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Updated tailings code after Mount Polley an improvement: B.C. mines auditor

VICTORIA — British Columbia's chief auditor of mines has found changes to the province's requirements for tailings storage facilities made after the Mount Polley disaster have generally improved the management of mining waste.

Jun 18, 2021 3:22 PM Read more >

Vancouver and Surrey among top FDI cities in Americas: Financial Times

Vancouver is top large city while Surrey is eighth best mid-size city.

Jun 18, 2021 2:45 PM Read more >

Reconciliation agreement reached between British Columbia and Heiltsuk Nation

BELLA BELLA, B.C. — The B.C. government has signed a reconciliation agreement with the Heiltsuk Nation aimed at offering support for housing, language and economic development. The $22.

Jun 18, 2021 1:25 PM Read more >

B.C. First Nation accuses city of 'bad faith' negotiation, habitat destruction as it moves to develop riverfront

The Katzie First Nation is accusing the City of Maple Ridge of 'bad faith' negotiations on a controversial riverfront development.

Jun 18, 2021 12:36 PM Read more >

Court pilot project to assist in separation, divorce cases

Plan to assist modest- and low-income family law cases through courts

Jun 18, 2021 11:24 AM Read more >

Deer attack in southeastern B.C. leaves woman cut, battered and bruised

KIMBERLEY, B.C. — A British Columbia woman says she needed hospital treatment for injuries including gashes and deep bruises after being attacked by a deer defending its fawn.

Jun 18, 2021 9:48 AM Read more >

B.C. hotels see light at the end of dark COVID-19 tunnel

Approximately 80% of British Columbians now feel it's safe to travel to nearby communities.

Jun 18, 2021 9:43 AM Read more >

Adolescents' mental well-being should be a focus of public health, UBC researcher finds

Adolescents with worse mental health pre-pandemic actually fared better during the pandemic

Jun 18, 2021 8:59 AM Read more >

Small, out-of-control wildfire prompts evacuation alerts near Lytton, B.C.

LYTTON, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service says a blaze sparked Wednesday in the Fraser Canyon has charred nearly one square kilometre of bush south of Lytton.

Jun 18, 2021 7:49 AM Read more >

AstraZeneca second dose 'good choice' despite federal guidance: B.C.'s top doctor

VICTORIA — There is no wrong choice for a second COVID-19 vaccine dose despite recommendations from a federal panel that people who received Oxford-AstraZeneca first should choose Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for a second shot, says British Columbia's

Jun 17, 2021 5:40 PM Read more >