether they can close a loophole that has allowed a member to avoid a censure motion after she used a slogan associated with Nazi Germany.
Five B.C. health construction contracts axed, including Burnaby Hospital's new phase
VICTORIA -- The B.C. government says construction contracts for five health-care projects have been cancelled, after depicting them as being "re-paced" in the February budget.
B.C. health-care projects cancelled as government tightens budget
VICTORIA -- Construction contracts for two health-care projects that the B.C. government said were being "re-paced" when it tightened the budget in February have now been cancelled.
Public safety minister Krieger says FIFA security costs, preparations are evolving
VICTORIA -- B.C. will receive $100 million from the federal government for World Cup security, but the provincial public safety minister says the final price tag won't be known for weeks as security arrangements are still being worked out.
Minister says B.C. government won't buy Whitecaps, but will help MLS team cut costs
VICTORIA -- British Columbia's government says it is working with the Vancouver Whitecaps to help the team lower costs and generate more revenue at BC Place -- but it won't be buying the Major League Soccer team to prevent it from moving cities.
B.C. says new regulations effective this fall will curb extortion-related violence
VICTORIA -- Provincial gun regulations that have been nine years in the making will come into effect in British Columbia this fall, shutting down what the province call loopholes in federal laws that have helped allow extortion crimes to proliferate.
U.S. liquor stays off shelves, because British Columbians are irate over tariffs: Eby
VICTORIA -- British Columbia Premier David Eby says his province will keep U.S. liquor off store shelves because British Columbians are still angry over tariffs on various industries, including softwood lumber.
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs asks government to pause two treaties to resolve dispute
VICTORIA -- B.C.'s Indigenous Relations minister says two First Nations nearing the end of their treaty process have developed "accommodation packages" with some neighbouring nations, but there's still more work to do.
Five remain in B.C. Conservative leadership race as membership swells to 42,000
VICTORIA -- The B.C. Conservative Party has confirmed a final list of five candidates vying for its leadership, in a contest that has swollen the party's membership to more than 42,000.
Premier Eby says investigation into Tumbler Ridge shooting has entered final stages
VICTORIA -- Premier David Eby says the police investigation into the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting is in its final stages.
Overlapping claims are behind protests from First Nations against two treaties
VICTORIA -- A coalition of First Nations say they are prepared to block major projects and take legal actions if British Columbia does not pause two treaties to resolve overlapping territorial claims.
Eby 'moving forward' with First Nations after latest climbdown on Indigenous law
VICTORIA -- British Columbia Premier David Eby says that "moving forward together" with First Nations leaders is now his top priority, explaining why he withdrew plans to table legislation to suspend key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act on Monday.
B.C. 'chemical fingerprint' scheme to track illicit drugs is likened to DNA tests
Scientists and police in British Columbia are working together on what they hope will be a game-changing "chemical fingerprinting" program for illicit drugs, that one senior officer likened to DNA testing.
Illicit drugs to be tracked in B.C. with chemical fingerprinting and AI
Scientists and police in British Columbia are working together on what they hope will be a game-changing "chemical fingerprinting" program to track the source and destination of individual batches of illicit drugs.
Wet and mild winter is 'good news' for B.C. wildfire season, says forecaster
VICTORIA -- The lead forecaster for the BC Wildfire Service says a relatively wet and mild winter across much of British Columbia is "really good news" for the upcoming wildfire season.
B.C. tables another First Nation treaty ratification, but overlap concerns persist
VICTORIA -- The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in its treaty process as the province tabled legislation to ratify the agreement, in the second such achievement for a First Nation in as many days.
B.C. has tabled provincial ratification legislation for Kitselas First Nation treaty
VICTORIA -- The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in its treaty process as the province tabled legislation to ratify the agreement.
B.C. First Nation asks UN body to count cultural losses in spill compensation formula
VICTORIA -- An international group that sets the compensation formula for maritime oil spills doesn't factor in the devastating cultural losses to First Nations, says an Indigenous leader whose Coastal B.C. nation has experienced a disastrous fuel spill.
Pause of Indigenous rights act won't be confidence vote, B.C. election prospect fades
VICTORIA -- The prospect of an early election in British Columbia is receding after the government announced that legislation to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will no longer be a confidence vote.
DRIPA pause won't be confidence vote, B.C. election prospect recedes
VICTORIA -- The prospect of an early election in British Columbia is receding after the government announced that legislation to suspend parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will no longer be a confidence vote.
B.C. health officer Bonnie Henry is disappointed by reversal of decriminalization
VICTORIA -- British Columbia's public health officer says the decision to roll back the decriminalization trial because of political pressure was "disappointing."
Conservative leadership hopeful Milobar changes campaign manager after investigation
VICTORIA -- Peter Milobar will be without his longtime campaign manager during the final stretch of the race to become the new leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. amid controversy stemming from a 2024 website and mail-out.
B.C. premier says reconciliation won't stop despite DRIPA suspensions
VICTORIA -- British Columbia Premier David Eby has sent a letter to Indigenous leaders, saying he regrets not having more time in the legislative calendar to talk about the government's plans to suspend sections of a law that has created political and legal friction.
David Eby confident Indigenous MLAs will vote to pause B.C's DRIPA legislation
VICTORIA -- British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's sure his government will retain the legislature's confidence and pass his plan to suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act that he says pose a legal peril.
Land Back Task Force in Squamish, B.C., sparks interest after landmark court ruling
Recent court rulings involving Aboriginal title have raised interest in a new committee that is exploring how public lands in Squamish, B.C., can be returned or co-managed with the Squamish First Nation, the district mayor said Tuesday.
Squamish and Squamish First Nation strike Land Back Task Force around public property
The mayor of Squamish says recent court rulings involving Aboriginal title have raised interest in a new committee that is exploring how public lands in Squamish, B.C., can be returned or co-managed with a local First Nation.