BC News

Western Forest Products negotiations break down with striking workers
November 18, 2019 - 3:26 PM

VANCOUVER - Western Forest Products Inc. says negotiations with the United Steelworkers union in a long-running coastal B.C. strike ended without resolution on the weekend.
Great Panther reports second mining fatality in less than two weeks
November 18, 2019 - 2:58 PM

Vancouver-based Great Panther Mining Ltd. says an employee was killed late Sunday at the processing plant of its Coricancha Mine complex in Peru.
B.C. introduces gas price transparency law forcing companies to reveal data
November 18, 2019 - 2:52 PM

VICTORIA - Oil and gas companies in British Columbia would be forced by law to reveal how gas prices are set in the province if new legislation introduced today is passed.
B.C. Liberals table school bus seatbelt bill; NDP says it's waiting on Ottawa
November 18, 2019 - 2:41 PM

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Opposition Liberals want seatbelts in all new school buses.
Crash and fuel spill from tanker carrying crude prompts B.C. ministry monitoring
November 18, 2019 - 2:27 PM

VICTORIA - About three-quarters of the 40,000 litres of crude that spilled in a fiery tanker-truck crash near the B.C.-Alberta boundary burned after the accident, and crews are now working to clean up the remainder.
Closing arguments begin in legal case over private health care in B.C.
November 18, 2019 - 12:56 PM

VANCOUVER - A lawyer arguing in favour of a two-tier health care system in British Columbia says the government can't legally justify preventing patients from paying private doctors to alleviate their suffering sooner than the public health-care system can.
Workers at luxury Vancouver hotel will vote on deal to end eight-week strike
November 18, 2019 - 10:13 AM

VANCOUVER - Workers at a luxury hotel in downtown Vancouver could be back on the job by Wednesday if union members vote to ratify an agreement that would end an eight-week strike.
Metro Vancouver bus riders hit hard Monday by Vancouver transit job action
November 18, 2019 - 9:30 AM

VANCOUVER - An overtime ban by Metro Vancouver transit drivers snarled Monday's commute for many bus passengers.
Students back to school Monday after union ratifies B.C. settlement
November 17, 2019 - 6:09 PM

VICTORIA - A strike that kept students in the Victoria area from classes for three weeks is over after union members voted to accept a contract agreement reached over the weekend.
Vancouver transit dispute sees shifting schedules as commuters brace for delays
November 17, 2019 - 3:43 PM

VANCOUVER - Warnings about service cancellations on some Metro Vancouver transit routes on Monday and Tuesday during an ongoing labour dispute have been withdrawn.
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