B.C. evacuation order rescinded but district says wildfire remains ‘volatile’
The Peace River Regional District says residents of 14 properties in rural areas north of Fort St. John may return home after being ordered...
BC Hydro set to start first hunt in 15 years for...
Vancouver: The Crown utility in charge of generating and delivering electricity in British Columbia says the province is going to need enough new power...
B.C. becomes first province to provide universal coverage for opioid...
Victoria: The British Columbia government is expanding access to opioid treatment medications such as methadone by providing universal coverage to help people with substance...
B.C. government to provide additional $25 million for marine restoration projects
Parksville: British Columbia’s Environment Ministry has announced another $25 million in funding for coastal cleanup and restoration of the marine environment.
This brings its total...
B.C.’s largest coastline cleanup gets major funding boost
The Province is helping protect and restore B.C.’s marine environment with a further investment in the Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund.
Projects funded through...
Pathologist in B.C. murder trial defends independence, impartiality
Vancouver: A pathologist who performed an autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a park defended his impartiality as an...
Innovative program helps B.C. patients with overdose related brain injuries
Richmond: British Columbia is eyeing the expansion of a first-of-its-kind program in Canada that aims to help patients living with mild to moderate overdose-related...
Province boosts supports for newcomers arriving in B.C.
Newcomers, including international students and foreign workers, will soon receive enhanced supports to help them thrive in their new communities as they contribute to...
B.C. sets record, delivers 350,000 surgeries last fiscal...
Victoria: The British Columbia government says the province set a record for the most surgeries performed in the last fiscal year.
A report from the...
Former NDP cabinet minister Harry Lali joins Opposition BC United,...
Victoria: A former New Democrat cabinet minister says he is joining the Opposition BC United, saying his former party no longer champions rural British
Columbia.
Harry...
