18 hours B.C. moves to reduce raw log exports, boost higher-value wood manufacturing British Columbia is moving to reduce the export of raw logs harvested in the province by requiring that certain types of lumber from the Interior undergo manufacturing first.
18 hours B.C. says 578 foreign-educated nurses registered in 2023, doubling intake The number of foreign-educated nurses newly registered in British Columbia this year has more than doubled from last year.
20 hours Wild salmon conservation group raises concerns about herring kills at B.C. fish farms A salmon conservation group is raising concerns about reported increases in wild fish deaths, primarily herring, in B.C.'s open-net fish farms.
3 days Atmospheric river storm to bring heavy rain to southern B.C., Environment Canada says Elevated ocean water levels near Metro Vancouver, the southern Gulf Islands and Saanich Peninsula are expected to create high astronomical tides.
1 week Tortoise Frank the Tank, found wandering bok choy field, gets a new home in B.C. Adoption requests came from as far away as New Zealand, but Frank the Tank, a 17-kilogram tortoise found wandering in a Richmond bok choy field last month, will be staying in British Columbia.
1 week B.C. moves ahead with a national opioid damages lawsuit B.C. reached a settlement of $150 million with Purdue Pharma, the pharmaceutical company that produced the highly addictive painkiller and opioid OxyContin.
1 week Hiker rescued after nine hours stranded on B.C.'s Mount Seymour Search and rescue crews in British Columbia found a hiker who was stranded for nine hours after sliding down the side of Mount Seymour in North Vancouver.
1 week AG blames B.C. Conservatives after SOGI protest tractor crash, IIO investigates The police watchdog is investigating a B.C. highway chase involving a tractor flying a protest banner against sexual orientation and gender identity programs in schools.
2 mins Most Canadians want more federal spending on health care, housing: poll A majority of Canadians think the federal government should spend more on health care, a housing strategy and initiatives to ease inflation and cost-of-living issues, a new poll suggests — but they also want it to freeze or reduce other spending.
23 mins B.C. sugar war gets stickier amid ongoing strike Doughnut shops, home cooks and multinational corporations have all been caught in the crossfire of a bitter labour battle in a sweet place.
47 mins New transient orca calf spotted off Vancouver Island A new transient orca, also known as Bigg’s killer whale, calf has been spotted off the coast of Vancouver Island. The Pacific Whale Watch Association says the calf, which is estimated to be a few[...]
2 hours Bank of Canada holds its key interest rate steady at 5% in final decision of 2023 The Bank of Canada once again held its key interest rate steady at five per cent Wednesday, encouraged by evidence that higher rates are helping bring inflation down.