Monday, December 23, 2024
The BC Liberals have won the byelection in Surrey South, with voters electing Elenore Sturko to represent the riding in the legislature. Preliminary results posted online Saturday evening after polls closed showed Sturko, a sergeant and media spokesperson on leave from...
Throughout her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II visited B.C. on numerous occasions, participating in local events and touring different regions in the province. Her first visit was in 1951, when she was still Duchess of Edinburgh. She and Prince Philip,...
B.C. Premier John Horgan has announced an increase to two tax credits and a cap on rent increases as the province grapples with rising cost of living due to "unprecedented" inflation. On Wednesday, Horgan announced a boost to the Climate...
The B.C. government expects to begin sending invitations for fall COVID-19 vaccine boosters by the end of the week, pending the arrival of the first shipment of Omicron-targeting bivalent doses. Health officials unveiled their plans for the province's latest vaccine...
A number of out-of-control wildfires burning in British Columbia prompted evacuation orders in several communities over the Labour Day long weekend. According to the BC Wildfire Service, there are currently five wildfires of note raging across the province with three...
A B.C. judge has ruled that a lawsuit opposing federal and provincial COVID-19 restrictions can not proceed in its current form, noting its claims of "global conspiracies" and "crimes against humanity" can't be adjudicated in civil court. The 391-page notice...
VANCOUVER—A British Columbia man and woman who were cleared of terror charges due to RCMP entrapment are allowed to live freely for the first time in years after prosecutors dropped a bid to restrict their movements, their lawyer says. The...
International students will be arriving soon in Metro Vancouver, but at least 23 of them still do not have a place to stay. Jodi Andersen, a spokesperson for MLI Homestay, an organization that supports international students, said there is an...
Canada’s Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from real estate developer Concord Pacific Acquisitions, ending a long-running legal battle over the billion-dollar development of one of Vancouver’s last waterfront lots. The feud began in 2015 when Concord argued...
Environment Canada has issued 10 heat warnings for British Columbia, with a high pressure ridge forecast to bring temperatures up to 40 C to some parts of the province. The scorch is forecast to last from Wednesday to Thursday in...
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