4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (298+ words) British Columbia forestry groups have written to Premier David Eby saying the industry is at a "breaking point" and calling for urgent action to address challenges ranging from provincial permitting delays to U.S. tariffs. The letter is co-authored by groups representing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (133+ words) A Metro Vancouver woman has been fined more than $300 after being caught on video asleep behind the wheel of a Tesla driving on a busy highway. The BC Highway Patrol says the incident was reported on Aug. 11 around 3:30 p.m. on Highway…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (185+ words) Environment Canada says the first fall storm of the season is set to bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the British Columbia coast. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for B.C.'s north and central coasts,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (468+ words) B.C. Premier David Eby has called a byelection for next month in the riding of Abbotsford-Mission, where embattled Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is set to run. Eby's New Democrats said Saturday that former agriculture minister Pam Alexis, who lost the seat…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (272+ words) B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says suggestions that a recording shows she illegally offered jobs to legislators, in exchange for resigning so she could stand in a byelection, are "preposterous." In the purported recording of Findlay addressing Conservative legislators that was…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (235+ words) British Columbia's Opposition Conservatives have replaced party president Aisha Estey as the shakeup under new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay continues. Estey is replaced by former federal Conservative candidate Mauro Francis while vice-president Sharon White is also leaving the party board. Findlay…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (302+ words) An early childhood education expert says young wildfire evacuees are likely to feel the impact on their sense of safety even after they return home. University of British Columbia instructor Negar Khodarahmi says parents returning to the Summerland, B.C., area after…...